I am really disappointed in some of the Chicago Bears fans, pro football players and sports writers for these new attacks on Jay Cutler. Calling him names and accusing him of being a quitter. The guy did the best he could with what he had. Jay Cutler leaving the game with an injury is not the reason Da Bears lost yesterday. The reason the Packers won is they were better coached and the better team on the field. Blaming the loss on Cutler is like some of my fellow Boise State fans blaming our loss to Nevada on our missed field goal, its crap. It takes an entire team to win and it takes and entire team to lose.
Yesterday the Bears had their chances to win and they didn't make good coaching decisions. Two times in yesterdays fame Bear Coach Lovey passed on long field goal attempts and twice it cost Chicago points. From a coaching stand point Lovey left points on the field, so doesn't he share some of the burden for yesterdays loss?
As for his being a quitter, that is absurd, he had a MCL injury, he couldn't plant properly and that effects his passing skills. He did what was best for his team, he left the game rather than be the prefect martyr and play at a level that would hurt the team more than help it.
This season he played behind a weak line that gave him little to no protection which is why he was the most sacked QB in the NFL. His line didnt quit on him and he didnt quit on his team. He just wasnt the man to finish the game. Comparing him to Favre is absurd, Favre played when another man should have stepped in and they would not have lost some of the games they did had Favre stepped back.
Sure we all like the guy like Favre who will play regardless of the pain or the injury but if the playing hurts the team, what good is it? I think sometimes it takes more courage to say no, I am not what is best for the team right now and take yourself out of the game. Lou Gerhig did it for the Yankees. To me that is what team players do, they look beyond themselves and look at what is best for the team.
When NFL players, former players, some fans and sportswriters jump all over a guy without knowing the extent of his injury, that sucks.
Jay Cutler helped get the Chicago Bears into the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers. It doesn't make sense he would just quit on them when they needed him most. I dont know much about the man, I just know competitors and when the game is on the line, they want to have the ball, take the last shot, they just dont quit and I dont believe Jay Cutler did yesterday. Come on people he is not Roberto Duran saying, " No Mas." That is my take, I would love to hear yours, please feel free to comment.
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