Both are super high quality young quarterbacks in this league. If their respective teams can hold on to them, it should really be a fantastic duel twice a year for the next five, six, seven years. You really can't go wrong with either guy.
Cutler comes to a new team, new system, new personnel. Rodgers comes back to the same team, those fantastic receivers, familiar opponents. It's not hard to predict a big statistical year for Rodgers. It's a little harder to see Cutler putting up the type of numbers for the Bears next year that he did with the Broncos last year. I'm hoping, but I don't think that's quite realistic.
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled with Cutler. And if I had to start a franchise, right now, and choose a young stud QB to lead that team for the next decade, it would be Cutler over Rodgers in a heartbeat. The upside is just too high with Cutler. That cannon, those feet, that frame, are all just too alluring.
And there's just something I don't like about those California boys. I don't know, maybe Cade spoiled 'em for me. Give me a corn fed Midwestern type any day (although Rexy didn't exactly help their cause).
But I think Rodgers is primed to put up another 4,000+ yard season in 2009. Is Cutler going to be able to put up 4,000 yards on a new team with that offense? How many yards can the Matt Forte/Greg Olsen duo account for? If Hester is good for 1,000, and that's a big if I think, then another receiver is going to have to step up and have a big year too.
Who's that going to be?
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