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First of all, rest assured the Cardinals are one of those teams that would be very open to trading for Cutler. For one he would come relatively cheap. Given his age and injury concerns, odds are it wouldn’t take more than a fifth round pick to get him. Secondly, Arizona has gone down this road before. Don’t forget they pulled off a similar deal for Palmer in 2013. It was a low-risk gamble that paid off huge.
If it worked once, why not again? Besides, Cutler is an ideal fit for them. Head coach Bruce Arians has developed a particular style over his many years in the NFL. He’s an offensive mind built in the same facet of late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. He believes in having a big, strong-armed quarterback who can strike down the field. There are few, if any quarterbacks in the NFL with a bigger gun than Cutler.
In fact he received honors for having the longest throw of 2016 according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. It came when he heaved a Hail Mary 65 yards through the air against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers right before halftime.
Arians has coached the likes of Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck. It’s not like he hasn’t seen players of Cutler’s caliber before. He’d know exactly how to implement the skill set into his system. The fact that Jay would have David Johnson at running back easing the pressure would only make things easier. Signing off on such a plan wouldn’t take much swaying from either side.
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