Jay Cutler is officially on the move

After all the discussion. After all the meetings. After all the phone calls. The Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement on Tuesday saying that they will begin discussions with other NFL teams in regards of trading unhappy quarterback Jay Cutler. Bowlen and HC Josh McDaniels said that they have made many unsuccessful phone calls to Cutler and he has failed to contact them back. They have finally figured out that Cutler has absolutely no desire to play for the Broncos. Well now that it is finally official, the major question is where will he end up and what is the cost going to be. Are the Broncos going to require a starting quarterback in return? If so, there options will be very limited. Before Cutler was officially on the block there were a few teams interested such as Cleveland, NY Jets, and Detroit. I can't think of any reason why these teams would have changed there interest. The Bears, 49ers, and Buccaneers are also showing interest. So who is it going to be? I am sure that Bowlen will be very busy over the next few weeks and we may not see anything until Draft day, but it is almost definite that it will finally happen. So lets try to narrow it down a bit.

If the Broncos are smart they will not trade a Pro Bowl young quarterback to a team in the AFC. Remember that was a big factor in the Brett Favre trade a year ago. So that would eliminate the Jets and Browns form the list. That would leave the Bears, 49ers, Lions, and Bucs. Which of these teams has the most to offer? It reall depends on what the Broncos are expecting in return. The Bucs have a slew of average quarterbacks and the 19th overall pick so they probably do not have what it takes. The Bears have some solid defensive players and Denver has a poor defense, so maybe something could get done here and the 49ers have Alex Smith and a 10th overall pick to work with. Smith is no good and the 10th pick may not be enough. This leaves the Lions and they are so desperate for a franchise quarterback that they may be willing to give everything up for him short of Calvin Johnson. They do have the #1 overall pick and if the Broncos covet anyone at this pick they could jump all over this. Not to mention what better way to get back at your quarterback that is not willing to work out the differences and has said nothing nice about the organization since they shopped him for Matt Cassel, then to send him to the first team ever to go 0-16. Only time will tell, but it is apparent that Jay Cutler will wear a new jersey next season.