Tuesday, March 10, 2015

What is "Reasonable Return" for Chicago Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler?

Pretty much throughout his career Jay Cutler has been the guy fans love to hate. At times he has proven himself to be a good, talented quarterback capable of doing great things on a football field. However, he has also played incredibly bad at times as well--like last year. For the season he completed 66 percent of his passes for 3812 yards and 28 touchdowns along with 18 interceptions.

By the end of the season fans were tired of him and have been hoping the team would get rid of him. There is just one problem--before last season he signed a 7-year, $126 million contract extension and is slated to make $15.5 million this season.

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The front office didn't give any indication that it might even be considering a change until Sunday night/Monday morning. Rumors briefly floated around that the Bears were in talks to possibly trade for 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick (which now seem to be false as expected). However, the rumor that began making the rounds Monday morning is true.

The team is actively trying to trade Cutler.


The team has not stated what any offers may have been, but that they were underwhelming which brings one question to mind. What is "reasonable return?" What can they expect to get for a 32-year old quarterback that is inconsistent, prone to throwing interceptions in bunches, and just one playoff win under his belt (and just two appearances).

What can they really expect to get for him? If the team is worried about getting something of comparable value (in respect to his salary) they are nuts. Cutler wasn't worth the money when they signed him and no one else is going to make the same mistake.

At the most they should not expect more than a conditional late round pick. Simply put--Cutler has not done enough during his career to warrant much more than that.



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