Cutler to The Bears.

[tommyboy81]

Broncos QB went to the Bears

http://espn.go.com/

The Chicago Bears pulled the big upset Thursday afternoon by acquiring Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler.



To acquire Cutler, the Bears had to give up quarterback Kyle Orton and first-round picks in 2009 and 2010, along with a third-round pick in 2009.



Jay Cutler
#6 QB
Denver Broncos
2008 STATS

Att
616 Comp
384 Yds
4457 TD
25 Int
18 Rat
86.0
To complete the trade, the Broncos had to give back a fifth-round pick in 2009. That pick was acquired by the Broncos from the Seattle Seahawks in a trade for wide receiver Keary Colbert.

The Bears beat out the Redskins, Buccaneers, Lions, Titans and other teams to land the 25-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback. The Broncos had made it clear they were asking for at least two first-round choices.


Cutler asked to be traded when he found out first-year coach Josh McDaniels tried to acquire Matt Cassel in a trade with the Patriots.



Kyle Orton
#18 QB
Chicago Bears
2008 STATS

Att
465 Comp
272 Yds
2812 TD
18 Int
12 Rat
79.6
On Tuesday, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement saying both he and McDaniels had been unable to get Cutler to call them back during the past 10 days. Cutler also had been staying away from the offseason program.


As a result, the Broncos decided to trade Cutler, whom they were convinced "no longer has any desire to play for the Denver Broncos."


According to NFL senior analyst Chris Mortensen, however, Cutler replied, "No," in a text message when asked whether Bowlen had directly tried to contact him.

Cutler's agent, Bus Cook, said the Broncos first got in touch with him on Tuesday.

"The perception that they've been burning the phone lines the last 10 days is wrong," Cook said. "In fact, the other day I asked Jay if he had heard from them and he said, 'No.' I didn't hear from them until yesterday [Tuesday] morning when [GM] Brian Xanders called me and said that Mr. Bowlen needs to speak with Jay now. I told him all I can do is leave Jay a message.


Cutler to Bears

ESPN.com's Bill Williamson and the rest of the ESPN.com NFL blog network look at the fallout from the deal that took Jay Cutler to Chicago. Blog


"I didn't reach Jay directly -- I don't know what he was doing -- but I left a message. Then Brian called at the end of the day and asked me if I had heard from him. I hadn't. I heard from Jay when he called to tell me he just saw on TV he was being traded. They can spin it the way they want to spin it."

At first, McDaniels had faith he could repair the strained relationship with his temperamental quarterback -- if only he could get him to call him back. On Tuesday, he became convinced that just wasn't going to happen.

Cutler is halfway through the six-year, $48 million contract he signed as the 11th overall pick out of Vanderbilt in the 2006 draft. He's 17-20 as Broncos starter, although that's misleading because of Denver's dismal defense.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com

[BruceWayne]

Kind of surprising... the papers here all thought he would be going to Washington. I don't really mind seeing him gone, too much drama lately

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

Kind of surprising... the papers here all thought he would be going to Washington. I don't really mind seeing him gone, too much drama lately

Orton will be your QB now?

[tommyboy81]

Am I the only one who thinks maybe Denver got the better end of the deal?

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

Orton will be your QB now?

They can trade him too

[BruceWayne]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

Am I the only one who thinks maybe Denver got the better end of the deal?

I'm not huge into football, but I feel we were better to be rid of him. He was being like a pouty baby when the new coach told him he could be traded.

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

I'm not huge into football, but I feel we were better to be rid of him. He was being like a pouty baby when the new coach told him he could be traded.

yeah good riddance. That trade was FAST

[QwikSand]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

I'm not huge into football, but I feel we were better to be rid of him. He was being like a pouty baby when the new coach told him he could be traded.

That's the thing, he wasn't told. He found out after the deal fell through that he would have been part of it.

[BruceWayne]

Anyone who's a Chicago fan, be ready to hear about his diabetes every chance they get. It could make for a decent drinking game though.

[BruceWayne]

Originally Posted by QwikSand

That's the thing, he wasn't told. He found out after the deal fell through that he would have been part of it.

k, well didn't know that much... but still he felt like he was untouchable.

[Belloche]

That's a pretty steep price but Cutler is a huge upgrade at QB for the Bears. Good, young quarterbacks aren't that easy to come by.

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

Orton will be your QB now?

Now they need to draft a QB, they probally wouldnt be able to get Stafford or Sanchaz, but they could get that Kansas State QB, forget his name

[PH3AR]

I like the move, even thou if he would have went to Redskins they would be a super bowl contender, but the Bears needed a good QB ever since Jim McMahon left, i would say that they will be a lot better next year, but their defense wasnt really good this year for some reason

[proxpilot]

If anyone wants Eli Manning feel free to take him.

[Deemarr22]

Haha, another Bill Belichick's products messing up (Weis, Crennel, Mangini, and now McDaniels.), Denver will never forget this day they traded their franchise quarterback because their 'new' coach wanted his own system quarterback.

[MarkG]

Originally Posted by proxpilot

If anyone wants Eli Manning feel free to take him.

Why would you try to trade Eli MAnning?

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by authenticDR

Haha, another Bill Belichick's products messing up (Weis, Crennel, Mangini, and now McDaniels.), Denver will never forget this day they traded their franchise quarterback because their 'new' coach wanted his own system quarterback.

+1

[QwikSand]

If Hester can become the deep threat they want him to be, this could be huge.

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by QwikSand

If Hester can become the deep threat they want him to be, this could be huge.

+1, but since he been playing offence he really hasnt been a threat in the kick/punt return game

[Darkhawk9587]

First, Orton is a good QB. Not great, but still good. Second, the Bears gave up way too much to get Cutler IMO. As a Chiefs fan, I am biased when I say this, but Cutler is not worth what the Bears gave up for him. Sure, he's a great young QB, but Orton got the shaft when they could've kept him, drafted a young QB, and maybe have helped the aging defense out a bit. People are saying that the Bears are going to the Superbowl because of this...they're nuts!