After watching the unwatchable game between the Niners and the Bears on Thursday night, there were many things that I took away from the game. The one that overrides them all is the fact that Jay Cutler does not know how to deal with pressure at this point in his career. Whether it is last season’s collapse with the Broncos, his inability to play well in nationally televised games, or overall under-achievement this season with his new team, Jay Cutler continues to fall short in pressure situations.
Sometimes a problem like this follows a player over the course of his career, and other times players learn, grow, and become more comfortable in those, one-time scary, situations. That, in my opinion, is how you can gauge how committed your quarterback is to winning. If your quarterback just ignores his problem and thinks, ”Hey, I am a good quarterback, and I don’t need to change anything,” then he will never get better when the heat is on. He will continue falling short of winning the ”Big One,” and his teams will always suffer because of it. On the other hand, if your quarterback dedicates time to trying to overcome his fear, then you know that your quarterback is willing to do anything for the team, and conversely, they will be willing to do anything for him. When you have a team that is playing hard and feeling accountable for everybody else, that is when your team begins to come together in order to win championships. But none of that happens until your quarterback tries to make a change. And that means you, Cutty!
Below is a picture of Jay Cutler choking. This happens so much for Cutty that it does not even phase him anymore. This is just another day at the office for the Bears’ starting quarterback.
