Cutler will NOT be our QB

so get the fuck over it people. Why are you still pimping his name?

 

They're new.

 

WHAT? I just ordered my jersey?!?!?!?!

 

Have some of you "Cutler for qb" asses been sending letters to Pat Y?


Could Panthers be landing spot for Cutler?

March 16, 2009 12:11 PM


Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas

Besides the hundreds of mailbag items I'm getting from Tampa Bay fans about Jay Cutler, I'm getting a surprisingly large amount of similar items from Carolina fans.

Their question: Why don't the Panthers trade defensive end Julius Peppers for Cutler? In other words, swap one disgruntled player for another?

I don't see it because I think general manager Marty Hurney and coach John Fox have too much loyalty (even though it might be blind loyalty) to Jake Delhomme. All indications are the Panthers plan to stick with Delhomme, even after that five-interception game in the disastrous playoff loss to Arizona. There's also a school of thought that Cutler might be a bit of a problem.

The Panthers like to say repeatedly that they won't touch guys with issues and that's largely true. But there's a running joke among scouts in the league with the Carolina scouts every time they say, "We can't touch this guy" because of issues. Every time that happens, scouts from other teams say, "What about Steve Smith?"

Yes, it's true, the wide receiver has had plenty of issues (he's been involved in fights with teammates three times) and there's no question the Panthers have bent the rules for him. But Smith's issues are with controlling his anger and when the Panthers have been able to keep him focused, they've gotten huge results from him.

That's why I don't think you can completely write off the Cutler scenario. Is the guy really a trouble-maker? Maybe he's just in a situation where he needs a fresh start.

Fox and Hurney have long been hesitant to go out and draft a rookie quarterback because they believe they take too long to develop. But, sooner or later, they're going to need a replacement for Delhomme, who's not getting any younger. This might be their opportunity to get an immediate and established replacement.

Let's face the facts here: The Panthers have to do something about Peppers, who's tying up $17 million in cap space with the franchise tag and wants out of Carolina even more than Cutler wants out of Denver. Just a thought, but why not unload him for a franchise quarterback?

 

this thread sucks

 

Cutler a No-show at McDaniels' First Team Meeting




Mar 16, 1:26 PM (ET)

By ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -Jay Cutler was a no-show on Monday for coach Josh McDaniels' first team meeting and the start of the Denver Broncos' offseason workouts, and if he gets his way, he'll never step foot in the team's training facility again.

"The Denver Broncos confirm that Jay Cutler has requested a trade," team spokesman Jim Saccomano told The Associated Press on Monday.

ESPN first reported that Cutler, still upset that the Broncos tried to trade him for New England quarterback Matt Cassel last month, had asked for a trade through his agent, Bus Cook.

Cook, who was traveling, didn't return phone calls to The AP. The Denver Post quoted McDaniels as saying he wanted to meet again with Cutler to try to resolve their differences before considering a trade.

Cutler told ESPN he would attend every mandatory minicamp and training camp but would skip the offseason training program, which won't subject him to fines. Although it's voluntary, the coaches expect everyone to attend the team's offseason program.


The Broncos' first minicamp is April 17-19, a week before the draft.

Cutler and McDaniels met face-to-face Saturday along with Cook and general manager Brian Xanders. Cutler was expecting a reconciliation, but the meeting didn't go well from his standpoint, resulting in the trade request.

The Broncos have said they have no interest in trading their star quarterback, who set several team passing records last season and just played in his first Pro Bowl.

It's looking increasingly likely, however, that trading Cutler might be the only way to resolve the dispute.

Cutler has been unhappy since learning that McDaniels, who was New England's offensive coordinator the last three seasons, entertained the notion of trading him to Tampa Bay in a three-way swap that would have brought Cassel from the Patriots to Denver. New England instead traded Cassel to Kansas City.

Cutler believes McDaniels, who replaced Mike Shanahan in January, misled him about those trade talks.

McDaniels has said all he did was listen to the trade proposals, as he would with any player, as he tries to rebuild a Broncos team that hasn't been to the playoffs since 2005.

The Broncos have been the NFL's most active team in free agency, signing 15 players, including quarterback Chris Simms, a former starter in Tampa Bay who has thrown just two passes since having emergency surgery to remove his spleen after a game in 2006.

Simms signed for two years and $6 million, ostensibly to serve as Cutler's backup.

 

I'm all for trading them Delhomme straight up.

 

It's a bad sign for Denver that offense has been the internal and external focus. It's not going to matter who their quarterback is until they fix that awful defense.

 

who has thrown just two passes since having emergency surgery to remove his spleen after a game in 2006.

courtesy of Al Wallace.

 

I always wondered what happened to him after they cancelled "The Sopranos"