Cutler- Not the Vikes... Not the Lions... THE BEARS!!!

Greg Olsen is his most reliable receiving option, and they aren’t making it easy on themselves to get quality receivers through the draft. I don’t expect this Cutler Bears thing to click without at least one more outstanding target. Hester is your home run boy, not a guy you can pass to on any given down.

Based on the Bears’ SBN pahe though, I’d have guessed they won the Super Bowl.

a garbage line and a garbage receiving core, I don’t think the bears will be that much better. their main priority this offseason was to fix on of the worst o-lines in the league which they now cannot do without any draft picks. Unless Forte has a crazy year, I don’t see them having an incredible offense. people will also be more prepared for forte this year.

in the long run, but Cutler will really be missing his top-notch receivers and o-line in Chicago. And obviously the Bears will have limited options loading up on talent this year and next year.

Still, we will see some nasty deep bombs to Hester…

When news broke today I thought, wow the Bears will be really tough for the foreseeable future. But after seeing the details of the trade I really believe that the Bears will regret this decision for 3 reasons:

1. Two #1’s and a #3 – Under the current NFL rules teams have to build themselves through the draft. The Bears have holes – offensive line (they just signed O. Pace, how much does he have left?), receiver and even in the previously reliable defense. The last two seasons the Chicago defense has ranked in the 20’s in yards allowed and 16th in points allowed. The previous years they were in the top 5 of these categories. The downward trend of these stats is due in part to aging stars. With less draft picks its hard to replace the aging veterans. Note they received a #3 for Berrian leaving last year.

2. Orton – Most think Cutler is vastly supperior to Orton? The numbers don’t support that, in 2008 Cutler threw 25 TDs and 18 Ints while Orton threw 18 TDs and 12 Ints in one less game. Take into account that Cutler played in a more dynamic offense those numbers look more even. Orton will benefit from McDaniel’s shotgun system; I will have Orton ahead of Cutler on my fantasy draft board.

3. The offense – if Cutler brought his 2008 offense with him to Chicago I would give the Bears an advantage. The Bear’s DNA is run first, play field position and play good defense it’s all they have ever known. Will that change under Cutler? Probably but by how much? What if Cutler struggles will the run oriented city turn on him because of the lopsided-ness of this trade?

So I think the 2009 Bears will be better than the 2008 version and as much as I hate to say it they may finish ahead of the Pack, simply for the change from 4-3 to 3-4. But they will suffer from losing these draft picks in 2010 and beyond. The Bears needed to trade for their QB three years ago.

Just got a text from my buddy JA at ESPN, a BIG bears fan… I asked if they were better w/ Cutler but no 1st this year or next and no weapons on offense!

JA.. “I am NOT happy.”

JA.. “I am NOT happy.”Personally I think Cutler is about as good as Rodgers! Cutler will make more plays and more mistakes!!! But w/o any wr, and just two good TE, I think Cutler will get frustrated by not being able to throw long, and start forcing passes downfield! He had 18 INT’s last year, I see almost 25 this years!!!

JA.. “I am NOT happy.”Personally I think Cutler is about as good as Rodgers! Cutler will make more plays and more mistakes!!! But w/o any wr, and just two good TE, I think Cutler will get frustrated by not being able to throw long, and start forcing passes downfield! He had 18 INT’s last year, I see almost 25 this years!!!Also, how will he adjust to the run dominated bears offense after being in a pass happy Denver offense??!

What Cutler brings to the Bears are more explosive plays, as well as more risky plays. He is an entirely different QB, so it’s too difficult to compare him to a possession QB like Kyle Orton, Kerry Collins, or even Ben Roethlisbergr. Possession QB’s play to manage the game clock, rely on the running game and defense, and control the game. QB’s like Jay Cutler, Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers air it out because usually, they win games simply by outscoring the other team, rather then taking other things into consideration. That’s not a bad thing though in any way. Anyhow, the point is Cutler will dramatically change the Bears offense. I doubt the Bears offense will be a possession offense anymore because Cutler was not taught how to be that kind of QB. Cutler was taught to score points, lots of points, by airing it out. Whether this works for the better or worse, we are yet to find out. Personally, I don’t think this trade will come to benefit Chicago. 3 first day draft picks (2 of which are 1st rounders) and QB Kyle Orton was a lot that they gave up. This immediatly hurts the Bears in that aspect for the next 5+ years. However, if Cutler does fit right in, you can expect a better Bears offense, which we have not seen in….well….a lot of decades. On the other hand, Minnesota had a terrible offseason and will surely be worse from last year. The Packers are making a defensive transition from the 4-3 to the 3-4, so it will take time for this transition to work out smoothly. With that said, I see Chicago winning the NFC North in 2009, but afterwards they may be on sharp decline for a while.