A good read for Cutler fans.

TheDeuce · 03-02-2006, 01:25 PM

Point taken...my only fear (and I think this is a valid point) is that we never really have seen him perform under adversity. I saw a couple of USC games and sure...Leinart looked great.....he also looked relaxed and it seemed to me that he almost always had time to make good throws. Now, even AB made some spectacular throws when he had ample time to do it. You also make another point that scares me. He is used to winning. That's great. This is New Orleans. Winning has always been rather difficult for us. How will he react to....losing? Or at least struggling to win? Cutler has been there and done that. Its like Manning...had he played on a winning squad you know Archie would have retired with rings. Truth is....he had garbage. And he did such a good job with garbage that he won MVP in '77. I just feel that Cutler is of the same mold. The way I see it, with that kind of fierce determination, if you gave Cutler a decent squad...how well could he be? How much more accurate could he be with an effective line? We honestly don't know either way do we? But me personally, I would rather bank on the guy that can find the diamond in the rough than the guy that was fed the silver spoon. (I know you understand the metaphor.)

Never perform under adveristy? How about a last minute charge to beat ND in South Bend? How about being down numerous times at half time, several of those times by double digits, yet still coming back to get the win? How about winning a national championship? Don't try to tell me that he has such an easy job and he's never had to face adverstiy. He faced it all the time, the only difference between he and Cutler is that Leinart won his games, Cutler didn't.

And about the winning attitude... so wait a minute, have you ever considered what effect his winning attitude could have on the team. A guy who is used to winning, especially at the quarterback position, can make the rest of the team expect to win. Why would you want to have a guy who is used to losing? THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A guy who expects to win is an asset, not a liability. I don't understand your reasoning AT ALL.

And about your metaphor, no, I don't understand it. Cutler doesn't find a diamond in the rough, he MIGHT be the diamond in the rough. And I doubt Leinart has been fed the silver spoon, he might have been fed from the silver spoon. But even if that's what you meant, that doesn't make sense. You'd rather take a guy because he lost a lot in college, and that's probably what he's going to do in the pros so he'll be able to handle it better? You'd rather have that than a guy who was used to winning in college so he won't know how to handle losing in the NFL? Leinart's a smart guy, I'm sure he knows how to bounce back from losses.

03-02-2006, 01:25 PM	#1
TheDeuce 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,928	Point taken...my only fear (and I think this is a valid point) is that we never really have seen him perform under adversity. I saw a couple of USC games and sure...Leinart looked great.....he also looked relaxed and it seemed to me that he almost always had time to make good throws. Now, even AB made some spectacular throws when he had ample time to do it. You also make another point that scares me. He is used to winning. That's great. This is New Orleans. Winning has always been rather difficult for us. How will he react to....losing? Or at least struggling to win? Cutler has been there and done that. Its like Manning...had he played on a winning squad you know Archie would have retired with rings. Truth is....he had garbage. And he did such a good job with garbage that he won MVP in '77. I just feel that Cutler is of the same mold. The way I see it, with that kind of fierce determination, if you gave Cutler a decent squad...how well could he be? How much more accurate could he be with an effective line? We honestly don't know either way do we? But me personally, I would rather bank on the guy that can find the diamond in the rough than the guy that was fed the silver spoon. (I know you understand the metaphor.) Never perform under adveristy? How about a last minute charge to beat ND in South Bend? How about being down numerous times at half time, several of those times by double digits, yet still coming back to get the win? How about winning a national championship? Don't try to tell me that he has such an easy job and he's never had to face adverstiy. He faced it all the time, the only difference between he and Cutler is that Leinart won his games, Cutler didn't. And about the winning attitude... so wait a minute, have you ever considered what effect his winning attitude could have on the team. A guy who is used to winning, especially at the quarterback position, can make the rest of the team expect to win. Why would you want to have a guy who is used to losing? THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A guy who expects to win is an asset, not a liability. I don't understand your reasoning AT ALL. And about your metaphor, no, I don't understand it. Cutler doesn't find a diamond in the rough, he MIGHT be the diamond in the rough. And I doubt Leinart has been fed the silver spoon, he might have been fed from the silver spoon. But even if that's what you meant, that doesn't make sense. You'd rather take a guy because he lost a lot in college, and that's probably what he's going to do in the pros so he'll be able to handle it better? You'd rather have that than a guy who was used to winning in college so he won't know how to handle losing in the NFL? Leinart's a smart guy, I'm sure he knows how to bounce back from losses.
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