Oh, That's Where I Left My Petard!

It's amusing to see the media go into hyper analysis mode over Jay Cutler now that we know he had a partially torn MCL that kept him from finishing Sunday's game. It's really much more simple than what people make it out to be. It really only has two facets.

The first one os the injury itself. Yes a partial tear of the MCL isn't good. Yet we've seen numerous QB's play with debilitating leg injuries. We've all seen Elway, Marino, Montana, Leftwich, etc. finish games where they could barely move. That's not figuratively either. Post Achilles injury, Marino literally could not move. All these guys just put on a brace that locked the knee into place, got in the shotgun and let er rip. Lovie Smith said that the instability of the knee was why they took him out. Unless the trainers forgot knee braces, that excuse just doesn't cut it.

The second issue is Jay Cutler's attitude. He is a surely, ego maniacal, Jeff George/Ryan Leaf hybrid. He seems to always be trying to convince everyone of how great he is, how stupid they are or pouting over some perceived slight. Pouting seemed to be what he was doing while injured. My informal poll as to what was really wrong with him showed that most people thought he had a concussion given his detachment from the team. Now we know it was a one man pity party. For him to cry because his peers aren't showing him enough respect? Are you kidding? How many media members and players have you made it your goal to make their life miserable? You just can't treat people like they are unworthy to be around you then ask surprised when they give you a flaming tire at the first chance.

The bottom line is simple. Cutler may have a great arm but he is a world class douchebag and he came up small where the greats came up big. All while trying to tell us that he belonged in that upper echelon of all time QB's. You made your bed now lie in. He just needs to suck it up and quit pouting. If he has any guts at all, he'll come back big whenever the next season is.