Jay Cutler Emotional

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...told-about-player-s-criticism-?urn=nfl-311669

Cutler cried when told about player's criticism of his toughness

By Chris Chase

When Jay Cutler(notes) was told that other players around the league had questioned his effort and toughness in the wake of the recently discovered sprained MCL he suffered in the NFC championship game, the Chicago Bears quarterback showed a side of himself we haven't much seen: vulnerability.

Jim Trotter writes on SI.com:

Cutler appeared genuinely hurt when asked about the comments, saying: "No comment on that." He then turned his back to reporters, fiddled with some things on a shelf and bit his lip as tears welled. He had been battered and beaten during the early part of the season[. ...] Yet he never complained or pulled himself.

Though some have already used Cutler's tears to prove their point that he's a wimp, shouldn't the opposite hold true? (This isn't elementary school. We should know by now that crying isn't necessarily a sign of weakness.) If I was someone who doubted Cutler's injury (and I'm not), the fact that he cried about it would indicate to me that he cared more than I thought. An apathetic man doesn't tend to cry. A quitter would probably feel the need to defend himself. Those tears suggest he's neither of those things.

[Related: See the tweets of other NFL players attacking Cutler]

MJD is right when he says it was unfair to call Cutler a quitter without knowing the full extent of his injury. And now that we know it was an MCL sprain that didn't fully rupture, it's still not fair to speculate whether he could have played. Some have suggested that he could have gone on the injured knee because other people have done so in the past. That's ridiculous. It's like saying he should be able to run under 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash because Usain Bolt can. Everyone has different limitations. If doctors, trainers and Cutler himself didn't think he could go, shouldn't that be enough? (And that's what reportedly happened. Doctors advised Cutler not to go back in the game but he did anyway. He pulled himself when he realized he couldn't plant.)


All of this Cutler talk raises another question: Why is it bad form to question a player's toughness? Should it be off limits? Why is every other negative trait about football players fair game, but not this? (Again, I'm not talking about Cutler here.) We can criticize a quarterback's inability to get rid of the ball or the decision-making involved in throwing into triple coverage or how he runs the two-minute offense, but we can't question ability to play through injury? Isn't toughness the foundation upon which football greatness is built? We celebrate Jack Tatum for playing on a broken leg and revere Emmitt Smith for his dominant performance with a separated shoulder. If you can be tough, surely it reasons that you can be soft too. You don't think someone, somewhere hasn't milked an injury to avoid getting onto the field?

The familiar refrain is "we don't know how injured he is." OK. We also don't know what Bill Belichick knew that caused him to call a fake punt at the end of the first half last week or why the Jets were so ineffective at stopping the Steelers' rushing attack or what was going through Jim Caldwell's mind when he called that timeout in the wild-card game. That didn't stop anybody from ripping them, though. Why do we get self-righteous about injuries?

 

[Houston]

lulz, he was in the NFC Championship game while MJD and those other guys talking trash were at home.

 

[Maynard]

its one thing for fans and vsn morons like us to sit and run their mouths about the guy. but other nfl players saying shit about him while the game is being played is a total joke.

these guys showed their teammates what kind of teammate they are. im sure MJD will throw one of his own teammates under the bus just as fast

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

I found it funny to read all the tweets this morning from other players, but some of them were just douchie

 

[Houston]

Could've been worse..

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWALEh7fT5w&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

[FirstTimer]

Other reporters there didn't see Cutler become emotional or teary. Not that it matters if he did cry but I find it odd this guy is the only one reporting it.

 

[Maynard]

i was thinking the same thing...but i thought maybe i missed an interview. plus espn douches would have been all over this

 

[Bmore]

Theres no crying in.... o wait...

 

[Rush]

lol @ everybody still on his jock.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

lol @ everybody still on his jock.

He's a top 5 story in sports right now. Most people have an opinion good or bad about what happened in that game.

 

[Rush]

Yeah but him being emotional about the response? What the fuck does that have to do with how he performed in the game? The non-sports media driven content right now is ridiculous.

Kirt Thomas scored 22 points tonight.....22 fucking points and nada. 22 FUCKING POINTS.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Yeah but him being emotional about the response? What the fuck does that have to do with how he performed in the game? The non-sports media driven content right now is ridiculous.

Kirt Thomas scored 22 points tonight.....22 fucking points and nada. 22 FUCKING POINTS.

If you want to make a post about Kirt Thomas go for it. I'm sure you know where to find the NBA forum.

Cutler being emotional is very relevant or else it wouldn't be news or worthy of conversation. It's directly related to his performance during the AFC championship. He was questioned for being a quitter and/or soft. We all know Cutler typically shows a lack of emotion. This story shows Cutler going outside of his comfort zone and releasing some emotion, and I think that has the potential of changing perspective on the story. And that my friend is discussion worthy, no.

 

[Rush]

Fuck you and fuck this thread.

 

[Maynard]

whose kirt thomas?

 

[Rush]

A very old guy the Bulls picked up for scrub time that actually turned out to be pretty solid this season and scored 22 points last night vs the Bucks.

 

[Woy]

Kurt Thomas*

 

[Maynard]

Kirt Thomas

Kirt Thomas

kirt thomas

Kurt Thomas*

you have been out voted

 

[Rush]

fuck off woyseph

 

[BroncoBlue]

Other reporters there didn't see Cutler become emotional or teary. Not that it matters if he did cry but I find it odd this guy is the only one reporting it.

It was reported by the Chicago Tribune too. I read the story on the mobile app yesterday.

 

[Rush]

It was reported by the Chicago Tribune too. I read the story on the mobile app yesterday.

The reports are that his eyes welled up. The way the media is construing this shit makes it sound like his dog just got thrown off a cliff. With half the sources saying he wasn't (ESPN) and half of them saying he was (Trib)....there is no way to make an informed opinion.