All I saw was the article NYC posted in Tracks, but the offending comment in that case was paraphased by the reporter, so I was withholding judgment.

I expect there to be serious chemistry problems in Chicago this season, and for the team to really underachieve. If you look at the words of Brian Urlacher, from when the trade was made, and you consider all the hype going on, this is really easy to predict.

according to AP, the Ryan Leaf experiment is Vicodin. it sure seems like Jay is something too.

I am not a big fan of Cutler these days but I interpreted his statements a little different. I thought he has to say good things about his current teamates and down play his past teamates success. Anyway pretty much everything that has come out of his mouth since the end of the season has been a lie so why should we care what he thinks of Marshall, Royal, Hester and … Who ever else the bears have at WR. The season overwrites offseason statements.

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do you have link to the article you read? i would like to read it.

Unless there is comments he made that aren’t in there I couldn’t care less about it. But the writer made a statement that might infuriate a certain Bronco QB.

" He’s well aware of the toddler-sized shoes he’s trying to fill." Wow, Kyle……toddler sized shoes? You have anything to prove here?

Brandon and Eddie were right up there in YAC yards. If anything, they helped jay’s numbers by running after the catch. Brandon is almost impossible to bring down and Eddie can outrun anybody. Jay, please. Don’t be an idiot. Brandon and Eddie will be fine without you. Have fun with Hester, Olsen, and ………………. your porous offensive line???

The Bears came in at 5.14 YAC per reception, Denver at 4.90. That also says something. We had better numbers by doing close to their performance but catching so many more passes skewed the numbers

The way he punishes cornerbacks and seems to always be open says a lot. How many receptions did he have in one game? 18??? That was certainly because Cutler was flawless and squeezed it in because Marshall couldn’t get separation. PLEASE……..

Marshall used his huge body to muscle defenders away, get open, catch the ball, and proceed to make everyone and their strength coach miss a tackle.

That also says something. The eyeball test. Cutler was certainly given help in his yardage totals. What about his low throws to Stokely? He would dive for the ball and that’s all the yardage he could get Cutler overthrew players, underthrew them and then we would oooo and aaaaa when he would hit someone in a tight window.

It is not all jay. Saying that Brandon and Eddie would be nothing without him is simply ridiculous. We will be fine in Denver. I’m looking forward to seeing Orton and the rest of the denver attack shock everyone when we continue to produce huge yards and get some points on the board.

In fact, they were danged great for a seasoned pro. Stokes was priceless long before he met Cutler. That one doesn’t pass the smell test.

I don’t know if the reporter, who doesn’t give specifics on that issue of ‘creating’ our WRs, was being totally accurate. He had to know that what he was writing would create buzz, so leaving the quotes out was probably intentional and it makes me wonder as to what was really said. If it was accurate – Jay is having a little tiny problem with star syndrome.

I expect Orton or Simms to improve the overall YAC numbers simply because they will get the ball to the receivers in a place for them to utilize thier play making skills to their fullest potential. Plus, the running game taking more of a central focus will force defenses to play the run, opening holes for the WR’s to roll!

The belief that QBs can ‘make’ receivers is a common aphorism. I’ve never seen anyone did a statical analysis of it and I’d love to see it. The above point on Elway is great and it helps to frame this discussion. Actually, there are tons of lousy receivers who played (usually temporarily, with great QBs.

The QB can’t make the catch, gain separation, time the leap or hang on in traffic for the receiver. Similarly, the receiver can’t time the throw, add arc, thread the needle or get rid of the ball in time for the QB. My own impression, for what it’s worth, is that every position on the field needs to work together to get the job done.

Football is, arguably, the premier team sport.

For a quarterback, a receiver or a running back to look great, it takes all 11 of the players on the field to do their jobs effectively.

A qb can’t look great if his O-line is porous (see David Carr for an example), or if there is no running game (see Denver’s 7 running backs lost to injury), or if the receivers don’t do a good job of getting open (see Chicago’s receiving statistics).

A running back can’t look good, if his blockers don’t get the job done.

A reciever can’t look good, if the quarterback doesn’t have time to throw, or throws poorly (see Vince Young).

While individual statistics are fun and nice (especially if you’re playing fantasy football), in the greater scheme of an NFL game, individual stats don’t count for a single thing, if the rest of the team isn’t getting the job done (see Denver’s 2008 collapse in the last 3 games, or as Marshall said (and I’m paraphrasing here) 4500 yards and 25 TDs don’t mean much if you don’t win).