Nas wrote:
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Nas wrote:
Do you think Trestman is a good coach?
No, but there isn't a coach that has been able to fix Cutler, and that includes anyone in Denver.
He looked pretty good in Denver and made a Pro Bowl but truthfully there is no fixing Cutler. Allow him to be who he is. Stop trying to fix the guy.
Just improve what he's good at. Anything else requires Cutler to stop being who he is.
So how would a coach go about doing that? Call more rollouts? More deep passes? Both of these areas represent Cutler's greatest strengths.
The problem, though, is that rollouts are not designed to hit a receiver in stride with his hips turned downfield. They are essentially plays run on third downs to gain a first down or at the goal line to score. While increasing the number of rollout plays will make Cutler more effective in limited situations, it will not have a transformative effect on the offense. Additionally, while increasing the number of deep passes Cutler throws will likely increase his yardage totals and the team's scoring, it will also yield a lower completion percentage and result in more turnovers. This combination will, in turn, reduce time-of-possession and increase opponent scoring. So by "allowing" Cutler to be who he is, any coach would essentially be forfeiting his ability to create a top-tier offense.
To maximize Cutler's ability, a coach would need to convince the QB to trust his receivers and throw to a spot rather than a man. Since Cutler is unwilling to play this way, however, he has artificially limited his potential, prevented himself from rising to the ranks of the elite NFL quarterbacks, and established himself as an uncoachable player.
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