PANIC! wrote:
cubbiegirlshamus wrote:
Is Jay continues to develop as a Quarterback and when it's time for him to be a free agent he will give Chicago the middle finger back and take off for greener pastures.
Oh No! This would be horrifying! It has taken him 5 years to "continue to develop" his QB rating from 88.5 to 88.1 to 86.0 to 76.8 to 86.3! Thats the kind of development you can really hang your hat on! Remember he has all the "tools!" He is one of the "top young QB's in the league!" He has lots of "potential!" He's a "good young talent" with a "high ceiling" and "great arm strength"! He is the "best QB the Bears ever had!"
The Bears can't let this happen!
Panic! Panic!! Panic!!!
Peyton Manning's first 5 years he had passer ratings of 71.2, 90.7, 94.7, 84.1 and 88.8, not much better then Cutler.
In Drew Brees fourth full season, he had 24 TD and 15 interceptions and a passer rating of 89, not much different than Cutler's 24-15 and rating of 86.3 this year in Cutler's fifth season. (In interest of full disclosure Drees did have a rating of 104.8 and 27-7 TD/int ration the year before.)
Matt Ryan ,who a lot of people love has had QB ratings of 87.7, 81 and 91, slightly worse and Cutler's first 3 years.
Cutler needs to take that next step to be elite, no question. But 3 different offensive coordinators in 3 years can't be beneficial. Add to that fact one of his coordinators was Ron Turner, who is so esteemed in the NFL that in nearly 20 years his only 2 coordinator jobs in the NFL have been with the Bears and who now is the receiver coach for the Colts.