for standing up in support of a player you believe in.

Personally, I’ve been pretty indifferent regarding Mr. Cutler. I wasn’t a supporter, neither was I a detractor. He always struck me as someone with a lot of unrealized potential. When McDaniels came on board, Jay struck as someone who wasn’t going to be a good fit for the new culture. So, I wish him all the best in Chicago.

He said that he’s a really good QB, top ten, and a good leader, but he mentioned nothing about his character, which I think is what he was referring to in that video on the Broncos site. I think most of us would agree with that, though I’m not so sure about the leadership part. Yelling at your WR’s and sulking on the field is not what I would want from a leader, but maybe he was really good in the locker room.

As our QB he made me excited and pissed in equal amounts. One great throw followed by a stupid pick. I hope the same thing happens in Chicago this year and that they finish poorly so that we get a good pick next year, and after that I’m done with him. I kind of look at him as Favre Jr. That’s not a good thing. :)

 He is not going to blister Jay. I think his comments are more indifferent than anything else. Jay is gone and it is time to move on. Watched an interview Jay did recently. He sure seems to be arrogant. When someone is like that, i usually hope they get flamed.

I would have thought I’d be a co-apologist with you a few months ago. As I’ve calmed down on the issue, I realize much of my animosity towards Cutler is rooted in the complete revision of him both locally and nationally. Thats not his fault. Yet I also don’t feel like I can believe anything that rolls out of his mouth anymore. He was shamelessly untruthful on many occassion during all the drama.

One observation: I’m not sure he’s giving up much in edorsements. Maybe some local stuff. But from a marketing perspective, he’s a lot like Mark Rypien. He’s got a little more personality, but most of it is negative. Rypien had no personality at all. Niether guy should be dreaming of the GQ cover anytime soon. I think he’s putting a calculated spin on things, and those statements are intended for the obvious purpose of rebuilding his tattered reputation. It doesn’t help his cause that shortly after PFT reported on this evidence of maturity with him, they basically retracted that opinion of him when he fired a guy AFTER the guy moved his operation to Chicago for him (did the crap work), and then did it via a text message.

That Champ chose not to trash cutler to a Chicago radio station. I noticed that they did try to get him to trash McDaniels with the “Did you question some of the tactics of Josh McDaniels?” question. Nothing really to see here, IMO- pretty standard stuff.

My take on the situation is that, for whatever reason, cutler got bent out of shape and complained his way out of town. I just don’t see that as any sort of leadership, and don’t want that guy as the leader of my team. Of course, that’s just my opinion.

After reading “A Few Seconds of Panic” over the weekend, I’m very glad we’re moving past the old regime.

I get rather tired of all the Jay bashing that goes on, when I see that Champ had no issues with him and respected him, it makes me sad to see a player of his caliber move out of Denver. I will just have to cross my fingers and hope that things work out on the Broncos side.

I really appreciate having a diversity of views represented here.
I find myself pulling for Jay to struggle, not so much because I wish him ill, but because his success will reflect poorly on my team. McD is my coach, ergo I want history to vindicate him and Bowlen in the great Bronco schism of 2009…

because he rejected “our” team. If he was still with the Broncs, we would all be hoping he would mature into a great decision maker and allow his talent to grow with understanding of the NFL game instead of forcing it on the field.

But he’s not with our team any more, and he and his agent forced their way out of town.

For that, he doesn’t receive patience or the benefit of the doubt around here any longer.

For that, you will see more “negative” posts here about Jay than you will “the other side.”

Is that Cutler’s contract will be redone before training camp is out, and perhaps before it starts. Yes, Cutler’s behavior was part and parcel of the strategy of Bus Cook to create more money. It worked, too. He had talked trade before any issues with Cassel (and those were vaporous) even arose. I don’t want to seem tough on this, but believing that this wasn’t in great part about money is likely inaccurate. cutler was also angry with Bowlen and McD because Bates wasn’t going to be retained. That’s just not his call, nor should it be.

As I stated in FanPost, I just feel like Cutler gets villified for every little mistake he makes now and sometimes I feel it goes a bit overboard. Hence, I wanted to provide a bit of positive pub.

As BroncTastic pointed out, this is obviously in part due to the nature of how he left us, ala a messy divorce, and if he were still here you would not see much, if any, of the negative posts. But where I am coming from is that there are some of us who do not feel that he (or even he + Bus Cook) were the sole reasons for the trade. For me at least, and without ever knowing the entire story as a fan, I feel that I cannot lay blame solely on one party or another, but that there is probably equal parts blame to go around for everyone involved. No one was a saint in this situation and no one was entirely to blame. Anyways, people make mistakes. We can forgive the Bronco management for botching their side of things. Shouldn’t we also be able to forgive Cutler for his actions as well? =P

As BroncsCheer said, the cool thing that we see on this site is the amazing plethora and variety of thoughts and opinions surrounding all subjects Broncos. Although we are in the minority nowadays, there are still some of us who are Cutler fans, despite his faults. I am one of them and I chose to post some articles that show him in a more positive light. No worries if you hate his guts. That’s your perspective on things. This is mine. Thanks for reading!

Needs to read styg’s article. It covers this in an even, rational, detailed fashion.

Someone said somewhere Orton will protect ball better. I just want to bring out 1 little fact fumbles- fumbles lost. Jay had 5 fumbles 2 fumbles lost. Orton had 6 fumbles 5 fumbles lost. OL has a lot to do with that but Orton will fumble the ball.

You’re right, too – the more a QB gets hit, the more often he tends to fumble. If you add hurries and knockdowns to Orton’s 27 sacks, it was a tough year on him. Jay had it much easier – might not next year. No one can really say much about the Chicago line – an older LT, an untested RT, a guard who couldn’t start in Carlina. They might surprise – either way.