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Don Banks on CNNSI.com, re: Jay Cutler


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From today's article:

Don't believe the Jay Cutler hype. There were crowds of folks rushing to the conclusion that Cutler made the Bears instant Super Bowl contenders in the NFC, but why, given that Cutler had a losing record as a starter in his Denver career (17-20), and had never taken the Broncos to the playoffs?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/09/15/perceptions/index.html?eref=sihpT1#ixzz0REGTxqRC

From a Don Banks article regarding the Cutler trade on 4/2/09:

Having won the Cutler sweepstakes -- and rapidly at that -- the Bears have instantly upgraded their quarterback position to the best in the NFC North.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/04/02/cutler/index.html#ixzz0REGlSyPO

So, who believed the hype first, Don?

I emailed him calling him out on it... I doubt he'll reply.

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Nice. I like how the talk was that 20 teams should be in the "Cutler sweepstakes" and that he could be an upgrade for those teams and have an immediate impact and then after the Bears got him he was a baby and a locker room cancer and Schlereth even went as far as to say we are a worse team with him.

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