Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Jay Cutler and Kyle Orton both are beginning to understand the fans of their new teams are passionate about football -- but for very different reasons. Cutler, whom the Denver Broncos traded to the Chicago Bears for Orton after his messy divorce with new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels, told The Waddle and Silvy Show on ESPN 1000 in Chicago on Tuesday that Bears fans are more passionate about their team than Broncos fans are about theirs. On the show, Cutler was asked about the 20,000 fans who showed up at Bears training camp in Bourbonnais, Ill., during the weekend. "In Denver, we didn't have this many fans at all," he said. "We weren't even able to accommodate that many fans [at practice]. That's Chicago Bears fans for you. They're proud of their Bears. "It's a lot [different]. Denver's like a 6 and Chicago's like a 9," Cutler said during the interview. "It's quite a bit different. Just the fans and how passionate they are, that's probably the biggest difference." But Thursday night, a crowd of 13,402 Broncos fans turned out at Invesco Field in Denver to get their first glimpse of Orton. They showed their passion for the game in another way -- by booing him when he threw two interceptions and several bad passes during a structured scrimmage. "Fans can cheer. They can boo," Orton said. "We've got good fans, and they're passionate about their football, that's for sure." At least Orton wasn't the sole target. The crowd also booed punter Brett Kern for a pair of poor punts and let kicker Matt Prater have it for missing consecutive 43-yard field goal attempts at the end of the scrimmage, one to the right and one way left. McDaniels was disappointed in a lot of things about the scrimmage, but certainly not the fans' reactions. "It's the National Football League and that's what people do, and they'll cheer you when you should be cheered and boo you when you should be booed," McDaniels said. "Hey, I've been around for a while. I understand that that's going to happen and it doesn't surprise me and it doesn't disappoint me." Orton and Cutler will both have a chance to compare notes on the passion of Broncos fans when the Bears visit Denver for a preseason game on Aug. 30. Given the way Cutler left Denver, the treatment Orton received on Thursday might pale in comparison to what's awaiting Cutler. "Denver, am I looking forward to it? No. Just the whole hoopla that's going to come along with it," Cutler said on The Waddle and Silvy Show. "I'm excited to go back and see some of the guys there. I've got some really good friends back there, and get back to Denver and see if my house is still standing. Other than that, that's about all I'm excited about Denver." espn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Cutler's got it all wrong! Chicago goes to Eleven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 If you guys didn't hear the All Access interview with Cutler, Olsen, and Matt Forte yesterday it was probably thee best interview I've ever listened too! They were poking jokes at Zach Zaideman (sp?) and just being loose, talking like normal human beings instead of the cliche answers you are used to hearing from them. There should be a link to it on 670 the score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnr Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 There is a link on the official site. http://www.chicagobears.com/cbn/AllAccess.asp Didn't bother listen to it before, but I will now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Totally enjoyed listening to that last night. It was funny all the way through. Felt like drinking a beer with those guys by the time it was done. From a football perspective the one thing that caught my attention was the props they gave to Devon Aromashodu. Beyond Cutler and Olsen talking about him I haven't heard much else but it's interesting to note that with Rideau making waves in camp Davis is getting pressure on the depth chart. Rideau is not going to be our slot WR and that's where Davis is so these two are not necessarily in direct competition. We have Iglesias who is coming on lately and making some good plays. He has good quickness, could he play the slot? Knox also appears to be a slot WR type. Need some preseason games to be sure but it appears we've seen enough good things from Knox to think he'll make the final roster. At this point I doubt we'd be able to protect him on our practice squad. For the slot role we also have Hester. We already know that Olsen will be lining up wide in some formations with Hester moved to the slot. While the slot may not be Hester's primary role it seems clear he's going to take some reps there. I've felt we'll keep 6 WR due to the inexperience we have on the roster and that likely meant Davis was assured a spot. However, with Rideau and possibly now Aromashodu making some noise is a bubble forming underneath Rashied Davis? I'm no longer sure the slot role is enough to save his roster spot, so it may well come down to special teams contributions where he should have an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnr Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 The other ex-bronco on the roster chimes in on Cutler's remark: The fans still showed up like usual despite the rain. I would like to second a comment made by Jay. Chicago is a better town to play football in than Denver. Thats no slap a the city of Denver, it's the truth. Chicago is a bigger market, the fans come out to all events. Take for instance the practice Denver had at their stadium the other day, it was at best they said 13,000. We get that here in Bourbonnais. When we practice over at the stadium tomorrow there will be no less than 30,000 there minimum. I dont know if Jay said it like I said it but you know what im getting at here. from Desmond Clark's blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan2000 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Great interview. I like how well Jay is fitting in and building good chemistry with his teammates. You do get the sense that you could just join them for a drink and shoot the breeze. I like Bears All Access as the players on that show always seem to be themselves rather than the short party line nothing cliche answers. I like how the way it sounds like the players and coaches are working with each other to develop how the offense should run. Experimenting and testing ideas, this could be the most creative Bears offense we've seen in a long time. It tells me that they are aware that we have been predictable pass rushing the bears wasn't hard. Our QB was in the same spot 90% of the time. All you had to do was rush to that spot... little to no thought required. We implement a moving pocket due to Cutler's mobility that makes defenses have to think to defend the Bears. In past years it didn't require much effort to figure out the Bears offense. We got pretty good at calling the plays before they happened. If we can figure it out you bet that the DC and his defense who watches film knows it. I'd like to see the offense be more creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TerraTor Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I dont know if any of you guys are from the east coast but Olsen is such an obvious New Jersey Native. Haha. \ Great Interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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