Cousin Bink's Country Beer Jamboree

Volume 1, Issue 7

I've been a Chicago Bears since birth. I remember little details from 1992 season. I asked Mark Carrier who is favorite teammate was as an 8 year old on the Dave Wannstedt Show (it was Big Cat Williams). And since I've been watching the Bears have never had a decent quarterback for more than a year. Sure Erik Kramer had a good year in 1995 and Rex Grossman looked like an MVP for the first six games in 2006, but then bad Rex came out.

And now the Bears, and most Bears fans seem satisfied with Kyle Orton. Why? Is it because he's a good "game manager"? When's the last time some one called Peyton Manning or Tom Brady a "game manager"? You don't because it's code for not a good quarterback, like saying a baseball player is a great utility player, which means they're not good enough to start anywhere on the field. Is it the love of Orton's neck beard clouding Bear's fans judgement? I would hope Bear's fans would be a bit more sophisticated, seeing as how the Bears are the oldest team in the NFL. But then every time there's a below zero weather game I see shirtless idiots who have the "original" idea of spelling out B-E-A-R-S on their chests I question the sanity of Bear's fans the world over.

The Bears don't need a game manager, unless they want to go 7-9, 8-8, or 9-7 every year. And for once an option is out there that doesn't involve signing away other team retreads (read Jeff Blake, Brian Griese, Kordell Stewart, Chris Chandler). No, Jay Cutler wants out of Denver in the worst way and it's well known. What would it cost the Bears? A first round pick and maybe a few second day picks? Well, looking at Jerry Angelo’s track record for first round picks (Chris Williams, Cedric Benson, Michael Haynes, Rex Grossman, Marc Columbo, and David Terrel) I don't see that as that big of a sacrifice.

Common Bear's fans arguments against getting Cutler:
1. He hasn't been exposed to Bear weather and wouldn't be able to handle the harsh December Bear's games.
Counter-Argument: He's played in Denver for 3 years. It's snowing in Denver mid-way through October, unlike mid-late October in Chicago.
2. He's a cry-baby and would be a team cancer.
Counter-Argument: He only raised an argument after his new coach tried to trade for Matt Cassel and none of his teammates have ever complained about him.
3. He doesn't play "Bear-style" football and wouldn't hand the ball off in cold weather (Bear-weather).
Counter-Argument: This one's actually true. He'd be able to pass the ball for a win if needed.

So c'mon Jerry and Lovie. Get the Bears fans something they deserve, a quarterback. Jay Cutler may not be a "game manager" or "field general," he'd just be the Bears most talented quarterback since, well ever.