Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
veganfan21 wrote:
If i recall correctly the call was about the Denver - Dallas game or something. Terry was trying to diminish McCown's stats against Dallas by saying Denver put up 51 against them in Dallas and never punted. I think this is a weak argument anyway because Denver scores on just about everyone, even KC. Dallas has a bad D, but since when did we judge QBs by the strength of the opposing teams' defenses? Bench McCown only if he gives you a reason to take him off the field, and not because of what Cutler can do in hypothetical situations.
So basically, Terry was comparing McCown to Peyton Manning.
It was a weak argument, to say the least. I haven't been listening much, but it seems they've come down pretty strong on the side of starting Cutler. I am somewhat surprised given the, albeit inconsistent, rationalist bent of the show. What is rational about benching McCown at this point? All arguments for Cutler are based on what he can do in situations that may or may not occur. It's different if McCown is putting up these numbers while leading the Bears to a 2-5 record or something, but they've more or less been in every game with McCown, just like they were with Cutler. I don't see a reason for benching him.