macbob
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14 years ago
Torched by one of his home newspapers. I'm impressed by the amount of AR-envy the writer shows.

http://dailyherald.com/article/20110201/sports/702019799/ 

Quarterbacks Jay Cutler and Aaron Rodgers are similar in so many ways.

Tough guys strong arms great mobility inch apart in height 8 pounds apart in weight one year apart in NFL experience concussion survivors this season

Yet today Rodgers is universally praised and Cutler is one of the most polarizing athletes in the universe.

Cutler is so mysterious that few of us have any idea whether hell care enough to watch Rodgers perform for the Packers against the Steelers on Sunday in Super Bowl XLV.

Maybe Cutler should make a point of it. Maybe he should study Rodgers as often as possible. Maybe he should wonder why he is wherever he is and Rodgers is in Dallas.

The uncomplicated answer is that Rodgers beat Cutler in the NFC championship game because the Packers were better than the Bears at more positions than just quarterback.

But other factors might be at work here. Rodgers might study the game more than Cutler does. Cutler might not have the emotional makeup Rodgers has. Personality might matter in a quarterback.

So answer this hypothetical, everybody: Would the Packers have qualified for the Super Bowl if Cutler or anyone else were their quarterback instead of Rodgers?

Hes what makes them go, Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark said of Rodgers during Super Bowl media day Tuesday. That would be a different team without Aaron Rodgers.

Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said of Rodgers, Quarterbacking is more than Xs and Os winning games, leading the offense, dealing with success. He handles that really well.

Are those the characteristics that separate Rodgers from Cutler?

One probability for the disparity is that Rodgers took a more beneficial route through his six NFL seasons than Cutler did through his five.

Cutler did play three seasons in Denver under Mike Shanahan, a noted mentor of quarterbacks. But Shanahan was fired and Cutler traded to the Bears quarterback drowning pool.

Meanwhile, Rodgers sat behind Brett Favre for two seasons in Green Bay, witnessing up close how a great quarterback goes about his business.

Once Rodgers became Green Bays starter, he was in a stable environment with the same offensive coaches and a familiar system.

So maybe Rodgers career is more decorated at this point because the Packers know how to maximize a quarterbacks ability and the Bears traditionally dont.

Whatever the reason, Cutler still looks like hes uncomfortable trying to figure out this NFL quarterback thing and Rodgers looks like he cracked the code a couple of seasons ago.

For five years I was never comfortable with the level of leadership (from Packers players), McCarthy said. We have arrived at that (comfort) level, and Aaron has a lot do with that.

Bears head coach Lovie Smith might say that about Cutler, but many would doubt that he really believes it.

Anyway, the Bears and Cutler might want to explore why he and Rodgers are so similar in so many ways but light-years apart this week.

With this victory, McCarthy said optimistically, (Rodgers) will definitely be (considered) one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

How long will it take for the Bears to get Cutler to the Super Bowl or he to get them there?

You know, if such a thing is even possible.

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peteralan71
14 years ago
NO!!!!!!! 🙂
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hardrocker950
14 years ago
No, I just don't see Cutler likely to develop into the type of QB that Rodgers has become. I'm not saying he isn't capable of playing at a high level (admittedly I have seen it on a couple occasions) but his decision making is not up to par with the top QBs in the league.
dingus
14 years ago
He's also a baby, if he grows up a bit the sky's the limit. That said, his chances are slim.
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Blitz
14 years ago
This is Cutler's 15 min of fame.
"... There.. is.. your.. dagger..!! "
warhawk
14 years ago
No. Period. Cutler has had five years now and the likelyhood of him getting a whole lot better is not there. He cannot handle the pressure like Rodgers can. He gets sacked a few times and he's done.

He probably had as good of a year this year as he will have even though it's not how he wants to play. He would like to sling it downfield but too often bad things happen when he does. He will make a great throw but he will also throw it to the wrong place or make a bad decision that leads to an INT.

Rodgers has moved up each of the three years he's started and he can make all the throws and is smart with the ball. Even when he was getting hammered and the OL was giving up all those sacks he still put up great numbers. Cutler can't do that.
"The train is leaving the station."
Dexter_Sinister
14 years ago
Cutler will be where Favre is only with fewer Super Bowls and less years.
I want to go out like my Grandpa did. Peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
wpr
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14 years ago

NO!!!!!!! :)

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Dulak
14 years ago
I didnt bother reading the article ... NO
with that look and whiney face ... what do you think?

I like him playing in chicago thou; our secondary gets to pad their stats with his throws 🙂
gbpfan
14 years ago
Even in Denver,he wasn't that good and comparing him to A-rod is like comparing apples to oranges Cutler can't think on his feet or under pressure
that is why he throws the long ball problem is other team usually gets the ball.
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