Let Jay know that we still love him and wish him the best of luck.

Have a great year Chicago

Thanks sir…

It deserves to be at the top. Thanks.

Take good care of Kyle for us, please? We went to college together and I’d like for him to at least get a shot from his new fans. :-)

All we need now id WRs like Royal and Marshall for our guy to throw to.
And BTW…Orton is a great guy and player. I will miss him. I think he will be a good player for Denver too. I wish him well.

I have to say I have the utmost respect for Denver fans. You guys are not fair weather, you support your team no matter what. Thanks for a great post and good luck.

Great post Mr Clark. It is nice to see people who put time into their posts. Your passion for the Broncos is evident and I am sorry to see so many of your fans in such a somber state.

However, I think you will be pleasantly surprised with Kyle Orton. By no means will he put up Cutler’s numbers, but he is class act and is someone you should be proud to cheer for on Sundays. Good luck to you and your team.

Hello and thank you very much for swinging by and offering up the post. I went to Purdue, too, and hope that Orton gets a chance to lead your team. I am also eager to see what you guys do with that giant pile o’ draft picks.

As for me, my draft day festivities will now be scaling back quite a bit. LOL But I’ll take it. ;-)

Dave

Is Jay bringing any cool nicknames with him to Chicago? Captain Neckbear, or just plain ol’ Neckbeard is going to be tough to top in my book.

Us Bear fans truly appreciate you giving us the actual truth about Jay and the Broncos young, brash head coach. I happen to live in Littleton, Colorado and have watched most Bronco games. Surely, it’s pretty obvious Cutler made the Broncos competitive with the help of Marshall, Royal, and Sheffler. I really hope Orton does well for you guys, and he seems to be a pretty good fit in McDaniel’s hybrid spread offense. Do you think they’ll target Sanchez with the 12th pick now?

Cutler has the skills to be great, physically. He needs to mature as a QB.

He worked behind what was the best O line in football last year, statisically. Giving Simms/Orton that chance will be new for both of them. Cutler also had 4 truly exceptional receivers – Marshall (off-field issues aside, he’s tremendous), Eddie Royal, Brandon Stokley and Tony Scheffler, a big receiver pretending to be a tight end. daniel Graham, our other starting TE, is equally good blocking and receiving and was a frequent target. I don’t think that Cutler will have the same targets this season, but the draft could net you acouple more, certainly.

Cutler doesn’t look off his primary receiver, forces throws and is hyper-emotional on the field, letting a bad play bother him for several more and often compounding one mistake with 2 others. He fails to use his checkdowns, and shows limited pocket awareness. However, he has great arm strength, uncanny accuracy and is highly mobile.

Last, would one of your X’s and O’s guys be willing to talk formations and schemes with me? If so, please contact me at MHRTales@gmail.com.

Thanks – and congratulations. Cutler could be a fine QB for you, and I wish you the best.

Great post indeed, Love my Broncos, but I sure as hell will be routing for da Bears in all other games not against the Broncos. I have so many friends from chicago, and my brother lives there, he is jumping for joy today and I am in the dumps.

As I have said earleir, Chicago you just got the Golden goose from us for some magic beans and a mule, congrats.

It’ll be interesting to see how he performs in Chitown.

One thing Cutler did definitely benefit from was some of the best QB coaching and QB friendly scheme in the NFL. He also enjoyed a stellar O line and a great WR core. Furthermore, the running game was not nearly as bad as people seem to remember it as Denver finished 12th in the league in rushing yards. This number is also lower than it might be because Denver often ran RB screens and flat routes which essentially function as a running play but count as receiving yards.

It’s hard for me to tell how much of his success was the scheme, coaching, and talent around him and how much was Cutler being Cutler. I think it is relevant that Jake Plummer led the same team to a 13-3 record and the AFC Championship the year before Cutler took over (obviously there were mitigating factors as well). Cutler’s best record is 8-8. We also nearly led the league in drives lasting under two minutes and turnovers. At the same time, Cutler has made some of the most incredible plays and throws that I’ve ever seen. He has tremendous confidence in his arm which can be a strength and a weakness. He will force passes. He does seem to have a problem controlling his emotions. When he gets frustrated he makes mistakes. He’ll need to learn to overcome that.

Nevertheless, I think Culter’s positive attributes far outweigh the negative. I am interested to see how this all works out.

Did Chicago overpay? I think it’ll take a couple of years to really know for sure.

Orton should excell in the west coast style of McDaniels.If he can make a star out of a player who’s been riding the bench since highschool he can do something positive for Orton.