CUTLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BRONCOS STINK

So after losing to the San Diego Chargers by 31 and surrendering 52 points to a team that was 4-8 only a month ago, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler likely realizes that the Chargers are really, really good, right? Um, wrong. In the wake of Sunday night’s loss at Qualcomm, Cutler told Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports that the Chargers aren’t very good -- and that the Colts will beat them in the wild-card round. “These guys?” Cutler said as he gestured to the Chargers players who were celebrating their stunning turnaround. “San Diego? No, I don’t think so. I think Indy’ll handle ‘em pretty good. We really can’t stop anybody, and that’s the bottom line.” At a time when more and more people are questioning whether Cutler possesses the leadership skills necessary to becoming a successful NFL quarterback, comments like that will only fuel his critics. The deeper question? Does any of this stick to the Teflon-coated head coach who is now ten years removed from his last Super Bowl win?