Broncos to trade Cutler

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Thankfully we have a QB in JC who isn't going to let this talk ruffle his feathers, at least not in public. Still, this rumor has me ticked off. I don't think this would be a good move for a variety of reasons.

3) I can't for the life of me understand why they want to pull the plug on JC already. They're not even willing to see what he can do in year #2 under Zorn? That really boggles my mind. At least give him year #2 and if this year doesn't work out, don't re-sign him next year and then look at other options. I think this is jumping the gun and only shows that Snyder is reverting back to his pre-Gibbs days of looking for the splashy move and his overall lack of patience in putting together a long term winner.

For a long time I felt the same way Matty but here's the thing, to win in the NFL you've got to excel at 3 things and in this order:
-Have an excellent QB
-Rush the QB
-Protect the QB

You said it perfectly, 'if it doesn't work out don't re-sign him and look at other options'. We've been doing that at that position for over 20 years. This is an opportunity to lock that position down for the next 8-12 years. I'm still not sold that it's the right move, but I am convinced that it's not a wrong move. That is, hands down, the most important position on the football field and to be able to go into the next 8-12 offseasons without that being a question has to be pursued.