3 Offensive Coordinators in 3 years for Jay Cutler

Even Peyton Manning has struggled (a bit, for him) with the changing of offensive coaching staff members. Cutler isn’t perfect, and Rodgers is better at this point (ow! lightning blast), but Cutler survived his year with Turner and has improved in his first year with Martz. Continuity on the coaching staff can help his production and comfort level – as long as mad martz stays in the closet with bad jay.

I’ve marveled at Jay’s ability to adapt. It isn’t easy. The more he and the offense run the system, the better they get. We have all witnessed this that last half of the season. Every week, MORE confidence, BETTER execution, GREATER results.

This ain’t yo’ mama’s week 3 Chicago Bears.

I expect a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY great game this weekend, win or win.

Rodgers, that is.

before we got Martz, how Jeremy Bates didn’t want to interview with the Bears and rather join Carroll and the Seahawks, this being a more secure move for his future. Pretty funny he’s send packing after one season.

Jay does catch a lot of criticism unfairly. As you said, 3 OC’s in the last 3 years. Matter of fact, 3 OC’s in his entire 4 year career. Jay doesn’t get the same treatment as Jason Campbell. Everyone is always saying about Campbell – “He’s good, but he has never reached his potential because he’s had a new offensive system every year he’s played:” But no one ever gives Jay that same credit.

Yeah, sure, Campbell spent four years with the Redskins, but I still think it’s a testament to Jay’s skill. I mean, learning a new offense is essentially like starting at a new job. Each offense has different jargon and a different way of doing things.

I think Sunday is going to be the start of a new era in our prospective teams’ rivalry. Both of these teams are just going to get better in the upcoming years.

Rodgers is an amazing QB, with every chance of outperforming the farver in averages (I don’t think he’ll be playing by 35, let alone 40 to compete in absolute numbers) and Superbowls. It’s the media slobbering over him that is totally uncalled for – Midnight Cowboy pretty much takes any chance to say how great he is, how good the pass was (even if most of the play was on Donald Driver), how good he smells, and so on. I think he was about to compare him to Joe Montana more than once.

That said, I’m perfectly happy with Cutler and wouldn’t trade him for any other QB at this point (maybe Roethlisberger). He’s trusting his arms and legs a lot more, and hopefully he’ll have a better o-line, and maybe maybe a top WR from FAs next season. Just give him some stability along with it – if not Martz, then someone of the same style.

And he’ll help DA BEARS beat the Packers.

with 3 or 4 years in the same system. No doubt Rodgers is a great QB, but I think he’s entering his prime right now. He’ll be good for a while, but I don’t think he can play much better than he is now.

Cutler on the other hand is just getting his feet wet. Once he gets a handle on the system (and don’t forgot about the rest of the offense growing with him), we’ll have a passing attack more potent than any we’ve seen in Chicago. I think I just messed up my pants in anticipation…

because he basically walked into a pre-tuned offense with a very strong supporting cast. All the other pieces where already in place. I give him full credit for his strong performances. Cutler meanwhile had to learn an entirely new and complex system this offseason, along with the rest of the offense, many of which are very young as well. Give him another year or two, and we can make another comparison.

So, it’s not really an apples-to-apples comparison, to begin with. If Martz stays in Chicago, and the team continues to build and add the necessary pieces around Cutler, then Jay will probably be playing at Rodger’s level by next year.

Cornelison gets national anthem sunday!!! Dewyze moved to halftime!!

But I would still much rather have Rodgers than Cutler, regardless of how many OCs each of them have had. Of course, I do believe that Cutler is a much better QB than the media makes him out to be, but he does have his share of bad games. Rodgers, on the other hand, rarely loses games for his team.

This is the guy that Cutler wanted as O.C. last year – before we settled on Martz:

When at the end of this year or next year, Martz leaves to become Head Coach somewhere

And the hate goes on. I am dying for a Super Bowl but now I hope Jay just lights up the remaining teams and gives one big middle finger to the haters and especially Tim Hasselbeck. What a c***sucker

For all the flak Cutler took for not getting to the playoffs, he won his first postseason start in year 5, it took Manning 6 seasons to win a playoff game and he went there 3 times before winning it. Brees also didn’t win a postseason game until his 6th season and his second playoff game.

And Rodgers won his first playoff game in year 6 and he only got their once before his first win and now suddenly everyone is gushing that he’s one of the best left and it’s like come on!

is that everyone expected alot out of rodgers this year because of the experience in there offense…Cutler may not have the stats rodgers has but i think he has gone above and beyond what many people expected him to do this year. I honestly believe if we are able to control the tempo and TOP we win this one….superbowl bound..

I agree with every word. Cutler can make a few boneheaded decisions (decisions which are becoming much less frequent), but cut the guy some slack, he’s still getting his mojo with a much newer/newly adjusted OL – and if the game v Seahawks was any indication, he’s well on his way.

Many valid points that the media tends to ignore in their rush to place labels.

I know it says a lot about the Bears position at QB, but I think it says a lot more about Jay Cutler that in only two years – in two different systems – he’s already broken or come close to breaking some team QB records.

Luckily, I think all the head coaching positions out there are filled? If not, I wouldn’t be surprised if a team takes a look at Martz- especially if the Bears win the SB with some type of offensive flair. And I wouldn’t be surprised if he left. But I hope he stays for at least another season or two. With some offensive line help and hopefully a big WR, this offensive could explode into greatness.

And you’re right. At this point in time, Rodgers is the better QB. He has had the advantage of being in the same system his whole career, but he’s also had the advantage of sitting the bench and watching Favre play. Rodgers is a much smarter QB than Favre, which is what makes it so horrible that he’s playing for GB. He has all of Favre’s talent and play-making ability, but none of Favre’s tendency to be stupid with the football.

Cutler is not far behind. No matter what people say about last season, it was last season. This season the guy has helped lead the team to the NFC Championship game and he’s still only getting better.

you hear the media still not giving Jay any credit for the win. An inferior team is the line used by the same media that said Seattle deserved to be in the playoffs. Like it or not, Cutler beat a playoff team. Now we hear “Which Jay will show up?” because some of the media wants to be right about bad Jay.

Aaron Rogers is a good QB, no doubt. The guy has won games with little or no running game this season. I hope Da Bears can play D like the Jets or perhaps Detroit earlier this season and keep him down and out.

I hope Chicago wins. But unless Jay has a monster game, there will still be critics. No matter what, he’s still WAY better than recent Bears QB’s.

This was an outstanding blog. You pretty much laid it down how it’s unfair to compare the two QB’s.