Giving All That You Have For The Team

The Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is being grounded up like hamburger over his sitting on the sidelines in the second half of the NFC Championship game after going out with a knee injury.

Let me be the first to tell you I hate Jay Cutler more than any other quarterback in the NFL. Cutler was involved in the now famous Philip Rivers barking incident in which the news media has used over the years to claim that Philip Rivers is a trash talker. What the cameras didn't show on the night that Rivers was caught barking at Cutler was that Cutler had grabbed his crotch and pointing to the San Diego side line. That got the attention of several Charger players including Rivers.

Just two years ago LT sat on the sidelines with his Darth Vader mask on sitting staring into space while the Chargers beat Indy in the playoffs. The only thing I can blame either for is they were not up cheering for their teammates but pouting on the bench.

Philip Rivers was also injured in that Indy game and never came back into the game after he tore up his knee. He did under go surgery the following Monday and played in the AFC Championship game needing to have total reconstruction surgery.

I fail to see how anyone can judge an injury to any player based on how important the game is. Yes Cutler could have pulled a Brett Farve and when the doctors or coaches said sit for the rest of the game he could have said not on your life. I'm playing. Today he would have been a hero even though his team probably would have still lost the game.

If there is one thing that Jay Cutler needs more than anything else is a dose of humble pie. He is a Brett Farve type of quarterback whether he either looks great or stupid on some of the passes he makes. Standing on the sidelines he just has the look of a non caring person who could care less.

The national news media is paid to fill talk time from Sunday to Sunday waiting for the next games. They are looking for anything to help fill the time. In the case of a player going out with a injury you have to trust the doctors and the player who would know whether they can perform up to the expectations needed to win. When they can't they need to sit.

Cutler's case he didn't do much when he was healthy to make you think he would play better hurt. I just wish he would work on his facial expressions that make him look like he cares.