well I'm all ears, but if it starts with a QB this year any earlier than the 3rd round... I'm not for it at all. But i'm more than willing to listen Ellis
None other than Boller, who some people like to compare to Cutler.... the point was that Boller had all sorts of problems in college... aptting the ball, taking long strides, slow release, all problems Cutler does NOT have. Jay Cutler has a ton of experience at the quarterback position, having started each of the past four seasons for Vanderbilt. He has prototypical size for an NFL quarterback and he possesses a strong arm which allows him to make all the throws required of a professional signal caller. He is a tough player who will stand in the pocket and make an accurate throw with a defender in his face. He has a quick delivery, very good accuracy on his short to medium range passes and does a good job of leading his receivers, allowing them to get yards after the catch. He does have a strong enough arm to throw the deep ball but he lacks great accuracy on his deep passes. He knows how to read a defense and does a good job of going through his progressions. He is a very good athlete who can get out of the pocket and make an accurate throw on the run or make a play with his feet when needed. Cutler averaged approximately 350 rushing yards per season during his time at Vanderbilt. He has proven to be a very durable player who played through minor injuries and only missed one start in college. Cutler?s biggest problem has been his poor decision-making ability. He is a confident player who will be overconfident at times, causing him to force passes into coverage which lead to interceptions. He was a three-time team captain at Vanderbilt who possesses excellent leadership skills and all of the intangibles you look for in a quarterback. Jay Cutler has all the skills to develop into a very good quarterback at the professional level. He is a player on the rise and should be a first round pick in the 2006 NFL draft.
The point is that the comparisons don't wash.... Cutler has few mechanical issues to fix compared to a lot of QB's coming out of college. In other words, he's the best QB prospect in this draft.
I agree with this, however saying he should be a first round pick is totally different from saying that taking him at pick #4 are two totally different things. I personally think Cutler is overrated, but I don't have a problem taking him if you trade out of the top 8 or 9. To use the #4 pick on him is an absolute reach and a terrible job of maximizing the value of the pick.
I see Culter more as JP Losman, and I'm stealing that from someone in another thread, but it's a great comparison. Either way, he's being compared to some pretty bad first round QB's, and that just helps my argument. Ellis
Cutler may be all those things, but so was David Carr, and you see how well he/Houston has done without a solid O-Line. QB is a smaller problem to correct for this team right now, behind the O-Line, a 32 year old RB and a questionable secondary in my mind. I know we can not draft D at 4, but if we drop a few and get Huff, I think it is a pick well spent although we still have to draft at least 3 OL in my mind this year. Cutler closer to 10 i can live with, but if we get no takers on the 4 spot, I would rather LenDale White, Hawk, Williams, or Ferguson if we can figure out a way to put he and Jones on the line together.
I think he could do GREAT in NO, good group of receivers around him, good rb. If payton does a good job, this could be a great situation for leinart.
The reason I don't like him in NO, no running game (Duece coming off torn Achillies) and most of there FA's I think will be running for the door given the chance. Ellis
Heres what I'm looking at..... seems to me that alot will hinge on whether we keep Penny. If we do and we're paying him to play than we have to try to put a decent line in front of him. And that means keeping Mawae. I'd go with the RBs, WRs and TEs we already have on the roster. I'd draft D'brick at #4. Would be nice to trade Abe to Detroit for #9 and get Jean-Giles or Mangold. If we let Penny go then we go for Cutler at #4, draft Olineman with 2nd and 3rd round picks and the one we get for Abe. We still need Mawae as a experienced presence on the line.
Duece suffered a torn ACL, not achillies. Obviously a torn ACL is serious, but plenty of RB's have come back from it (Jamal Lewis, Edgerin James). A torn achillies would likely be a death blow for a RB.
Maybe. But I think the age is an issue. Askew can cover for the year and draft a FB in round 7 to back-up. This is a move that has more to do with getting the offense younger fast while saving a bit on the cap.
