Did Cutler quit?

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#101
#102
#102
What it boils down to is, was an injured Cutler better than Collins or Hanie? My guess is no given how the first half went. Lovie really had nothing to lose by putting the other guys in there.
 
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#103
kev20 said:
this would lead a rational person to come to the conclusion that he did try to come back after halftime. just because he didn't come out onto the field during the game and try doesn't mean he didn't test it out.
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He played the first series and I think he only threw one pass, which was a weak one off of his back foot while escaping defenders.
 
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DynamiteMcGhee said:
He played the first series and I think he only threw one pass, which was a weak one off of his back foot while escaping defenders.
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correct. I was talking more about him riding the bike and everything. it wasn't necessary for me to see him on the field after that to know that he was testing it out to see if he could continue.
 
#105
#105
the fact that he played with a torn mcl without a brace..is amazing.

derrick brooks need to shut up
 
#106
#106
If bears fans run cutler for this, they'll leapfrog eagles fans for the worst fans in the NFL title
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miamicane said:
the fact that he played with a torn mcl without a brace..is amazing.

derrick brooks need to shut up
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But, but Rivers played on a torn ACL for an entire game in the playoffs...



j/k


There is a point when one is stupid by trying to play through an injury.
 
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Burhead said:
But, but Rivers played on a torn ACL for an entire game in the playoffs...



j/k


There is a point when one is stupid by trying to play through an injury.
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as was the case with Rivers, who went 19-37 for 211 yds and failed to lead his team on a TD drive while throwing 2 picks.
 
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doozer said:
as was the case with Rivers, who went 19-37 for 211 yds and failed to lead his team on a TD drive while throwing 2 picks.
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People have short and inaccurate memories. Thus the worship of Rivers for "being a man' and playing ineffectively on 1 leg, or Brett Favre limping around playing terribly.
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#112
#112
You never wanna see a player take himself out of a game, but i suspect the medical staff told him he was done.

Goes without saying but people can be real idiots sometimes.
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#113
milohimself said:
You never wanna see a player take himself out of a game, but i suspect the medical staff told him he was done.

Goes without saying but people can be real idiots sometimes.
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This.
No matter if you like Cutler or not, he's been a tough dude all year.
 
#114
#114
let's not forget about the fact that MJD sat the last two games while his team pissed away the playoffs.
 
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milohimself said:
Yep. Dude is a lot of things, including a prick, but soft is not one of them.
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It's not coincidence that the most angry Urlacher got the entire presser was when Cutler was questioned.
I can't imagine how MJD would react if the sportscenter headline had been "Players tweeting about Maurice Jones-Drew sitting out game when he could have played, costs team playoff berth"
It's messed up
 
#120
#120
Will Jones-Drew try playing cornerback?

No, Maurice Jones-Drew isn't changing positions.

But that backpedaling might help the Jacksonville Jaguars at cornerback if the running back wanted to become a two-way player.

Jones-Drew spoke to the Associated Press on Monday to try to stem the backlash from two tweets he wrote about Jay Cutler during the NFC Championship Game.

The first was aimed at Florida fans more than Cutler, he explained.

"I threw out this joke and the backlash came in," Jones-Drew said. "I tried to make it right, but it backfired."

From the story:

The Bears are still miffed by the tweets. Receiver Earl Bennett, Cutler's
teammate at Vanderbilt, called the criticism "very unprofessional." Defensive tackle
Anthony Adams labeled it "garbage" and "unfair."

"I expect them to stick up for Cutler," Jones-Drew said. "That's your teammate,
that's how this league works. I hope they realize I don't have any hard feelings
toward Cutler. I never questioned his toughness. It's not a matter of toughness.
You have to be tough to play this game.

"I don't think anyone was questioning his toughness. Some guys were
questioning his body language on the sideline at the end of the game. I wasn't
even doing that. I was making a joke for the Florida fans and people took it out
of context."

Clearly people were questioning Cutler's toughness.

And no matter the intended tone of Jones-Drew's second tweet -- "All I'm saying is that he can finish the game on a hurt knee... I played the whole season on one..." -- it seems difficult to believe it didn't question Cutler's toughness.

I don't question Jones-Drew's, but pointed out in that post this morning that MJD did not, in fact, play the whole season on a bad knee. He missed the team's final two games.

As my NFC West colleague Mike Sando pointed, any player who publicly questioned Cutler's toughness is now open to extra scrutiny with regard to his injury history and injuries going forward.

Here's to hoping Jones-Drew remains durable going forward.
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Will Jones-Drew try playing cornerback? - AFC South Blog - ESPN
 
#121
#121
He didn't quit, but he did check out. An MCL sprain/tear is serious stuff.
 
#123
#123
Richard was flat out disgusting when healthy. Have heard many former big leaguers say he had the best stuff they have ever seen.
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BigPapaVol said:
It's ludicrous to even begin to think that a guy would voluntarily take himself out of a title game.
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I remember Thurman Thomas taking himself out of the Super Bowl with cramps right after he fumbled and gave the momentum back to Dallas. I also remember that nobody questioned his heart or character.
 
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NYYVol said:
Richard was flat out disgusting when healthy. Have heard many former big leaguers say he had the best stuff they have ever seen.
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Fast ball actually looked like it rose.
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