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Footballguy
I remember back in 2004-2006 he was always on the brink of earning a starting job, but kept getting passed over for guys like Brian Griese and Jeff Garcia. Then, obviously, the spleen incident happened, and he's been trying to get a foothold back in the NFL ever since. He's apparently found it as the backup in Denver.
Beyond his story and looking at his stats, I don't know a lot about the guy - haven't watched him play much. He did manage a 61% completion % during his longest stretch starting after Griese went down in 05 (I think it was 05 anyway), but his YPA wasn't very impressive, and he seems to have trouble with turnovers.
But, here's what else we know:
- He was signed to a 2 year, $6 million contract - probably not too much more than your run of the mill journeyman backup QB, but not bad for a guy that hasn't seen the field in a few years (he was released from the Titans last year to make room for a punter for crying out loud).
- His contract includes incentives that could bump the value of the contract to $9 million - maybe I'm wrong, but this seems pretty unusual for backup QB's, and even moreso when you have a franchise QB atop the depth chart.
- McDaniels is not sold on Cutler as a stud quarterback.
- McDaniels must see something in Simms. Obviously McDaniels hasn't done anything on his own yet, it's not like his resume is so impressive that if he likes a guy we should all run out and grab him, but this is the guy who was heavily involved in the process that developed Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. His capacity included time as the QB coach and, of course, the offensive coordinator for the record-breaking 2007 campaign, and the surprising sason that Matt Cassel put up. I think that's worth something.
- Obviously, the rift between Cutler and the organization seems to be growing bigger by the day, and McDaniels is clearly the guy responsible for the rift, and doesn't seem to be in a rush to close it.
- Another obvious one, but, if Cutler does get traded, whoever ends up under center in Denver is taking the reigns of an explosive offense and would definitely blow up in value on the fantasy scene.
A lot of people here are taking about a trade, most of those discussions have the Broncos getting a QB back, and certainly for good reason...but you know, just throwing it out there.
Beyond his story and looking at his stats, I don't know a lot about the guy - haven't watched him play much. He did manage a 61% completion % during his longest stretch starting after Griese went down in 05 (I think it was 05 anyway), but his YPA wasn't very impressive, and he seems to have trouble with turnovers.
But, here's what else we know:
- He was signed to a 2 year, $6 million contract - probably not too much more than your run of the mill journeyman backup QB, but not bad for a guy that hasn't seen the field in a few years (he was released from the Titans last year to make room for a punter for crying out loud).
- His contract includes incentives that could bump the value of the contract to $9 million - maybe I'm wrong, but this seems pretty unusual for backup QB's, and even moreso when you have a franchise QB atop the depth chart.
- McDaniels is not sold on Cutler as a stud quarterback.
- McDaniels must see something in Simms. Obviously McDaniels hasn't done anything on his own yet, it's not like his resume is so impressive that if he likes a guy we should all run out and grab him, but this is the guy who was heavily involved in the process that developed Tom Brady and Matt Cassel. His capacity included time as the QB coach and, of course, the offensive coordinator for the record-breaking 2007 campaign, and the surprising sason that Matt Cassel put up. I think that's worth something.
- Obviously, the rift between Cutler and the organization seems to be growing bigger by the day, and McDaniels is clearly the guy responsible for the rift, and doesn't seem to be in a rush to close it.
- Another obvious one, but, if Cutler does get traded, whoever ends up under center in Denver is taking the reigns of an explosive offense and would definitely blow up in value on the fantasy scene.
A lot of people here are taking about a trade, most of those discussions have the Broncos getting a QB back, and certainly for good reason...but you know, just throwing it out there.
