At last the Chicago Bears have made it official. Thanks to a leak by NFL insider Jeff Darlington, the team is shopping veteran quarterback Jay Cutler. It’s still somewhat of a surreal situation for many fans. The franchise has never had a quarterback tenured this long. At least not in the Super Bowl era. To see it coming to an end after eight years is difficult to process.
I’m told by league sources Bears have now begun actively shopping Cutler, which isn’t surprising, but it does require some context:
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) February 21, 2017
Cutler will depart Chicago as the franchise leader in passing yards (23,443), touchdown passes (154), completion percentage (61.8), and wins (52). That’s an accomplishment, and an impressive one. Especially given the trail of devastation and sorrow others at that position have left in their wake with this organization.
The problem is it was his 109 interceptions and 65 fumbles that finally wore the organization down. His inconsistency was too much after three GMs and head coaches. The only question left is what team will look to give him that last chance to make something good out of his otherwise disappointing career?
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