Vick or Cutler in Week 2?

[Achilles]

All the experts over at Yahoo seem to be behind Cutler. With a new (old) )-coordinator and Brandon Marshall at his disposal, I can understand why.

However, I have a hard time benching a potential explosive player like Vick. Those rush yards and TDs can sure come in handy. Sure, he's got the Ravens but this is Vick for crying out loud!


Also, after losing to my 49ers at hoke last week, something tells me the Pack will be playing with a chip on their shoulders tonight.

My plan at this point is to stick with Vick. Anyone care to tell me why I'm right, or why I'm nuts??

[One87]

All the experts over at Yahoo seem to be behind Cutler. With a new (old) )-coordinator and Brandon Marshall at his disposal, I can understand why.

However, I have a hard time benching a potential explosive player like Vick. Those rush yards and TDs can sure come in handy. Sure, he's got the Ravens but this is Vick for crying out loud!


Also, after losing to my 49ers at hoke last week, something tells me the Pack will be playing with a chip on their shoulders tonight.

My plan at this point is to stick with Vick. Anyone care to tell me why I'm right, or why I'm nuts??

Cutler all the way. 1) Vick isn't running so the explosive hope is just that until he starts running. 2) He hasn't really had any pre-season game action, so I don't expect to see the real Michael for a couple more games. Maclin may not play with that hip flexor. Even if he does, he'll be compromised, which makes it harder for DeSean. Before Vick ever gets much of anything in the ground, when he actualky does start runninh, it won't be much to get excited about as long as Shady is there to take a hand off.

Also, GMs secondary is bad. Cutler's receivers are good. You coukdn't pay me to take Vick over Cutler this week.

[letangerang58]

Give me Cutler for sure.

[Achilles]

Thanks you two.

The pro-Cutler chorus is hard to ignore. I sure hope there's a shoot-out tonight in Green Bay.

Cheers,
A

[hockeyrobot]

.......if I saw this earlier i would also be pro Cutler.

[One87]

.......if I saw this earlier i would also be pro Cutler.

I feel equally as bad for Forte owners. Both defenses stepped up.

[hockeyrobot]

I actually have no idea how the Pack covered that spread. When I saw it come out at 6.0 I thought it was a joke. I guess Rodgers really does have their number.

[One87]

I actually have no idea how the Pack covered that spread. When I saw it come out at 6.0 I thought it was a joke. I guess Rodgers really does have their number.

Lambeau magic.

[Achilles]

Last week I benched AP, this week I started Cutler....I think the lesson here is to trust your gut.

No way the Pack weren't going to be at their absolute best after losing their home opener.

Now watch Vick have a huge game against the Ravens......d'oh!

[One87]

Last week I benched AP, this week I started Cutler....I think the lesson here is to trust your gut.

No way the Pack weren't going to be at their absolute best after losing their home opener.

Now watch Vick have a huge game against the Ravens......d'oh!

Don't be so hard on yourself. There's no exact science to it. Cutler looked awful, but that was because GBs defense played great. I don't think the Pack was at their best offensively - Jennjngs didn't play. Nelson didn't do much. They did run Benson, though. And Rodgers didn't have a Rodgers like game. Forte getting injured did the Bears no favor either.

I'm curious to see what Vick does this week. Lord knows, if I were in your shoes, there's no way I would have started him, coming off of a 4 pick performance against Cleveland who is a horrid NFL team over Cutler who's Bears played well last week. If anything, we learned that: THE BEARS ARE not WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! LOL. Sorry. Just trying to lighten up a dark fantasy outcome.

[Achilles]

Lol. I still prefer "Playoffs? Playoffs...Are you kidding me?? ..."

Yeah I know anything can happen. I'm just kicking myself because I'm a doubter when it comes to the bears, and I still have a soft spot for Vick for two reasons: 1. I am a sucker for redemption stories....a big part of the reason why I'm a criminal lawyer; and 2. Two years ago I picked him up off waivers in week 1 and he won me the title that year.

I'm glad you didn't interpret my bitching as a shot at you and others for recommending Cutler....I was grateful for your input and I actually enjoy these boards almost as much as I enjoy fantasy sports.

I''ll be watching Vick on Sunday.....I'm sure he heard I benched him and will be very motivated to give me the finger with a stellar performance

[One87]

Lol. I still prefer "Playoffs? Playoffs...Are you kidding me?? ..."

Yeah I know anything can happen. I'm just kicking myself because I'm a doubter when it comes to the bears, and I still have a soft spot for Vick for two reasons: 1. I am a sucker for redemption stories....a big part of the reason why I'm a criminal lawyer; and 2. Two years ago I picked him up off waivers in week 1 and he won me the title that year.

I'm glad you didn't interpret my bitching as a shot at you and others for recommending Cutler....I was grateful for your input and I actually enjoy these boards almost as much as I enjoy fantasy sports.

I''ll be watching Vick on Sunday.....I'm sure he heard I benched him and will be very motivated to give me the finger with a stellar performance

I feel your pain. It happens to us all. All we can do is gather data and have a gut feeling until things become more obvious, e.g. teams separate themselves from the pack, making predictability a lot easier. I hear you about redemptive stories. I've been bitten by them as well. I try not to make emotional decisions. I'm a Steelers fan and I generally go out of my way not to own any.

No worries. I've been there. It's easy to read something online and not get the full jest of what is intended. Hopefully we'll have more success moving forward

LOL. That means he'll respond for you next week. It's still early. There's plenty of time to recover and get on a roll.