Brett Favre: Jay Cutler can take Bears to Super Bowl
Brett Favre turned analyst on ESPN 1000’s Carmen and Jurko show. According to ESPN.com, he thinks that Jay Cutler can take the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl.
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“It goes without saying that Jay has all the tools it takes to be a great quarterback,” Favre said, via ESPN.com. “And I think the pieces are beginning to be in place. For years their defense had just been so dominating, and it’s time for their offense to really prove their worth. I think Jay can be that guy.”
The Bears have surrounded Jay Cutler with excellent skill players in Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffrey, Martellus Bennett and Matt Forte. So if Cutler is going to prove the Bears offense’s worth — and in turn his own $126 million worth — then he’s going to need the help of those four players. Cutler has always been good, sometimes great, but never elite. Favre thinks that could change.
“Rich Gannon did it. Steve Young did it. Sure,” Favre said. “I think you become a lot wiser as you kind of lose some of your physical abilities. I think at 30 for a quarterback, really, you’re just kind of hitting your prime.”
ESPN Bears reporter Michael C. Wright expressed a connection between the two quarterbacks: a strong arm and a high interception total. As Cutler turns 31, he could be entering a point of maturation where he stops attempting to fit balls into tight windows, where he turns the corner on bad decision making. Turnovers make all the difference come playoff time.