Nope, no blinders on here. Some of Denver's finest sportswriters agree.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_12060006Or perhaps the deal merely reflects the desperation of a team that has been a QB abyss for generations. Nobody else was willing to serve up that kind of counter-offer. And I can see you and a few others are star-struck by that 4500 yards figure. You clearly know nothing about the Broncos from last year, the depleted running core and the lack of a consistent running game. You think this guy will throw anywhere close to 4500 yards in Chicago? Perhaps it's the number of interceptions or the way Cutler played down the stretch in the last three games, any of which could have sent the team to the playoffs, that you should be focused on. He was abysmal -- abysmal against the Panthers, abymal late in the game against Buffalo, and a virtual no-show against the Chargers.
I don't dispute that this guy has tremendous talent. I don't dipsute that Chicago MAY win the championship with him. I invested in a bunch of his rookie cards. But this guy is not a LEADER. He doesn't possess that intangible quality that cements a team. A neighbor of mine who worked as a waterboy on the sidelines confirmed this last night when he recounted a story of Cutler laying into the kicker, yelling a bunch of expletives and calling the guy a fukking piece of $hit after he missed a kick, right in front of Brandon Marshall no less. That makes me feel even better about the trade.
Are you referring to the #1 receiver in Brandon Marshall who I believe was drafted the SAME year as Cutler or the #2 option in ROOKIE Eddie Royal? Or perhaps you were refering to the former pro-bowler from Green Bay in Javon Walker, who had one stellar season with Denver? You obviously don't know your football as well as you purport to with the BEFORE comment.
I don't think anyone would disagre that the Broncos may post their worst record since before the Shanahan era next year. The 9-7 prediction is quite optimistic. Their schedule is brutal next year. But, IF you want to find culpability here, it rests squarely on the shoulders of Pat Bowlen, who sanctioned all of these moves from the get-go. After all, it was Bowlen who, despite already having a very proficient offense, decided to go after a green, offensive-minded rookie coach instead of a veteran defense guy. As I said, perhaps this will end up being a win-win. Perhaps, by some stroke of fate, the Bronocs and the Bears will find themselves meeting up in the Super Bowl in about three years. That's about how long it will take to know who got the better end of the deal. I know one thing for sure, all of the Broncos "fans" who are already disowning Daniels, on this thread even, will be back on the bandwagon so fast in a couple of years if the team starts winning that it will make your head spin. Perhaps we'll actually finally see some "change you can believe in" for a change.