Adam Gase attempted to provide clarity on the Dolphins’ quarterback situation on Saturday, but the position is far from solidified after the latest Ryan Tannehill injury occurrence.
Gase confirmed he’s spoken with Jay Cutler about being a possible emergency-circumstance addition, but the second-year coach said only one conversation has occurred. Gase did say Cutler expressed his interest in a Miami job, Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports. Gase said Cutler did not seek an arrangement where he’d only leave his Fox post for a guaranteed starting job, per Salguero.
“He was interested,” Gase said of Cutler’s status, via Salguero. “I think he’s just trying to figure out everything. … He didn’t demand anything.”
Salguero offers that a reunion between Gase and Cutler, who worked together for the 2015 Bears, remains the most likely conclusion to the Dolphins’ sudden passer crisis.
Meanwhile, both Salguero and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk are hearing matters are not calm on the Tannehill front. Salguero said he’s been told “over and over” reports of the 29-year-old quarterback having avoided structural damage are not correct. The Miami-based reporter adds the team is considering all options, including a season-ending ACL surgery for Tannehill. That’s the buzz Florio is getting, offering (on Twitter) the feeling is it’s “quietly becoming a given” the sixth-year starter will undergo surgery.
Tannehill, of course, did not undergo surgery for the partial tear he suffered late last season.
Jeff Darlington of ESPN.com, though, threw some cold water on a Cutler/Dolphins pact. The ESPN reporter tweeted Cutler is “leaning heavily” toward staying retired and beginning a broadcasting career. But this situation has brought unique intrigue for Cutler, whom Darlington reports (on Twitter) would only consider the Dolphins as a return destination. Even though Miami’s supporting cast — Jarvis Landry/DeVante Parker/Kenny Stills/Julius Thomas/Jay Ajayi — would represent one of the better groups of Cutler’s career, it doesn’t look like the 34-year-old free agent would return to football (Twitter link). But Darlington adds, via Twitter, Cutler isn’t 100 percent certain about spurning this interest yet.
Cutler’s television agent, Mark Block, tweeted his client hasn’t decided anything yet.
Cutler, if you read this….. I BELIEVE IN YOU BRODAWG
Cutler is a bum. They’d be making a big mistake taking a flyer on him. Stick with Moore. He’s a player.
Agreed. No interest in a thin-skinned, disinterested guy coming in for a straight cash grab after he’s already decided to end his underachieving mediocre NFL career. None.
tharrie- You cannot be freaking serious! The rest of the teams did not want him. And even with him the Dolphins are not going anywhere anytime soon. Just not going to happen until Brady leaves. And no I am not a Patriots fan. Just a realistic football fan.
This second opinion sure is taking a long time. I’d like some resolution. please no kap or rg3. I’ll take Cutler but won’t expect to go better than 8-8