Do you think Jay Cutler is a leader?

Just not a very good one.

All qbs are leaders, some are just better than others.

The team has his back, must be doing something right!

Which is okay in my book. He’s accountable when he plays poorly, he doesn’t throw his teammates under the bus, that to me indicates that he’s a decent guy or at least knows how to handle himself in the locker room. He may be a bit of a whiner, but not when it matters.

Alright, who’s the butthole? Fess up and your sin may be forgiven.

I assumed, yes I said “assumed” he ment a good leader.

I get the impression that he’s not really a leader or a follower. He’s going to do his thing, and if people like it, great. If not, then who cares?

I think he’s tough as nails, given all of the B.S. he’s put up with Martz, Lovie, Gate 68, etc, etc.

I voted this way because it asks if he’s a leader, not actually a “good” leader.

If a person is a bad leader, then who would follow? Who would offer support? Who would come to their aid? Who would listen to the criticism he levies and work to better themselves?

If someone is bad at leading, then that person isn’t at a leader. Period. He either is or he isn’t.

Regarding Cutler, the only thing I have to go on are what his teammates and coaches say about him. The comments by the young receivers, the comments by the veterans coming to his defense when he was getting ripped in the media and other players, his coaches saying how he is in the locker room, his reluctance to to ads because he feels he hasn’t earned the right.

Instead you have people passing judgement based on his body language or his aloofness in front of a camera. I just don’t get it.

And that is all folks!

Do you think Urlacher would publicly stick up for the guy?

Watching Jay get pounded by the Giants and STILL go out there again for a patented 11 step death drop from Mad Martz proves the other quality of toughness.

The man didn’t whine in the post game conferences, takes team mates to task for dropping balls, and finally tell Martz to frack off matches all the needs for a leader at the QB position for the Bears.

omg h8 him!

Of course, I voted yes.

With as many negative comments that get dropped in the threads about Jay.

I couldn’t care less if Jay says the … gasp… F-word.

People who waste time with Jay’s use of language should be watching Nickelodeon, not the NFL. Just sayin’

But everyone has a different way of leading and Jay is no different. I think in sports people are accustomed to the “rah-rah” type of leader and that’s how we’re supposed to perceive leadership. Jay has his own style of being a leader. From various coaches and team mates, he’s the first guy in the building and the last guy to leave. He studies and works hard at what he does, he does get on his team mates when they do something wrong but he is also full of praise for them when they do something right. He has become more involved with the game-plan and this is helping the offense succeed. Yes a ‘C’ on your chest doesn’t make you a leader but being voted a team captain on a veteran team all 3 years he’s been a Bear says that he’s a better leader than he’s given credit for.

But the one thing that he’s always done is take criticism for the offense’s play. He never throws anyone under the bus and he never shy’s away from responsibility. He knows when he plays terribly and is the first one to admit that he and the offense left points on the board and that he should’ve done a better job executing. He takes responsibility for himself and his guys and that’s leadership.

Jay shows his leadership every time he gets up and goes back to the huddle and calls Martz" next play/