Cutler situation gone from "bad to worse"

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Source: Cutler, Broncos further apart
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By Bill Williamson
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After a contentious conference call between quarterback Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos' brass on Monday, the situation has gone "from bad to worse", according to a source close to the situation.

The call was supposed to be a meeting of the minds between Cutler and the Broncos' brass, in particular new head coach Josh McDaniels. The two got sideways Feb. 28 when word broke that McDaniels, the former New England offensive coordinator who replaced Mike Shanahan after 14 seasons, engaged in discussions about acquiring Matt Cassel from the Patriots in a three-way trade. Cutler had maintained the Broncos initiated the talks. McDaniels publicly said he was approached about a deal.

The conference call was anything but genial and the two sides are now further apart than prior to it, the source said. The source said that the Broncos' tone of the conference call was as if Cutler created the situation by asking for the trade and not the other way around.

The source said McDaniels wouldn't confirm or deny whether the Broncos initiated the trade talks. The Broncos did, though, tell Cutler that every player on the team could be traded and he could be traded at any time. Still, Denver owner Pat Bowlen also stated in the conversation that Cutler will not be traded. The Broncos publicly said Cutler will not be traded last week as the Cutler trade frenzy was in full force.

After the phone call, Cutler, the source said, would rather be traded now if Denver isn't going to commit to him long-term. The source maintains Cutler was totally on board with McDaniels until the trade talks story broke and that trust is Cutler's biggest problem with McDaniels and the organization.

The source said Cutler is still mulling over whether he will show up for the team's offseason conditioning program, which begins Monday.

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[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Chief Faithful

So are saying Cutler is like Dilfer? Give him a great defense and he could win it all?

You know your football well enough to know there is no comparison between Cutler and Dilfer.
I'm saying that no QB short of Elway can carry a team to the SB without at least some semblance of a defense. Look at the Vermeil Cheifs. They did nothing in the playoffs yet you wouldn't say the QB sucked.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by Chief Faithful

Not sure how it was handled the same. McKid still hasn't put it to bed after a month. Haley layed it on the line in 5 minutes and that was the end of it.

Both coaches took the position of - this is my team, we are doing things my way, no player is special and no player is going to dictate how I run things.

You can get away with that with an older guard. It's tough to take that approach with your young franchise QB that just made the Pro-Bowl, especially when you have nobody to replace him.