Oh My God! Did That Suck!

No, I'm not talking about our inability to post. Yes, it sucks that we have not posted...anything...for over two months. But amazingly we found something that sucks even more than we do.

I know it is the preseason, but I think Curtis Painter is giving Ryan Leaf and Jamarcus Russell a run for their money in the suck factor category. Yes, Painter was only a 6th round draft pick while the other two were the #1 or #2 picks overall. However, in the two games to end the regular season last year and last weekend's preseason game, Painter has amassed the following incredible statistics:

Attempts: 47
Completions: 17
Passing Yards: 147
Touchdowns: 0
Interceptions: 5
Fumbles Lost: 3
Fumbles Lost: 2
Sacked: 4 times

That works out to an incredible 5.7 NFL passer rating. Yes, that is correct. A whopping 5.7 rating.

Thankfully, I have not watched most of the games that Painter has played in. Sadly, Slut and Kringlebert have had that luxury of watching the debacles in person. I wonder if Polian is kicking himself yet for letting Jim Sorgi go?

However, I'm not totally ready to throw Painter under the bus or out of the Colts' facility quite yet.

It is true that his performance has caused many writers to start creating new words due to how bad it has been in addition to the fact his call duty was the announcement to all Colts fans that they were giving up on a perfect season last year. We have yet to really see Curtis play with the #1 starters to know if things are really as bad as they seem.

When the Colts pulled Peyton and most of the starters last year to rest for the playoffs, poor Curtis got to throw and hand off to the scrub team. Curtis did not have Reggie and Pierre and Austin and Dallas to throw too. Curtis did not have Joe and Donald to hand off to with the starting O-line to create holes. Meanwhile, the Jets and Bills had their starters playing.

The same is mostly true in the recent preseason game. Curtis comes in and Peyton, Reggie and most of the starters head to the bench again. Granted, he was playing against the Niners scrubs but until he plays with the normal receivers and backs, we cannot really know for sure if he can be a passable choice at QB or if we need to start calling Gus Frerotte or heaven forbid even Jeff George to come out of retirement to be the Colts QB.

Wouldn't that be a hoot to have Wonderbeard back on the Colts? Fuck no, who am I kidding!

I know that Polian will has said Painter is and will be the Colts backup QB, but I'm wondering if he has any QBs in waiting on speed dial just in case?

At least the best time of the year is around the corner. The start of the football season and rounding the final turn on the baseball regular season. Fantasy football (my 19th year), Pigskin Pick 'em, rooting for the Cardinals, watching the Cubs fade, rooting against the Yankees...ahhhhhhh, yes, this is a good time of year.

OK, see everyone in another couple of months!

Hopefully not, but no guarantees with this group.

Did Poor Jay Get His Feelings Hurt?

Wah, wah, wah! How dare you think about trading me! Wah, wah ,wah! I am your star QB! Wah, wah, wah! Call me WonderBeard or I'll quit!

Jay Cutler is mad that the Broncos and new head coach Josh McDaniels may have had trade discussions regarding Cutler. The possible three-way trade would have sent Cutler to Tampa Bay and brought Matt Cassel to Denver from New England. The Broncos do not deny the fact, but state that other teams called them and they listened. Now, Cutler is pouting that his beloved team may not think he is so great and feels the team is still trying to trade him. It is not a no confidence note in Cutler. Regardless of whether or not the trade talk is true, Jay needs to quit being a cry baby and understand that it is just part of the game.

There are only a handful of players who are honestly hands-off in trade discussions (both Mannings, Tom Brady, LaDanian Thompson, etc.). Trades are less frequent in the NFL than in the NBA or MLB, mainly because teams do not seem to get as much for a player as you do in the other leagues (i.e. Matt Cassel AND Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs for a second round pick in 2009). I don't think there is a GM out there who would not at least listen to an offer. He may laugh at you or deny you on the spot, but most would at least listen.

McDaniels is coming from New England and worked with Cassel last year. He saw what Cassel did coming off the bench for the injured Tom Brady and I cannot blame him for possibly wanting to bring Cassel in. Cutler needs to grow up and understand the NFL is a business and there WILL BE a time when the team will trade him or boot him to curb when his price gets too high or his output gets too low. Not MIGHT BE, but WILL BE. It is a fact of life in the NFL. It happened to Marvin Harrison this year due to his high salary cap hit. It will happen at some point in the future to Peyton Manning. Colts fans just hope it will be many years down the road and much later than sooner.

Hey, Jay! Keep whining and well keep making Jeff George comparisons. I think we still have a few cases of some vintage 1993 J&G 4th&20 whine? You interested?