Before he signed with FOX to become a color commentator last week, longtime NFL quarterback Jay Cutler had “strong” interest in playing for the Texans, sources told Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.
While the Texans did kick the tires on Cutler after the Bears released him earlier this offseason, they elected against signing him, mainly because of Bill O’Brien. The head coach has a higher opinion of Tom Savage, who’s in line to open the season as the Texans’ starter. Long after considering Cutler, Houston traded up in the first round of last month’s draft to select former Clemson star Deshaun Watson, who they hope will serve as their long-term answer under center.
On the heels of an injury-marred 2016 in Chicago, the Jets were the only team that seriously mulled adding the 34-year-old Cutler as a stopgap. Cutler was reportedly uninterested in joining a rebuilding club, though, and prospective contenders didn’t want any part of him as a starter. Because of that, Cutler’s now a member of the media on what he calls a “permanent” basis.
Texans loss, they have no capable starting QB
If anything though at least Cutler won’t get crushed in the announcer’s booth
Uh if the Texans would have signed him they still would have had “no capable starting QB”
Savage will do fine. The Texans don’t need him to throw 300 a game, they just need error free football. Let Miller grind in on the ground and have savage throw 15-20 times a game to force the safety to push back. Control the clock on the ground, error free football from the QB and top 3 defense. Those three things will win the division then anything goes in playoffs.
But anything doesn’t go in the playoffs. They’ve been trying that process for the past several years and have mostly nothing to show for it. Perhaps Watson is the correct answer to that question, but that doesn’t mean Cutler wouldn’t have been a better choice than Savage. Even if he blew up in their faces (very possible with his risk taking) at least they would have rolled the dice instead of staying with a broken formula.
Moot point now though.
Good riddance! Jay still owes us a couple first rounders and the rights to Kyle Orton’s life