My knee is fine now and Matt knew he wouldn't get a sniff, he may even have to beat out Thigpen to get the starters job in KC.

I dont think cassell will have a problem removing thigpen from the starters role lets face it croyle and huard did

Come on.

Cutler said his was annoyed at Shanahan being sacked.

This is entirely McDaniels' fault.

Firstly you never ever trade or talk about trading your franchise QB (although as a Bears fan i don't expect you to understand the concept of a franchise QB ). Certainly not when the player you are trading is arguably elite or on the verge of being elite. Added to the fact that the player he wanted has started 15 games since high school and is an average player (Cassell is no better than Thigpen).

Not only that. McDaniels then denied he had entertained trade talks, then back tracked and said people approached him and they considered it. McDaniels had a meeting with Cutler and effectively said yes your our QB (by default) but i'm not ruling out the possibility of a trade in the future. Cutler was willing to go back but didn't get the answers/assurances he wanted.

Frankly i think Cutler is well within his rights to demand a trade. He has all the leverage. If he doesn't want to play, and i understand why with a head coach like that, then he doesn't play. He will get his trade and it is entirely the fault of McDaniels who has set the franchise back 5 years.

Would you play for a head coach you know didn't want you when you could go elsewhere?

I disagree. Thigpen is equally as good as Cassell if not better and already knows the sytem. Cutler is a relatively poor passer and was helped massively by the fact he just threw short passes to Moss and/or Welker.

Cutler is only counting just over $1million on the Broncos cap this season so he ain't going anywhere.How can you say he's a franchise QB when he's never lead the team to the playoffs and he has a losing record as a starter.He's a slightly better than average QB who has an over inflated view of himself shown last season when he said he had a better arm than Elway,he's not good enough to lace Elways boots.

Are you genuinely claiming to be Tom Brady ?

Is it a looney pop day out or something ?

There are some strange folk hang around on t'internet.

If I was Tom Brady i'd be spending my time with Gisele,not posting on a RL messageboard

He is way more than average. He is a fantastic QB. As for the comments about Elway he may have a stronger arm than him but that is not to say he is a better player, and he has never claimed he is.

So you have to lead a team to the play-offs to be a franchise QB?

Therefore:

Trent Dilfer was a franchise QB?
Rex Grossman is a franchise QB?

Amongst others.

Rodgers isn't a franchise QB?

A franchise QB is somebody you can build a team around for years to come. Cutler is one of those players.

If Cutler isn't a franchise QB in your opinion then why trade for Cassell who has done nothing either?

Who would you say is a franchise QB?

Me too but their married now so there will be non of that for them

I think they obviously see a franchise QB as someone who can lead a team for years to come and have a winning record but with the amount of coaching changes that happen nowadays its hard.

i.e shanahan saw a lot in cutler and a few more years together im sure it would have come together for them, but now youve got a coach come in who IMO will be very good in the long term but needs his own players to do so. He just chose the wrong way of doing things and if he does lose Cutler which looks likely he will regret it but every coach makes mistakes.

except belicheck