2016 NFL Week Two Hot Takes: End of the Tony Romo Era?
By Erik Lambert
Jay Cutler and his offensive coordinator carousel is almost over
Monday Night against Philadelphia may have been the breaking point for Bears fans with Jay Cutler. Once again an opposing defense knew that by harassing him they’d start making mistakes. Sure enough he delivered two backbreaking turnovers in the second half that enabled the Eagles to pull away. Then to top it off, almost on cue, he leaves the game with an injured thumb. After two very average performances, another injury and being 33-years old it feels like the end is in sight for the Cutler era in Chicago.
He won’t be alone either. Dowell Loggains is almost guaranteed to follow him out the door. For years Cutler has been the subject to constantly changing offensive coordinators. In fairness some of them were terrible choices but a few could be considered viable as well. Loggains is not one of them. He was viewed as a necessary promotion in order to keep Cutler happy, but it’s plainly obvious that he is nowhere near the effective play caller as Adam Gase was. John Fox is almost certain to start the next quarterback era with a coordinator of his own recruiting.