Monday, December 28, 2015

Cutler should cut losses and retire


With a game to go in his tenth season, Bears QB Jay Cutler won't reach even .500 in a ten year career. A win puts him at 84 wins to 87 losses; a harbinger for no SB Ring and no invite to the Canton, OH Hall. But it's not losses on the filed that should prompt Cutler to retire; it's the losses to his delicate brain cells that should give pause to playing even another season getting jammed into the turf by 300 lb. tacklers. Having just watched the two part Frontline investigative report on CTE, the degenerative brain disease caused by repeated football concussions, or even repeated non-concussive football knocks, it's clear football as a fools' game, even if you can achieve earnings north of $100 million, like Cutler. He should consider the urgent need to enjoy his three young kids for another half century, or even longer, with a clear head, something less likely with every sack. Maybe he should pay a visit to Bear's Funky QB Jim McMahon, 56, to learn the woes of football caused early onset dementia. I think one visit would be enough for Cutler to decide getting even to .500 next season ain't worth following McMahon's sorrowful trajectory.

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