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Steelers involved in 3-team trade with Jay Cutler
by GCCSteel » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:34 pm
You heard it here first.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f8ac5f&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true
Cutler's wish granted: Broncos to trade Pro Bowl QB
Associated Press
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos said Tuesday that they have granted Jay Cutler his request and traded him in a 3-team blockbuster trade involving Super Bowl winner Pittsburgh and the New York Jets.
There was no shortage of teams interested in the 25-year-old rocket-armed quarterback, whose unhappy offseason began with Mike Shanahan's firing and has haunted new coach Josh McDaniels' budding regime. The Jets were a major contender for a possible trade, but Pittsburgh was never mentioned.
The Jets will deal OG Alan Faneca and DB Justin Miller to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh will deliver Byron Leftwich, as well as their 1st and 6th Rd picks to the Broncos. In exchange, Denver will gift wrap Jay Cutler to the Jets, who were in dire need of a QB after the retiring of Brett Favre.
Cutler is halfway through the six-year, $48 million contract he signed as the 11th overall pick out of Vanderbilt in the 2006 draft. He was 17-20 as the Broncos' starter, although that's misleading because of Denver's dismal defense.
In games that the Broncos have allowed 21 points or fewer, Cutler is an impressive 13-1, and that only loss was to Green Bay in 2007 when the Packers won the coin toss and Brett Favre threw an 82-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime.
Cutler was upset when Shanahan was fired as coach and even requested that members of Shanahan's offensive staff be retained, which didn't happen.
Cutler had started to come around, meeting several times with McDaniels and expressing an eagerness to learn his intricate Patriots-style attack that will replace the West Coast system the quarterback has run since he was a rookie.
But that all changed when word leaked that McDaniels had spoken with the Patriots about Cassel.
At the NFL Annual Meeting in Southern California last week, McDaniels said the team was committed to Cutler, although he said no options, including trades, were being ruled out.
"I've always been optimistic," McDaniels said. "He's on our team, he's under contract, and I understand there's things we have to work toward in our relationship." Not anymore.
McDaniels, 32, is in his first head-coaching job after serving as offensive coordinator for New England, where he developed the untested Cassel into a top quarterback in 2008. McDaniels has never denied that "conversations took place" about acquiring Cassel, nor does he apologize for them.
"You take into consideration what anybody is trying to offer up," McDaniels said. "The quality of the trade you feel, in the long run, improves your team, you analyze it and pull the trigger.
"It's been made very clear to me it's my job to improve the team."
McDaniels even had fun with the feud last week, smiling as he posed for pictures at the NFL meeting with Cutler's No. 6 jersey when the AFC teams showed off throwback uniforms that they'll use at some point next season.
The Broncos haven't been to the playoffs since reaching the AFC title game in 2005, but the main reason was a lousy defense. McDaniels and new general manager Brian Xanders have gone about retooling the defense with a bevy of waivers and free-agent signings, led by that of veteran safety Brian Dawkins.
This is sure to anger some at Stillers.com
I for one am glad to see Faneca back in the Black and Gold at a much needed position.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f8ac5f&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true
Cutler's wish granted: Broncos to trade Pro Bowl QB
Associated Press
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos said Tuesday that they have granted Jay Cutler his request and traded him in a 3-team blockbuster trade involving Super Bowl winner Pittsburgh and the New York Jets.
There was no shortage of teams interested in the 25-year-old rocket-armed quarterback, whose unhappy offseason began with Mike Shanahan's firing and has haunted new coach Josh McDaniels' budding regime. The Jets were a major contender for a possible trade, but Pittsburgh was never mentioned.
The Jets will deal OG Alan Faneca and DB Justin Miller to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh will deliver Byron Leftwich, as well as their 1st and 6th Rd picks to the Broncos. In exchange, Denver will gift wrap Jay Cutler to the Jets, who were in dire need of a QB after the retiring of Brett Favre.
Cutler is halfway through the six-year, $48 million contract he signed as the 11th overall pick out of Vanderbilt in the 2006 draft. He was 17-20 as the Broncos' starter, although that's misleading because of Denver's dismal defense.
In games that the Broncos have allowed 21 points or fewer, Cutler is an impressive 13-1, and that only loss was to Green Bay in 2007 when the Packers won the coin toss and Brett Favre threw an 82-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime.
Cutler was upset when Shanahan was fired as coach and even requested that members of Shanahan's offensive staff be retained, which didn't happen.
Cutler had started to come around, meeting several times with McDaniels and expressing an eagerness to learn his intricate Patriots-style attack that will replace the West Coast system the quarterback has run since he was a rookie.
But that all changed when word leaked that McDaniels had spoken with the Patriots about Cassel.
At the NFL Annual Meeting in Southern California last week, McDaniels said the team was committed to Cutler, although he said no options, including trades, were being ruled out.
"I've always been optimistic," McDaniels said. "He's on our team, he's under contract, and I understand there's things we have to work toward in our relationship." Not anymore.
McDaniels, 32, is in his first head-coaching job after serving as offensive coordinator for New England, where he developed the untested Cassel into a top quarterback in 2008. McDaniels has never denied that "conversations took place" about acquiring Cassel, nor does he apologize for them.
"You take into consideration what anybody is trying to offer up," McDaniels said. "The quality of the trade you feel, in the long run, improves your team, you analyze it and pull the trigger.
"It's been made very clear to me it's my job to improve the team."
McDaniels even had fun with the feud last week, smiling as he posed for pictures at the NFL meeting with Cutler's No. 6 jersey when the AFC teams showed off throwback uniforms that they'll use at some point next season.
The Broncos haven't been to the playoffs since reaching the AFC title game in 2005, but the main reason was a lousy defense. McDaniels and new general manager Brian Xanders have gone about retooling the defense with a bevy of waivers and free-agent signings, led by that of veteran safety Brian Dawkins.
This is sure to anger some at Stillers.com
I for one am glad to see Faneca back in the Black and Gold at a much needed position.
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Re: Steelers involved in 3-team trade with Jay Cutler
by toomuchmerrilhoge » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:19 pm
god damn it. I almost believed it until I got to the part about Faneca...
very funny!
very funny!
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Re: Steelers involved in 3-team trade with Jay Cutler
by SteelCityFan » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:19 pm
Hahahaha! And I thought I was going to have to bring my sniper rifle across the country to meet big red in Pittsburgh! Good times, good times......... 
Re: Steelers involved in 3-team trade with Jay Cutler
by Nel » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:03 pm
I suppose this is the one day of the year that trolling is allowed.
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Re: Steelers involved in 3-team trade with Jay Cutler
by lloydrules » Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:19 pm
toomuchmerrilhoge wrote:god damn it. I almost believed it until I got to the part about Faneca...
very funny!
Gee, and, ummm, Leftwich is a free agent. Pgh can't deal him to anyone.
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