The trade that sent Jay Cutler to Chicago and Kyle Orton to Denver has shaken up the NFL Offseason landscape to a considerable degree.
A few of the points that must now be considered:
Denver must now be looked at as a potential player for the top quarterbacks in the draft (they've been linked most heavily to Mark Sanchez).
Chicago now has considerable pressure to perform, and perform well. The Bears have long been viewed as a team that was solid outside of its quarterback play, and, on top of that, they gave up a buttload in return for Cutler.
Look for Cutler (and Bus Cook) to demand a new contract, and fairly quickly. Because of the immense price they paid to get Cutler in to town, Cutler's camp has a lot of leverage in contract negotiations.
Josh McDaniels has to hope that his confidence in his ability to make Kyle Orton an effective, dependable passer comes to fruition, immediately. If this move backfires, there is no doubt that McDaniels will be let go.
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No and no. Cutler demand a trade from the Bears? Will never happen. And McDaniels being let go from the Broncos because of Orton? Almost as equally doubtful.
ReplyDeletePat Bolen is in his coaches for the long haul. And The Trade did not pivot around Kyle Orton. He was a pawn in a considerably larger game, and if McDaniels can work his magic with him too, so much the better.
McDaniels will be judged on the quarterback Denver drafts this year.
You don't trade away what is considered a franchise quarterback, hand pick the guy you get in return (Orton, over Jason Campbell and others in similar trade packages that the Bears offered), underachieve for a season, and expect to be retained. If Orton is terrible and Cutler flourishes, Pat Bowlen won't be able to hand over McDaniels to Denver's furious fanbase quickly enough.
ReplyDeleteNot realistic. Pat Bolen's a pragmatic owner, in the Rooney mold. They aren't interested in turning over coaches quickly and engendering instability in his franchise. He proved he had McDaniels' back when he took his side in the Cutler drama. The rabid Denver fanbase may pay Bolen's meal ticket, but they don't dictate his coaching decisions and never have. McDaniels may not have Shanahan's longevity, but he'll get more than one year regardless.
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