Yep, that’s gotta be it. Lasted 16 years in just about the most macho hyper-competitive field there is by being a big fat sissy. Only explanation possible.
Mike Tanier: “If I am the trainer, I stick a big immobilizer on Cutler, or hand him crutches, even if he doesn’t need them. If I am the coach, I order the trainer to do it. Or to head for the locker room and come out limping in street clothes.”
I don’t know whether Cutler could’ve toughed it out *and *expected to be more effective than Collins/Hanie, but I would hesitate to criticize him too sharply because what’s killing him more than anything here is the image: standing on the sideline, no crutches or ice packs or trainers in sight. It may well have been that it was an injury he couldn’t play through (or which would degrade his performance so much that you don’t want him in there) but which couldn’t really be treated right then and there – regardless, it just looks so fucking awful, and the narrative writes itself. It’s like Tomlinson in that playoff game couple years back: gimpy as hell, clearly ineffective, but then when he came out of the game he kept his whole uniform on and sat on the bench. The visual suggested, you know, get out there, you baby! You look ready to go!
Jay Cutler = Eric Cartman: Jay Cutler = Eric Cartman of the NFL. - Imgur
I am not a fan of Jay Cutler at all, but I have sprained my knee playing football and I can assure you going back onto the field would have been a disaster.
Jay Cutler crying, however, I can not defend and, frankly, I encourage others to make fun.
Jay Cutler is so tough he watched a video of a kitten on YouTube and only smiled ONCE.
I’m not a fan of Cutler either, but…
This whole episode actually has made me feel sorry for him. He has people blasting him from all sides, and there really isn’t anything he can do about it. I don’t know if I believe the reports of his injury. They had to come up with *something *to give him a reasonable out. Hell, maybe it isn’t torn. Maybe if he had a higher pain threshold he could have played. But that’s not something I can tell from my living room. And it’s not my knee. I can’t believe you rise to the level of NFL quarterback and lose your desire to compete. Kordell Stewart actually cried on the sidelines in Baltimore when he was taken out of the game, but at least I could tell he wanted to compete. (the big sissy)
What I ***DID ***see was a guy who looked disinterested in the game and his team. That criticism is fair, although I don’t know if Cutler was disinterested or that just happens to be his face.
When I saw that 4 second shot of him staring into space while sitting next to Mr. 3rd string, while the guy was pouring over game photos, I thought "What a dick! He could at least be looking at those pictures with that guy, maybe pointing out something that Mr. 3rd String couldn’t possibly know or see with his lack of preparation. Maybe he did, and we just didn’t see it at home. But it just ***looked ***bad. He didn’t seem to be involved in the game at all when he was taken out. Usually QB’s taken out are talking to the HC and/or OC and are part of the time out huddles. Cutler looked like Buddy Hinton stole his bicycle.
But when ESPN gets something, they bite into it like a pitbull and won’t let go until the story is long dead.
Cancer patients walk right by Jay Cutler as they get off the airplane.
And THIS is why Mark Schlereth and his talking head ilk have no credibility to me. He may have gotten three rings as a PLAYER, but he is now a media whore, whose job it is to fan the flames of stories like this to further their own celebrity, and the ratings of their employer.
Chuck Norris once kicked Jay Cutler’s ass, but he did it with Cutler’s permission. And he was prepared.
Jay Cutler is so tough he lets himself get sacked twice for every touchdown he throws…just to help him stay focused. (Although, by this standard, Max Hall & Jimmy Claussen are more focused than elite ninjas)
Jay Cutler is so tough he gets penalized for roughing defensive linemen.
Jay Cutler - new spokesman for Snoopy Band-Aids
When they are on the same field, Jay Cutler gets fined instead of James Harrison.
Jay Cutler called R. Lee Ermey a jackwagon, then threw tissues at him.
Oh bullshit. The standard of toughness for an NFL player is different from that of say, an accountant, for obvious and valid reasons. Of course Jay cutler is probably tougher than most of his fans. That’s not the point. These guys make a commitment to sacrifice their body and health for the game. It’s not only a matter of the money, it’s integrity. You owe it to your teammates to play so that they don’t have to put themselves at even greater risk so you can sit out.
More importantly, this is just another thing in a long list of stories one hears that makes you question the commitment, intelligence, and integrity of Jay Cutler. Had this been anyone else, the concerns would have either never arisen, or would have died down by now. Could you imagine hearing this kind of speculation about Manning, Brady, or Brees? Of course not. Instead, this issue will dog him the rest of his career because he is Jay Cutler, the guy who claims his arm is stronger than Elway’s (in fact, the strongest in the league). The same Jay Cutler who when invited to meet and have dinner with Elway and his coach, decided it was more entertaining to watch TV while at the table. When Cutler chose to ignore team leader John Lynch’s advice (he was busy texting), Lynch slapped the phone out of his hand.
Bottom line, when people think you are a huge dick, they tend to not give you the benefit of the doubt about anything. Cutler may in fact be hurt, but we all know many athletes play hurt. If they do sit out, they at least seem to lament the fact that they can’t play. Cutler seemed indifferent to the whole thing. He was not really plagued by the pain, outwardly desirous to play or help his replacement, nor bothered by losing the biggest game in recent Bears’ history (save the Superbowl). A guy like that deserves the criticism because its clear he’s never gonna commit to the game the way the fans, his teammates, and his coaches expect him to.
I usually like Mark Schlereth has an analyst, but here again, an outsider could make SCHLERETH look like a wuss, easily.
“Schlereth had 20 knee surgeries… God, he was so freaking fragile. Constantly going to the doctor because he hurt his poor little knee. TWENTY operations? Can’t that guy stay healthy for ONE whole season? It’s ALWAYS something with his ow-ie knee!’ What’s the matter, Mark- you need Mommy to kiss your knee and make it all better?”
Look, I don’t know how seriously injured Jay Cutler was, but are we really supposed to believe a guy who stood in there and threw passes against Alabama, Auburn and Florida defenders, and who’s taken a pounding from NFL defenses for years, suddenly decided on a whim that he didn’t feel like playing for a chance to go to the Super Bowl???
Still waiting for the demonstration about how an outsider could easily make Schlereth look like a wuss. It certainly can’t be the second quoted paragraph, which is embarassingly retarded.
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Jay Cutler is so tough he sat out in freezing weather while his teammates finished the game
Jay Cutler is so tough he cried tears of anger when he heard other players attacking him on Twitter
Jay Cutler is so tough he went from a team of horses (Broncos) to a team of bears. His next team will be the Sharks, even though they don’t play football
They’re good at losing in the playoffs, though.
There is a team called the Sharks in the arena league 