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Jay Cutler

On Thursday April 2 nd , the Denver Broncos traded Jay Cutler and a 2009 5 th round pick to the Chicago Bears for a pair of first round draft picks (2009 and 2010), a third round pick (2009), and incumbent quarterback Kyle Orton. This trade ends the Jay Cutler saga which began back when word leaked that the Broncos had discussed a possible scenario in which they would trade Cutler to another team (possibly the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and acquire Matt Cassell from the New England Patriots. That trade never materialized as the Patriots ended up trading Cassell (who worked with new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels in New England) to the Kansas City Chiefs for a second round pick. Now that the drama in Denver is over for now (Cutler and the Bears make a visit during the 3rd week of the preseason) it seems like a solid idea to take a look at this situation. First of all, after the trade was announced, Cutler released a statement (I will paraphrase) that he was surprised that the Bronco