This piece was written by NFL Analyst (and Howard's nephew) Greg Cosell, and Greg attempts to separate "Fact from Fiction" when it comes to Jay. In the piece, Greg does a fabulous job of isolating the tangible and objective skills, while removing the inaccurate and subjective nonsense that has long followed Cutler from the moment he was drafted out of Vanderbilt.
Some of the tangible items Greg points out that I agree with include Cutler's "See It. Throw It" approach, and Cutler's once a generation arm strength as a passer. Greg also points out that Cutler's solid performance in his first playoff game against Seattle that gets largely overlooked.
The item that really resonated with me however was when Greg wrote how Cutler's solid performances get in the way of the "pre-determined narrative", as well as Cutler's ability to take over games. One of these items is talked about too much, while the other isn't nearly talked about enough. I'll let you do the math on which is which.
Either way, if you are fan of Cutler, or a hater, I'd encourage you to read it and share your reactions to it. Can Jay play better? Absolutely, and Greg thinks so as well.
Here's the exciting part though: Jay has never had better weapons around him than right now, and the Bears are in a very good position to make a deep playoff run, bare minimum. If they don't, there won't be anymore excuses for Jay, and Jay knows it.
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