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Josh McDaniels fired. Confirmed by Adam Schefter and multiple other sources.
I don't think Orton threw half the interceptions that Cutler did last season did he? Jay just about set an NFL record. He almost made Grossman look like a Hall of Famer. Almost.
The NFL record is 42 interception by former Chicago Bears Quarterback George Blanda in 1962 when he was with the Oilers.
Sid Luckman threw 31 interceptions in 1947 for the Chicago Bears, which is the franchise record. Isn't Luckman the Chicago Bears poster child for QBs?
Jay Cutler is in the top three in passing yards, passing attempts, passing completions, passing TDs, and of course interceptions for a season in Bears Franchise History with his 2009 season, as bad as it is widely know as being around the league, it was fantastic by Bears standards.
Here's his franchise records:
-Cutler ranks 2nd behind Erik Kramer's 1995 season for most passing yards in a season with 3666 yards (Kramer had 3838)
-Cutler ranks 1st in passing attempts for a season with 555
-Cutler ranks 1st in passing completions for a season with 366
-Cuter ranks 3rd in passing touchdowns for a season with 27 (Kramer owns the record with 29 in 1995).
-Cutler ranks 2nd in interceptions thrown for season with 26
Source: Top 10 Passing - Season
Of course the results of Cutler doing this is a 7-9 season last year. This year, Cutler likely wont break any franchise records, but the Bears are 9-3 right now. So Kyle Orton can keep his yardage, touchdowns, while his team still sucks and I'll take a Jay Cutler right now who is winning games for the Bears.
I know pathetic isn't it? The Packers are going to go a good 30 years having only 2 starting QB's. It's a revolving door at Soldier Field because none of them are really worth building a team around. Everyone remembers Jim McMahon as a great QB but he really wasn't.
McMahon had potential but aside from the injuries he was very cocky and flamboyant. Now he's a drunk. Half the time when Ditka was a raving lunatic on the sideline it was because McMahon was constantly calling his own plays. They did work out pretty well a lot of times though.
Kramer was consistently average. You had a decent shot at seeing the Bears win if you made the trip to Soldier Field which before the remodel I used to go to 4 games a year at least. Now it's too damn expensive but that's a whole other thread.
Cutler and Grossman seem very similar to me. They each show flashes of brilliance but then come back and make the most insanely stupid decisions which usually result in turnovers. Cutler is on a roll though but I need to see how he performs in the rest of the games.
I guess the thing is after you've gotten your hopes up so many years in a row just to have them dashed again and again I can't be all rah, rah, rah anymore because I want more than immediate gratification.
Yeah, they should...but that takes smart ownership. Something we don't have.The Bears should be a dynasty.
Does anyone else find it hilarious that the Broncos named Running Back coach Eric Studesville as his interim replacement...even though the Broncos are 29th in the league w/ 86.2 yards rushing/game?
Darren McFadden avg's more ypg rushing than the entire Broncos team.