Rookie Review
In April, Matt Leinart, Vince Young and Jay Cutler were the Three Kings of the quarterback class of 2006. The two Rose Bowl studs and the feisty kid from Vanderbilt were debated, dissected, ranked, re-ranked and finally all selected in the first 11 picks on Draft Day.
On Saturday night, all three were on display, with Leinart getting thrown into the fire against the Patriots just four days after ending his holdout and Cutler and Young squaring off against each other in Denver.
The best player of the night? Cutler.
For the second week in a row, Cutler was very impressive. He was at the controls for four possessions and led Denver to two touchdowns, a missed field goal attempt and a failed fourth down deep in Tennessee territory. His final numbers were 6 of 12 for 99 yards and a touchdown, and they accurately reflected how seamlessly Cutler has adjusted to the NFL to date. He moved around in the pocket when necessary, but did not tuck it at the first sign of trouble. When he had to throw it away, he did, and he displayed his rocket right arm with a 21-yard laser to Todd Devoe on his first possession. Read more
