It isn’t about whether he was “soft” or not (and he definitely WAS “soft” compared to the annals of NFL history)……..

The point was that up until the injury that he can’t remember getting, Jay Cutler SUCKED.

THAT is what he should be vilified for.

That is pathetic.

If the camera catches shots of him constantly trying to help out Collins or Hanie, the ‘perception’ (I loved the comments made by Harris in the morning) would be much different.

wow, I am so sick of people constantly acting like QBs win championships on their own. Everyone of the QBs you mentioned had great teams around them when they won a SB. Eli had an elite defense, offensive line and running game. Brady has the best coach in the NFL, and some great defenses when the Pats won 3 SBs. Peyton didnt manage to win a Super Bowl until he had a dominating defense led by a DPOY. Big Ben can rely on a dominating defense led by the best defensive coordinator ever.

Has Rivers played on some great teams? of course, but the Chargers inability to win the big game so far is a failure as a team, and this season Rivers dominated while missing his top two WRs, his all pro TE for part of the season, his top running back, his pro bowl left tackle and several other positions—Rivers did all he could this season to push the Chargers into the playoffs.

Plus he is still young with plenty of seasons left. Peyton Manning didnt win a SB until he was 31, John Elway was 36…..Rivers is 29.

On top of that, would you really take Eli Manning over Rivers as your QB based on what the Giants did as a team in 2007??

I know what it does, because I am a pharmacist. Being a diabetic is not a contraindication to using cortisone if you understand how to manage diabetes. Not only that but your argument made no sense to begin with. Cortisone wouldn’t help anyone stay in a game after an injury because it does nothing for pain, and inflammation is typically only a major problem to the functioning of the knee hours after the actual injury.

The guy is playing in a professional sport game, I’m guessing his body + muscles are managing to use any and all excess glucose in his blood.

Stop pretending you know what you’re talking about and stop pretending it has anything to do with playing through pain and being a tough quarterback.

hahaha!!!!

I don’t like Cutler. I think his prima donna antics at Denver was despicable. But Rivers is a huge A-hole who talks a big game but flounders in an actual big game.

I have to believe that Cutler wanted to come back in but phyiscally couldnt, because a NFL QB HAS TO have that burning desire to help his team, specially in a NFCC game. If Cutler really did just give up (like some are suggesting but I find hard to believe) then he simply doesnt have what it takes to be a championship caliber QB in this league

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3194327

“Rivers jumped to throw the ball to Sproles and landed awkwardly. He was helped onto a training table on the sideline before going to the locker room for evaluation. By the time he jogged back out of the tunnel onto the Chargers sideline, he already had been replaced by Volek.”

No cart and he was jogging. How tough are you now Phillip?

He then had a week to have a brace and a shot and play in the next playoff game, which he lost to the Patriots.

Just for the record…Rivers threw for 4710 yds
( lead the NFL) this year with 30 TD’s and 13 Int’s and a rating of 101.8

Cutler threw for 3,274 yds with 23 TD’s and 16 Int’s with a rating of86.3

Rivers was ranked #2 behind Brady while Cutler was #16
I hope Cutler gets well and has another shot at a championship game during his career and in a perfect world it would be against Rivers

That chick whines when another player even looks at her. Tell that f@g to zip it, get to the playoffs, participate, then she might be able to comment on another QB.

There is no way in hell any professional athelete (Aka a lifelong competitor) is going to prematurely come out of a championship game one step away from a shot at world title unless he felt he would be ineffective, physically or mentally. Its not like there was one single play where he got hurt on and didnt come back in… he did try to go on and he obviously struggled.

It may have took more balls to come out of the game. Give the guy a break. No one deserves an injury in a championship game. I love the props Rivers is getting, he is one tough S.O.B… but lets be real here. He wasnt that effective in that game and we did end up losing.

Do you think Brett Favre would have walked away??
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Favre didn’t get up the last time he got hit, did he? (except maybe to hit on someone else not his wife)

You really should check your ignorance and maybe go back and read the actual article before you go around calling other people trash.

Because I would be glad to have more “garbage” players like Rivers on my team.

I’ll never forget the look on his face during the Seahawks game when he had just scored and taken the lead (after being behind most of the game) only to watch the special teams give up yet another touchdown.