The Jay Cutler Trade Shocks The Mock Draft World

by Brandon on Apr 5, 2009 10:28 PM CDT in News Comment 8 comments

C'mon Jay, it's a press conference, not a mug shot...

One of my favorite mock drafts is NFLDraftScout.com since they have four different mock drafts on one page, but as of the night of Sunday, April 5th, they've still got Chicago picking 18th. Our own SB Nation mock draft conducted by the NFL writers of SB Nation is going to get a reboot and has been shut down until Monday. ESPN's Todd McShay has adjusted and thinks USC QB Mark Sanchez is the big winner because he falls no further than Denver at pick 12. But Steve Wyche at NFL.com expects the 49ers to select Sanchez with the 10th overall selection and Denver will add DT B.J. Raji at 12th and LB James Laurinaitis with Chicago's former selection at 18 to rebuild the middle of their defense.

I'm still impressed by the trade. QB Kyle Orton had a much better 2008 then anyone outside of the Bears' coaching staff expected, they drafted promising rookie RB Matt Forte, and they were still only ranked 21st passing and 24th rushing at NFL.com and the same by Football Outsiders. They could have tinkered with the offensive line, and added some better receivers, but they've been trying to do that for the last 15 seasons without much success. Instead they trade two middle 1st round draft picks for a 25 year old Pro Bowl QB. That's a move the Bears had to make. And I'm looking forward to QB Aaron Rodgers outplaying Cutler over the next few seasons.

Still ericj69 at Daily Norseman was not impressed; the Vikings won the division in 2008 and Cutler still has to beat them:

While I've never been a huge fan of Cutler, I'm fully aware that he would have been a big upgrade on the Vikings. The 2009 Bears definitely look like a more formidable opponent now. As Wes Mantooth might say, I hate the Bears, but I respect the move. But if you think that Cutler instantly transforms the Bears into the NFC North favorite, I disagree. The Vikings are NFC North champions until further notice, thank you very much.

Sean at Pride of Detroit agrees with Lions' management; giving up two 1st round picks for a proven QB is too much when they are trying to rebuild:

That is quite the package, and based on Tom Lewand's comments that I posted earlier today, the Lions weren't willing to give up quite that much, nor did they have a decent QB to give the Broncos in return.

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Pack could be winners too

Of course, not in the sense that Cutler in NFC North is a good thing. But if the Broncos are adamant about acquiring Sanchez in the first-round, they’ll probably have to jump the 49ers to do so. And who is in front of the Niners but good ol’ Look-For-A-Deal-And-Trade-The-Heck-Down Teddy Thompson. I don’t have any conversion tables in front of me for determining the value of picks, but I would imagine that swapping the 9th pick for the 12th could net the Pack a 3rd or 4th round-pick. Not only that, but they’d still be in position to get a guy they’re targeting at 9, like Maybin, Everette Brown, Oher, and pay him a little less. Sounds good to me.

"stay (green and) gold"

by Green and Bold on Apr 6, 2009 12:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

psych

49ers are @ 11th, Bills are at 10. Bills and Broncos could swap, but to be on the safe-side, the Broncs might still want to trade with GB or maybe even Jax at 8.

"stay (green and) gold"

by Green and Bold on Apr 6, 2009 2:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I want to kick Jerry Angelo in the nuts.

by Mocking Dan on Apr 6, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

denver trades up?

I bet Denver trades with the pack to jump ahead of the 49ers to grab sanchez. Pack trades down 3 slots and gets Denver’s 3rd (unlikely) or 4th (more likely) rounder. We all know TT loves hording lower level draft picks!

by J118 on Apr 6, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Considering the Bears before Cutler ...

Considering that the Bears split with the Packers last season, swept the last version of Brett Favre Packers the season before that, and that they have pretty much dominated the Packers with Lovie Smith as head coach, cheeseheads should be worried because all the Bears did is get better with Cutler. The Bears always blow their first round picks so losing them is not as big of a deal as for other teams. Why need Orton when you have Cutler?

I (being a Bears fan) have a lot of respect for Rodgers. We know he is solid mentally and also skilled. Nobody though can reasonably argue that Rodgers is the better quarterback. I know it seems impossible, but the best quarterback in the NFC North lies south of Kenosha.

by Looney_Bucky on Apr 6, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Funny

Funny6 how you post that Cutler is the best QB in the division, but yet Cutler has accomplished NOTHING!!! No playoff games, no playoff wins… NOTHING!!!

And his Pro bowl is a travesty! He was the 16 rated QB in the NFL, however Rodgers was the 6th!!!

Rodgers stats were better in EVERY meaningful stat for QB’s!!! Comp %, yds/ attempt, TD’s, Fewer INT’s, and QB rating… EVERY one was Rodgers!!! Cutler led in overall yards but had far more attempts!!!

Neither has won a meaningful game as yet… ANd Cutler had a 4 game lead w/ 4 to play, but couldn’t seal the deal!!!

Cutler has a rep based on FICTION!!!

by Strohman on Apr 7, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Word

by PackaCracka on Apr 7, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

very well put....

I will not believe the bears are the better team on paper or in reality until i see them in the playoffs and the Pack not….. The Pack last year had probably the best team on paper in the division and look how they did! So just cause Cutler is added and they look better on paper, you still have to go out and play.

And Looney_Bucky the sweep and split between the two teams is going to happen. Thats what rivalaries bring! Teams play better when standing toe to toe against a rival. Only time will tell how good the Bears will be with Cutler and lucky for all of us we get to see it the first week!

by bizzle4 on Apr 7, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs