Cutler Gets His Wish, Dealt to Bears
Jay Cutler’s rocky relationship with the Denver Broncos and their new head coach officially came to an end Thursday, as the Broncos dealt him and a fifth-round draft pick to the Chicago Bears for Kyle Orton, two first-round picks (2009, 2010) and a third-round pick.
Now, getting two first-round draft picks is a great way to help build a football team, but I have to think that the Broncos could have gotten more for Cutler. Perhaps not more than two first-rounders, but more than the combined value of Kyle Orton and two first-rounders.
Let’s face it — Orton is no more the quarterback of your future than Cutler was. Hell, he’s no more the quarterback of the future for an NFL team than I am. In three years in the NFL, he’s shown to be exceptionally average.
Of course, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels had Matt Cassel at the top of his wish list, so perhaps average is what he is seeking. If that’s the case, he did great. But if winning is what he was looking for, I have to think they went the wrong direction.
I don’t know who else was available, but I can’t help but think that Denver could have gotten someone better than Orton.
Having said that, there is now a very good chance that Denver is drafting a quarterback later this month. Now holding the 12th pick in the draft, you can just go ahead and order your Broncos “Sanchez” jersey right now to beat the rush.
Orton is not the QB of the future in Denver, and if McDaniels thinks he is, then he probably won’t be coaching there very long. He is a guy that might be able to manage the game for a season or two while McDaniels puts in his offense. Then, Orton will turn the reigns over to whoever gets drafted by the Broncos this year to be the next guy.
Great job by Chicago getting Cutler and great job by Denver getting all the picks, but if I’m a Bears fan I’m not happy about the draft picks and if I’m a Broncos fan I’m not happy about the downgrade in quarterback.
But it is nice to see a marquee player get traded in the NFL. The league just doesn’t have a lot of major trades.
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