I love Dan Fouts. My late Sundays as a yout' were made by catching a late Chargers game on NBC, checking out an ALCOA Fantastic Finish, and then watching Voyagers!.

However, I am forced to admit that Fouts just threw a whole lot. And, while he had a couple fantastic statistical seasons as a result, he's probably overrated or overloved. In any case, I think you are underestimating the impact that the offensive system and capabilities have on a QB.

I fully believe that Cutler would have excelled in an Air Coryell offense and many others would have as well. You asked to prove when the surroundings made a guy worse than he was. I say I am showing where the surroundings made a guy better. I don't think it's a stretch that the converse is true (and a tremendous basketball shoe).

I never liked the Air Coryell style and I was never a fan of Fouts as a quarterback. Perhaps if Cutler were put in such a system his passing numbers would shine. Maybe that's even likely. But it seems to me that Cutler-led offenses are often struggling to score- regardless of the offensive coordinator. That was never an issue for Fouts. His problem was that the quick scoring of his offenses often had mediocre Charger defenses spending a lot of time on the field.

Didn't he play in such a system the past two seasons? Mike Martz is a disciple of Don Coryell.

I'm a disciple of Christ but I can't walk on water.