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This is a prediction and you can hold me to it, until it proves to be false, then you never heard it from me. Brandon Marshall wants out of Denver and will not end up a Bear.

Mostly Brandon will not go to Chicago because the Bears have nothing else to give up. Unless they just want to trade franchises or something and that would sort of defeat the purpose.

Jay Cutler would love to throw to Brandon Marshall as a Bear

The Bears gave up two first round picks to get Jay Cutler and would love to get top flight receiver Brandon Marshall.

“I talked to ‘B’ a few days ago,” Cutler told the (Newport News, Va.) Daily Press. “Just checking in on him and seeing how he’s doing, because I went through a similar thing that he’s going through.

“I played with Brandon for three years and I think he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL. I think he can be one of the greatest ever to play.”

Marshall indicated he wants the Broncos to trade him, although the team may not be willing to honor the request.

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Things just keep getting crazier for Jay Cutler. After being quietly, well maybe not real quietly, ushered out of Denver, he now finds himself in the unlikely position of having Kyle Orton post a better season.

Relax, relax, nobody is saying that Kyle Orton is as big of a talent as Jay Cutler. It is more what is surrounding each quarterback that makes an enormous difference. Jay Cutler just does not have the weapons around him in Chicago and Kyle Orton does in Denver.

Jay Cutler has the talent, but not the weapons

The only reason we’re having this discussion is because…well, it’s a gimmick — ex-Bear versus current Bear — and Denver’s wide receivers are clearly better than Chicago’s. It’s not reasonable to prefer Orton based on anything else. But if you’re just looking at the receivers, then you’re not considering the entire passing game. Matt Forte had 63 catches last year while Greg Olsen(notes) and Desmond Clark(notes) combined for 95. And when Devin Hester(notes) possesses the football, he’s among the most dangerous men in the NFL. He’ll finally have a chance to work with an elite passer. Chicago massively upgraded its O-line, too.

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The IFO was at the OTA for Da Bears and that is all you need to know.

Huh?

The ball was humming with velocity not seen for some time in these parts.

Huh?

Oh yeah, the Identified Flying Object was the football coming fast at the receivers that were not used to it at the Organized Training Activity. Jay Cutler can wing it and he has the receivers excited.

“You just have to get used to catching a ball that comes that hard,” said Davis. “It comes fast; it’s on you real quick. You’ve got to get your head around. Once you get used to running routes with him and catching the ball from him, it gets a little bit easier. But he throws the ball pretty hard and the heat is still on the ball 20 yards down the field. It’s not like you’re [just] five yards away from him and it’s hot.”
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Jay Cutler has a rocket

Now being a Lions fan it will be fun to see the Bears come into town firing the ball all over the place and the Lions with Culpepper or Stafford throwing deep balls. My gosh, these teams might even be entertaining!

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SI ranks the NFL teams going into next season. The team ranked number one is only a surprise in that they are not the Super Bowl Champion Steelers. No, it is the New England Patriots with Tom Brady back at quarterback and the knee behaving just fine.

The Steelers are ranked number two and the New York Giants are ranked number 3.

Now the big surprise is the Chicago Bears. The Bears, uhh, excuse me, Dah Bears, have always had a great defense with Brian Urlacher and the boys, but now they finally have a quarterback to go with them. Jay Cutler will make the difference and SI has ranked them number 4.

Jay Cutler will help the Bears to the North Division title

Just don’t tell Peyton Manning about this.

How good of a leader can Cutler be, coming in with the knock that he chafes on some teammates. It’ll be interesting to see if he meshes well with Brian Urlacher; I don’t take for granted that he will. Because of the Cutler factor and because I don’t love the defense the way I did two or three years ago, I didn’t want to leap the Bears over so many other teams. But then I went back and looked at their 2008 numbers. The bedrock stats for a good defense, I’ve always thought, are opponents yards per rush, turnovers forced and opponents’ yards per pass. The yards per rush, 3.4, was excellent, third-best in the league. Turnovers forced, 32, was very good, second in the league. And yards per pass play by foes, 6.20, was eighth in the league. All good. If Cutler can lead an offense that puts up 400 points, only a point and a fraction more than a year ago, the Bears should win 12.

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Oh, this would be so perfect. How could any fan of the North Division of the NFL ask for more? Brett Favre will soon get his release from the Jets and the rumor mill has Brett playing for the Vikings.

Now before we get into the perfect part, it is time for my rant about end of careers and baseball. Baseball? Yeah, baseball. You see, in my mind, as simple as it is, there is a great reason to have a designated hitter, no matter what Crash Davis says.

What do you believe in, then?
Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
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The reason we have a designated hitter is to see the stars past their prime still whack a baseball. It does not tarnish their career. Why do fans feel if a player is not great to the bitter end they have tarnished their careers? That is nonsense. Let them play until nobody wants them. They can still be fun to watch and Brett Favre is fun to watch.

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How strange it will be for the Broncos with Kyle Orton at quarterback. It will take a while to wash away the stain of Jay Cutler. First they tried to get another quarterback from anyone and then they drafted a running back in Knowshon Moreno to help the running game.

Then with the first pick they took Tom Brandstater, a quarterback from Fresno State.

That would be the first pick of the 6th round.

Brandstater said he had some contact with the Broncos but didn’t necessarily expect to be picked by Denver.

“I thought I had a pretty good connection with them, but the draft is so hard to know, who’s interested and who’s not,” Brandstater said.

