Favre: It's Not Over

I would think if Cutler was a true franchise QB, Denver would have made him McDaniel’s guy. I think he is an average QB overall, loaded with talent, but missing other, less statistically measurable talents for being a QB (leadership). Now compared to the other FA’s that were truely available (Warner was never “out there”), Cutler was the cream of the crop. But compared to Jeff Garcia, a lot of QB’s could fit that bill. In fact, I think Cassel has more upside than Cutler, so maybe he wasn’t the cream of the crop.

McNabb is a stud. His best days are far from over. He may not break off as many big runs as he did in the past. But his experience will compensate that for years to come. He’s an accurate passer with a big arm.

I used to hate Favre when he was a Packer. I said he was going to retire 6-7 years ago, mainly because I was HOPING. But he kept coming back. And his experience always compensated for his age. When you look at Favre’s career in the Metrodome, he struggled early on, but some of his best games there were in his mid to late 30’s. Athletes today stay in so much better shape, that QBs are more and more playing until 40+. They don’t need to sprint very often anyhow.

McNabb will extend his time by running less and becoming more of a pocket-passer, something he’s been trending towards anyway. Can they get 5 or 6 more years out of him? That depends on McNabb’s play and whether or not the Eagles get a hold of a young replacement any time soon. In fact…. they’ll probably be in the hunt for a hot QB draft prospect next year, or the year after at the latest.

As for Cutler… I’ve said before, and I’ll say it again; The Viking’s blew it big time, and the Bears got a helluva deal. But then, the Vikings passed on Pennington too, and they passed on Garcia, and they passed on Cassell… and as far as I know, they didn’t float the balloon when Warner was briefly available. Ergo, Childress and Speilman must be very certain that T-Jack is better than any of those guys. That I’m not screaming for their their heads on a silver platter only means that I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt. For now :)

Yes, I’ve seen you concede that only time will tell on Cutler, but I disagree. That same position applies to every player, in every off-season, it’s a null-statement. The fact is, Cutler came cheap. He was a first rounder to begin with, so one of those is a wash. The second 1st round pick covers the cost of a pro-bowl quality player, something that many 1st round picks never achieve. Orton needed to go, best thing for his career and the Bears, never good to push someone back like that and the Bears don’t really need him now anyway. A 3rd for a 5th…. that’s what I figure the Bears really paid for a pro-bowl, franchise quality QB who’s proven himself over 3 years with a crap team, and will be the mainstay of the Bears offense for the next decade and then some. Who cares if the Bears stink the place up next year, getting Cutler isn’t about just next year…. it’s about the next 10-15 years, building around him and supporting his strengths. Yeah, you guys made out, congrats.