Cutler and Crew

You want football you got it…. Jay Cutler, that’s the big story right. Pissed off QB, Pissed off Coach… ended in a trade everybody happy. I guess. Is Cutler a talent? Yes. Is he worth a 1st and 3rd this year and a 1st in 2010 plus a starting QB in Kyle Orton? That is TBD. And before you start I’m not saying K.O. is a world beater but he could start for at least 5 teams. Lions, 49ers, Raiders, Bears (until trade), Chiefs, Vikings etc. But back to the question is that a lot. Hell yeah it’s a lot, too much if you ask me. But for the Bears it’s what they wanted. They now have a QB in Cutler, a RB in Forte and a decent TE in Olsen. The O-line has holes and the WR core is not stellar. The D is stacked and expected to keep them in games. Could a 1st and 3rd this year have added another lineman and WR, keep Orton and been in a better situation. I think maybe but I’m no GM. So now the new look Bears have a gun slinger and no one to shot at. Oh well such is life in the NFL. Unless of course you’re a hand full of teams who consistently give themselves a shot by simply being smart. Building inside out and through the draft, dabbling in free agency but never shatter the earth. They are in no particular order, the Ravens, Pats, Giants, Steelers, Panthers and, under the radar, Bucs.

I think I’ve pinpointed the reason. Laziness and stupidity. It’s hard work to scout and really evaluate young unproven talent. But if / when done properly it’s the key to VALUE. Buying Vets and other peoples players is easy, expensive and takes no real talent other than a good Cap guy. Hence the reason the above mentioned teams win much more than they lose and the losers are always playing catch up by buying players. If the buyers, i.e. rest of the league, would just keep their hand in their pockets, like the country should be doing, and stop buying and start cultivating maybe they’d see a turn around too. Note to the Bears, Cutler may work and may help. But selling the farm for one guy long term is NOT the key to success even if it works here and there.

Glenn Younes
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