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Originally Posted by Slackker
I'm not sure I would go quite that far. He's been sacked 8 more times than ALL of last year, and thrown 17 INT already, one shy of his whole 2008 season. He's also fumbled two more times than he did last season.
It boils down to.. the only comparable Bears pass catcher is Greg Olsen. The offensive line, the three wideouts.. all much worse on the Bears. He's bailed out a bit by Forte, but even he is struggling.
The funny thing about that is.. I thought Cutler was best in 2007, as a passer. His scrambling developed a bit for 2008, and our line got better.. so the lack of sacks and the big yardage number really overrates his 2008 season.
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Well, that's what I'm saying. He's playing just like he did last year but he's on a much less talented team this year. So it's not surprising that he's struggling because what made him good last year was the team around him, not himself. He was overrated and Denver did the smart thin in trading him while his value was as high as it was ever gonna get.