Brandstater thought all along that Denver would be among his favorites.

“The last two quarterbacks that Coach McDaniels has had were Tom Brady and Matt Cassel,” Brandstater said. “I think my measurables are similar to theirs.

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Good luck on those measurables translating into being as good as Matt Cassel and we won’t even go to the Tom Brady thing.

Denver needs to move past Jay Cutler

The odd thing is that Kyle Orton won more games than Jay Cutler and here is where it gets tricky. In Chicago the defense won games and it was Kyle’s job not to lose them. In Denver, last year, the offense won games and the defense was pathetic.

Here is hoping that Denver improved their defense or all the fans will complain that Cutler is gone!

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Jay Cutler is now the starting quarterback of the Chicago Bears and things will have to change. The new Chicago Bears will take to the air like never before. Look for the Bears to try and add a receiver or two to the roster before the start of the season. It will be the Air Bears.

Jay and Lovie will let the ball fly

Now don’t get too carried away, Lovie Smith still wants to run and with Matt Forte coming off a 1,200 yard plus season, who wouldn’t.

“In a perfect world, you want balance,” says Smith, whose offense still needs an upgrade at receiver to complement Cutler. “If there are 60 plays, you want to run it 30 times and throw it 30 times. But the games always dictate what you do. And there are always situations when the quarterback has to make the throws for you.”

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Beware; the Squibster is in rant mode. You have been warned.

No Jay Cutler. No, we let him go to the Bears. They gave up too much everyone hollers! Well, that is odd, because now they have a quarterback and everyone is handing them the division. Guess what, when you win the division, you get to go to the playoffs. Ok, ok, it is true that as a Lions fan, going to the playoffs is not understandable, but teams do it!

So what if they gave up too much. The Bears have a quarterback and my hapless Lions are, well…hapless.

Now there is a mock draft out there having the Lions take Rhett Bomar, former Oklahoma quarterback, from Sam Houston State. What????

The Lions will take Baylor OT Jason Smith, not Georgia QB Matthew Stafford, in this month’s NFL Draft, according to National Football Post’s latest Mock Draft. The projections do have the Lions drafting a quarterback though - former Sam Houston St. and Oklahoma gunslinger Rhett Bomar.

Stafford isn’t projected to be selected until the No. 10 overall selection (San Francisco). Quickly rising QB Mark Sanchez, on the other hand, is slated to go No. 4 overall to Seattle.
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Rhett throws off his helmet just thinking of the Lions

So let me think if this line of reasoning makes sense. The Lions did not get Cutler, because they thought it was too much to give up, so we let arch rival Chicago have him. Cutler was not worth it because he only went to the Pro Bowl? Huh?

Now we don’t want to draft Stafford, because it would be taking a chance, and we don’t want to take any chances? Like the Lions could be worse? Didn’t they lose all of their games? Count them, All. Geez, don’t take any chances when you are 0 - 16.

Now the solution will be found in the third round, late in the third round? What? What happened to wheeling and dealing for Sanchez or Freeman, if Stafford somehow does not fit the bill?

And what happens to all of you Lions fans out there that want a tackle, if he turns out to be Robert Gallery the second or Big Tony Mandarich 2. Did you ever think of that?

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Oh hand me a beer quick or anything with a mug involved, because this Lions fan has to do some crying. Why did the Lions let Cutler go to the Bears? Instantly the Bears move to the top of the anemic North division of the NFL, which isn’t saying a whole lot, but is still light years ahead of the Lions.

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The Bears gave up half of their franchise and then some, but Cutler will bring his passing prowess to Chicago and not Detroit.

The trade gives the Bears the franchise quarterback they have long lacked and instantly affects the balance of power in the division. But it came at an awfully stiff price.

The Bears gave up two first-round picks, a third-round pick and quarterback Kyle Orton, according to multiple reports. One of the first-round picks is in next year’s draft. The Broncos also gave up a fifth-round pick.

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What this means is that the Lions had better nab a QB in the draft or they are sunk. Do you want to face the NFL with a used up slow Daunte Culpepper and have him get hurt leaving you with my main man from MSU, Drew Stanton? Uhh, no.

So please tell me that Matt Stafford graded off the scale and will be the Lions first pick in the draft.

Now where is that mug?

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Why should this have even been a game? What is it that could get the Chiefs to play so good at the end of the year when they have so little to play for?

KC took the early 17 - 7 lead in the first half, but the Bronco’s came back to take the lead and then made a goal line stand to hold it.

The Broncos finally found a way to win at home Sunday, rallying past Kansas City 24-17, but they lost their sixth tailback when bulldozing rookie Peyton Hillis went down with a strained right hamstring.

Bell came in and helped the Broncos (8-5) snap a three-game losing skid at home by rumbling for 52 yards on 11 carries, including a crucial 28-yard run on Denver’s game-winning, 95-yard touchdown drive.

Cornerback Dre’ Bly then stuffed Kansas City quarterback Tyler Thigpen a yard shy of the end zone on fourth-and-goal to seal the Broncos’ first win at home since Oct 5 and atone for their lopsided loss to the Chiefs (2-11) in September.
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Denver loses another running back and yet still has a three game lead on the underperforming San Diego Chargers.

What is it about division games? The Chiefs have only two victories and wouldn’t you know it, one of them is against the Chiefs. Can you even name one player beyond Larry Johnson? Division games bring you two teams that just seem to know each other to well.

Denver is playing for the Division title. They should have romped, not struggled.

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