Trade Cutler? How about fire McDaniels.

Pat Bowlen undoubtedly would like a do-over.

In a span of a few months his Denver Broncos have gone from one of the most consistently good NFL teams to an absolute circus.

After Bowlen made the surprising move to fire Mike Shanahan, Cutler has been a baby. Cutler has whined about a perceived lack of respect from baby-faced coach Josh McDaniels. It appears the relationship has reached the point of no return and the Broncos have decided to trade Cutler before the draft.

To me, this makes absolutely no sense. Maybe it is my perspective as a Bills fan where since Jim Kelly's retirement the Bills have started the following quarterbacks: Todd Collins, Alex Van Pelt, Doug Flutie, Rob Johnson, Drew Bledsoe, Kelly Holcomb, JP Losman, and Trent Edwards. Significant time has also been given to the likes of Travis Brown and Billy Jo Hobert. My point is, a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a head coach. If Cutler is going to be a baby, and McDaniels could not heal the wounds, then Bowlen should have looked at buying out McDaniels and starting over.

I know appeasing the 25 year old baby quarterback would have provided awful precedent for him, but Cutler from all indications seems to be the type of guy you can plug into the quarterback position for the next ten seasons. How many NFL coaches are going to last ten years? My bet is that McDaniels will not be one of them.

P.S.

I know that after the Raiders quickly fired Mike Shanahan he was hired by the Broncos, led them to two Super Bowls, and made the Raiders life miserable. The difference is the Raiders fired Shanahan because he wouldn't let players sit on their helmets. The Broncos would be letting McDaniels to ensure they retain their franchise quarterback.


P.S.S.

Please Broncos don't trade Cutler to the Jets. Trade him far away from the Bills like Tampa Bay, or the Lions, or work out a three-way with the Browns, Cards, or Titans that sends him to some distant play once every four years NFC team.