Monday, August 7, 2017

Jay Cutler signs with Dolphins

Jay Cutler has been lured out of his short retirement by the Miami Dolphins and a one year contract that could pay him $13 million with incentives. Cutler gets $10 million guaranteed to play for his former offensive coordinator Adam Gase under whom he had one of his best seasons.

I give the Dolphins credit for getting the best quarterback available when it became clear that Tannehill would miss most or all of the season with a knee injury. Kaepernick was no real option in Miami due to his pro Castro stance, and Castro is hated by the Cuban population of South Florida.

The problem with Cutler is that he has always shown lots of potential but then never lives up to it. Cutler reminds me of Jeff George, in showing lots of talent at times but never doing anything with it. Cutler has the reputation of not caring much about football but still was the best option for the Dolphins.


Cutler has a good offensive line and running game with the Dolphins and a good running game. The division other than the Patriots won't cause the Dolphins much concern. Cutler is accurate but makes bad decisions sometimes which leads to turnovers. Still he is head and shoulders better than Dolphins backup Matt Moore who really struggled with the pressure on being a stater while with the Panthers.

Jay Cutler photo   By John Martinez Pavliga - originally posted to Flickr as IMG_7873, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8453206

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