The Jets took one of the Bears’ problems off their hands, but one is apparently enough.
According to Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com, the Jets aren’t interested in trading for Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, after they traded for Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall earlier today.
The speculation is natural, because Geno Smith has underwhelmed in his two years there, and a new coach and General Manager with no ties to him have no reason to stake their jobs on a guy they didn’t pick.
Coupled with Cutler’s availability — after new Bears coach John Fox went out of his way to not endorse him — there was plenty of reason to think it was possible, if not smart.
But let’s be honest — it would have been a hoot.
Putting a quarterback who may or may not care — and may or may not be liked by anyone he works with — in New York would have created a tabloid back page gold mine, which the entire country could have enjoyed, the way we enjoy watching spattering, out-of-control grease fire that burns down somebody else’s kitchen.
It might not have been productive for the Jets, but it sure would have been a lot of fun for the rest of us.
Killjoys.
