Or so says ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski:
Will someone please give Jay Cutler his pacifier, hand him his favorite blankie and put him back in his crib for his afternoon nap? Because if he cries anymore about a trade that didn’t happen, we’ll have to check his Pampers.
Cutler is the quarterback of the Denver Broncos. At least for now he is.
Turns out the Broncos are/were shopping him. The three-way trade between the Broncos, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t reach critical mass, but names (Cutler to the Bucs, Matt Cassel to the Broncos) and numbers (first- and fourth-round draft picks to the Patriots) were discussed.
But it didn’t happen. Repeat: didn’t happen.
So what if the Broncos considered proposals from the Bucs? Who cares whether they listened to an offer from the Detroit Lions? When you haven’t reached the playoffs since ’05, when you gag away a three-game division lead with three games left, you listen to everybody about anybody.
“If they were in fact trying to trade Jay Cutler, then I think that’s a situation that’s going to cause a very serious problem for the organization,” Cook huffed and puffed.
Why? Because Cutler’s precious feelings were hurt? Please.
The nontrade causes serious problems only if Cutler wants it that way. To whine about the Broncos’ kicking the tires on a trade accomplishes nothing. Especially from a guy with zero playoff appearances and a grand total of 37 NFL games.
Cutler has accomplished nothing in this league. He has pretty passing numbers, but so what? It’s time for him to do a Brooks and grow up. It’s time for him to spit out the pacifier.
I couldn’t agree more. If Cutler wants to cry about possibly being traded, then he should win something first. Sports are a business and trades happen within that business. Wojciechowski has it right – Cutler needs to grow up.
