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Da Bears, I think it must be a bye week or something <g>. >
>Bears lost last Thursday night, amigo...didn't you watch it? Just like someone else we know, Mr Cutler doesn't seem to display good ball control. <s>
I was joking. They played horribly again. The defense finally got itself straightened out and the offense couldn't get out of its own way.
Cutler is an interesting case. I was not with those who canonized him from the moment the trade was announced and expected the Bears to go to the Super Bowl. They have too many holes for any one player to fill. He leaves a lot of his snot on the field, face down. No O line. (It would be a detour I don't want to make to enumerate the errors of the Bears front office, but let's just say thinking Orlando Pace still has something left is part of it). That said, I didn't think he would be this bad. He leads the league in interceptions and seems to suffer from stage fright in night games. He thinks his arm can gun it in anywhere, even through double and triple coverage. Uh, Jay?
Comparisons can be dicey, I know that. That's never stopped me before <g>. There have been other cocky young gunners in the NFL. Brett Favre, memorably introduced as an unknown at the NFL draft (by the Falcons) as Brett Favor, leaps to mind. John Elway was hilariously inept in his first couple of years. He had no team around him, which may be Cutler's situation. Or may not. His teammates don't force him to make horrible decisions, throw it up for grabs when under pressure, or act generally immature. At age 25 he is indulged a certain amount of immaturity. At his salary, this (lost) season and not much more. Quit whining and stand up, Jay.
At the moment the QB he reminds me most of is not Brett Favre or John Elway. It's Rex Grossman. Cue Halloween scary music. This almost feels like instant replay and may explain why Sid Luckman (1916-2008) is constantly invoked as the greatest Bears quarterback.
I just watched the Colts-Patriots game on the DVR -- in a brisk 50 minutes, almost Elway-ian in its efficiency <g>-- and was smiling at the end. Alleged coaching genius goes for it on 4th down late in the game in his own territory
with his team leading. They don't make it and the Colts punch it in for the winning TD. Duh. Doesn't Bill Belichick get ESPN? Peyton Manning has been there before.
PS -- I've got a band for you. They hit their peak, such as it was, in the early 1980s and I doubt you have ever heard of them. The Paul Collins Beat. These guys truly grokked rock and roll with no schtick. Here's a deal for you. Buy this CD. If you don't like it, I will refund your money. (Amazon doesn't accept opened CDs or DVDs as returns, reasonably enough).
http://www.amazon.com/Beat-Kids-Are-Same/dp/B0009E323E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1258358191&sr=8-1A live sample, although not as good as the album version: He reminds me in a way of George Thorogood, the hardest working and most likable man in rock and roll.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSOuXOywLs
