What Josh McCown's Performance Means for Jay Cutler's

What Josh McCown's Performance Means for Jay Cutler's Future

To be fair, there are still benefits of having a guy like Cutler in the fold. The Bears have some tremendous weapons all over the field, with Alshon Jeffery, Brandon Marshall and Martellus Bennett all being capable of going up and winning jump balls thanks to their speed and size. That ability to be able to win one on one battles in all areas of the field makes the job much easier for a quarterback, but it also allows a guy like Cutler to fit the ball into a tight gap in coverage and expect his guy to get it, and there truly aren many quarterbacks capable of making those types of throws.

In addition to that quickness on his throws, Cutler is http://www.officialfootballjaguars.com/Nike-Blake-Bortles-Jersey.html capable of turning the types of one on one matchups the Packers opted for last night into bigger throws further down the field than most quarterbacks. His back shoulder throw to Martellus Bennett in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings is one that McCown certainly is not capable of making, and neither was his pass to the corner of the end zone that Earl Bennett hauled in late in the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3. Being able to throw the deep ball is a good asset, but throwing it accurately to where only your receiver can catch it is a tremendous asset, and it can be argued that Cutler can do that for a team.

With that in mind, the Bears should still try to bring back Cutler, but in http://www.nflraidersofficial.com/Nike-Khalil-Mack-Jersey.html doing so, they have to keep an eye toward Derek Carr Jersey the future. Using the franchise tag on Cutler seems like a good place to start, but that move (which would likely cost the Bears between $17 and $18 million in cap space for next season) would have to be followed up by GM Phil Emery spending a draft pick on a quarterback in the first or second round of the NFL Draft, with an eye on grooming him to become the starter when Jay leaves.

With so many holes to fill on the defensive side of the ball, spending a first or second round pick on a quarterback would likely be a mistake for the Bears. The more logical Derek Carr Kids Jersey approach would be to offer Cutler a three year contract with a salary of around $11 to $12 million, which is probably better than any deal he would be offered on the open market. That way, the Bears can lock in their quarterback for a reasonable salary AND still have the flexibility to rebuild an aging defense through the draft.