CUTLER TO BEARS!

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Originally Posted by KCBOSS1

It's so funny to hear guys talk about quarterbacks and winning seasons or playoffs making them. No one player does it all. It doesn't matter. Was Trent Dilfer a great quarterback? Was Archie Manning not a great quarterback? I think that given a long enough starting career, Trent Green could have been a great quarterback. I think Cutler has the talent to be a great quarterback....we'll see if he has the temperment and brain cells to pull it off. He definitely has the arm and instincts for it. Put Tom Brady on the Falcons or the Bills, He's may be good, but not in the running for top 5 all time. IMO

I agree with all of that up until Brady. I think he's a once-in-a-generation player and one of the very, very few guys that I think could elevate the play of anybody around him. That Patriots offense has been good because of him, not vice-versa, and I think last year - for as well as Cassel played - demonstrates that as well as anything else. Their win/loss record clouds the issue, and their defense was a problem for much of the season, but, even so, that offense was not even close to what it was when he was behind center.

I know it's en vogue to hate the guy, but he's really, really good. Like Montana in his prime good. Like Elway good. He belongs in any discussion with those guys, on his own merit.