Let me put it this way, how many superbowl champs in the past 30 years had big time QB’s (not SB wins, but good QB’s)and how many had no namers? Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, Joe Montana, John Elway, Terry Bradshaw, Kurt Warner, Brett Favre, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Peyton and Eli Manning, Joe Kelly, Tom Brady… and then there’s… Doug Williams, Jeff Hostetler, Mark Rypien, Brad Johnson, Trent Dilfer, and that’s it. Some of the champs won only once, but those QB’s weren’t mediocre as Clemens and Radcliff are. And the Jets are not as good as those no-names’ teams were (i.e., Dilfer’s Ravens, or Hostetler’s Giants) so that the team can overcome a mediocre QB’s shortcomings. In this situation, the Jets need Cutler more than Cutler needs to grow up. Simple math really. And considering the Jets draft about as well as they play and the Pats are not likely to trade Brady or the Saints probably won’t release Drew Brees any time before his 40th birthday, Cutler is the way to go.

With the additions of Bart Scott, Lito Sheppard and Jim Leonhard the Jets are building an extrmely strong defense. Those three will join Revis, Rhodes, Pace, Jenkins, etc. and should form a defense that can carry them to a playoff berth. If Gholston can live up to his hype the Jets will be very dangerous on defense.

If they add Cutler on offense they will have a balanced attack on both sides of the ball that could potentially lead them deep into the playoffs. Of course, they have to make the playoffs first.

With Cutler they are aquiring stability at the qb position for years to come. In addition they are adding a pro-bowl calliber qb with a heck of an arm. If you throw in a ground attack of Jones and Washington it sounds very exciting to Jet fans.