Don't be surprised by Cutler's struggles

As much as so many people were surprised by Jay Cutler's subpar performance last night, I must say that I was not surprised.

I think several people are forgetting that the Bears already had a talented quarterback in Kyle Orton last year. Cutler was simply able to enjoy the benfits of playing with a strong line as well as playmaker Brandon Marshall while Orton was stuck in Chicago with absolutely nothing.

While several people expected Orton to shape Chicago, I insisted that it would be vice versa. Supporting cast can play a large role for a quarterback, and Cutler went from one of the best to one of the worst.

There are two things also to keep in mind here: Everyone who leaves Denver ends up screwed, and every quarterback that goes to Chicago ends up screwed. I know the first seems a little superstitous, but the latter makes perfect sense.

But many forget that you can't ignore the tendencies. In fact, from what I've seen, ignoring tendencies is often the biggest mistake made by my fellow experts (reminder: Sports Illustrated picked the Bears to win the NFC North).

Perhaps one of the reasons I was immune to the Jay Cutler overhype is that I'm not afraid to go against popular opinion. When it comes to the NFC East, the country seems almost split between those who picked the Eagles and those who picked the Giants. There's no way I would pick someone else, right? Wrong. So I'm picking the Cowboys because I think that Romo is better off with T.O.? Wrong again (actually I completely disagree with that theory).

So who does that leave? The Redskins? Yep, the Redskins. The addition of Albert Haynesworth will add big plays, which is really all that the defense was missing last year. Offensively they have plenty of underrated talent in Jason Campbell, Santana Moss, Chris Cooley, and Clinton Portis, who led the league in rushing yards last year, but no one thinks of that since their to busy either overrating Eli Manning or somehow finding an excuse to cheer for Michael Vick.

And now we have Cutler, who, when it comes down to it, is nothing more than another Chicago quarterback.