Broncos to start Cutler at quarterback

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DENVER -- Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan has announced that rookie quarterback Jay Cutler will start in Sunday night's game against Seattle to replace veteran Jake Plummer.

Cutler, who was the eleventh pick out of Vanderbilt in the draft last April, hasn't taken a snap since the preseason.

And it's the first time Plummer's been benched for a reason other than an injury for the first time in his ten-year career. He's 39-15 as Denver's starter in the regular season.

But the Broncos are coming off two straight losses for the first time in two years heading into Sunday's home game against defending the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks.

Shanahan says he hopes a quarterback change can ignite the team's struggling offense. The team is 26th in the league in passing yards per game at 171-point-five.

Cutler's passer rating of 109.3 led the league in the preseason.

 

[kneifl]

Just my opinion, but I think this is a dumb move. This kid is real green and it's too early for him yet. A lot of Denvers problems have to do with a struggling offense because they spent too many years building the defense up. Plummer is a good qb who just hit a bit of a rocky patch, this will just piss him off. Time for a trade, plummer to a team who needs a decent qb. He will be a starter for many more years in the nfl.

kneifl

 

[Dr Feelgood]

Plummer will be a starter for a team who wants to go 8-8...Too many 3 and outs have hurt a once dominant D...they are tired from having to carry this team for more than half a season and they spend way too much time on the field...Cutler may/may not be any better this year but the Broncos don't think they can beat Indy anyway if they get that far. Now if the Pats can somehow beat Indy then that is our ticket past the playoffs but he may as well get his reps now for next year at least. Maybe he'll get a playoff game under his belt if they can get by the next 2 weeks with at least one win...

Plummer makes too many poor decisions and he's reverted back to his old self after a phenomenal (for him) year last year. Cutler can do no worse and although I said there was a 10% chance he would replace Plummer if they lost to KC I guess Shanny has seen enough of Jake.

Being a Bronco fan I love the move and hope he can spark the Broncs like Big Ben did a couple years ago...it can't get any worse...