A new generation

Jay Cutler is this generations Jeff George. Both have huge cannon arms capable of making every throw. Both are incapable of stringing together consistant performances. Neither of them is willing to take the blame for their mistakes. And when they do, there is always a hint in the tone that the mistakes they made wouldn't have if "something" would have happened that didn't cause them to fuck up. And while neither of them is capable of leading an NFL franchise to prominance, they will always have a shot somewhere because of their "great" arm. They are both complete douche bags.

I feel bad for Bears fans right now. They were duped by Cutler. They gave a pair of 1st round picks among others to obtain him. And they will never be that good of a team as long as he is their quarterback. I also once thought he would be good in Chicago. Then last night, while watching him throw 5 picks against the 49ers, I had those flashbacks to Jeff George.

Like George, Cutler was preceded by QB's that won more than him, and up to this point, followed by someone who won more after he left. Both were high 1st round picks with tons of potential. George played at 6'4" 215, Cutler at 6'3" 230. Cutler has so far produced slightly more TD's per game (1.5 to 1.2 for George), yards per pass (7.4 to 7.0), yards passing per game (246 to 210), and a better QB rating (86.4 to 80.4). but George threw fewer interceptions per game (.86 to 1.2 for Cutler). From a statistical perspective, they are very similar.

Besides the above similarities is the fact that neither could be considered "a winner". Cutler is a meager 21-25 as a starting NFL QB with no playoff appearances. Jeff George was 46-78 and won a grand total of one playoff game in his career. That coming in a the 1999 season with Minnesota. Database football compared George's career stats to guys like Troy Aikma, Jim Kelly, Phil Simms, and John Elway. The problem is that those guys won. A lot. He never did. And Cutler isn't likely to either.

The teams will change over the years. The stats will pile up. Each new team will think how much better he is than the last guy that had as their QB. And it won't take long for his new fans to look forward to seeing him leave for his new team.