The Mess Josh McDaniels Created

I am not buying into McDaniels statement that he wasn't looking to get Matt Cassel from the Patriots. I think is a pretty safe bet considering that nearly everybody who has commented on the thing has said pretty much the same thing. In a different situation such a move might make sense. McDaniels knows Cassel having worked with him turning his time as offensive coordinator with the Patriots. Cassel knows the offense that McDaniels runs. Brady is coming back to the Pats and 14 million per season is a lot of money to be paying a guy that you hope never gets off the bench. A perfect situation? Not hardly.

The Broncos have a quarterback and a pretty good one as well. Last season Cutler ranked third in passing yards and fifth in passing touchdowns. Cutler was able to do this with every NFL defense know that the only way the Broncos were going to beat you was if Cutler did. Cutler certainly made some boneheaded plays, but that comes with the territory of putting a quarterback (especially a young one) in the position of having to win games for you. You don't make the kind of move that McDaniels tried to make unless you know for a fact that you can get the deal done, because if you don't your franchise quarterback ends up pissed. Cutler has a new offense and playbook to learn and instead of getting in there and learind it he is now going to be laying low for awhile. Not a good sign of things to come.