According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times, people aren't just unhappy with Cutler's performance on the field after one game. People are actually criticizing his performance in the postgame press conference as well.
Mike Martz and Jim Mora Sr. made pointed remarks about Cutler's postgame press conference Sunday night at Lambeau Field after he threw a career-high four interceptions in a 21-15 loss to the Green Bay Packers. The Bears were 0-for-3 in the red zone and spoiled an all-around defensive effort. Cutler strung together a series of cliches and said miscommunications were partly to blame for the turnovers.
"When I saw that postgame press conference last night, I thought he looked completely immature,'' Mora said on the premier of The Head Coaches on NFL Network Monday night. "He acted like he didn't even care."
Of course, Jim Mora Sr. is an expert when it comes to showing that the postgame press conference should be taken seriously.
"He just doesn't get it,'' Martz said. "He doesn't understand that he represents a great head coach and the rest of those players on that team ... somebody needs to talk to him."
Smith remains close to Dungy and Martz both. It's difficult to imagine they would be critical of the marquee addition to the organization--the replacement for Sid Luckman six decades later--without knowing Smith would be understanding and accepting of their evaluations. Dungy called Cutler's makeup into question before.
"We'll see about his maturity level,'' Dungy said in a teleconference announcing his addition to NBC's coverage in early June. "That's what I would question. And some of the things that happened leading to him leaving Denver ... that would concern me as a head coach. He can make all of the throws, but quarterbacking is much more than just making throws."
I can see that Tony Dungy feels very strongly about this, which is probably why he only surrounds himself with such quality people like Michael Vick and Marvin Harrison.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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This makes no sense to me. What was he supposed to do? How is this different than any other press conference?
Cutler strung together a series of cliches and said miscommunications were partly to blame for the turnovers.
Every press conference is basically a bunch of cliches. And miscommunications WERE clearly at least partly to blame for the turnovers. What's the deal. If he was beating himself up over the game they'd be comparing him to the mentally weak Grossman. We may have a football Sori on our hands...no worries BLT is here for you Jay!
THIS is how a truly professional quarterback handles a post-game interview...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24rxTwwDrgc
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