Bronco rookie manager vs. pro-bowl quarterback

The relationship between pro-bowl quarterback Jay Cutler (upper picture) and Bronco rookie manager Josh McDaniels (center picture) and Bronco owner Pat Bowlen (lower picture) is tenuous.

Cutler wants to split up. Bowlen wants to make up. McDaniels is about to throw up.

Veteran Denver Post sports writer Woody Paige tells it like it is:

Coach Josh McDaniels wanted to get rid of Cutler two weeks ago. Cutler now wants to rid himself of McDaniels.

Pat Bowlen wanted control of his team again when he fired Mike Shanahan. But he didn't take control, and the Broncos have raced completely out of control.

In his press conference on the last day of 2008, Bowlen said, "I run the show."

That day Bowlen said of Cutler, "Obviously, he is the man around here now."

Not any more.

And what about owner Pat Bowlen? If he is running the show, he is not doing very well because his billion-dollar football franchise is about to blow up in his face.

Instead of acting like he is in charge, all he did was say, “I'm very disappointed. I'm disappointed in the whole picture, not just disappointed that we might lose our star quarterback.”

Is Jay Cutler acting like a spoiled juvenile? Of course he is but this is nothing new. Many multi-million-dollar sports figures act that way. Teams wanting these star players learn to deal with it.

Is Pat Bowlen acting like he is running the show as he claimed he would? No.

What about rookie manager Josh McDaniels? He is acting like a ... well ... rookie manager. He told the team he “would take care of it” but he didn’t.

Denver may be following the path of the Oakland Raiders with an inept owner and a 32 year old rookie coach, who doesn’t seem to be able to handle the politics of dealing with players.

Cutler is a great leader on the field. He took care of his diabetes without missing a game. He broke many Bronco records in his second year as a full time starter. If the Broncos lose Cutler, they deserve their fate.

Wherever he is, fired coach Mike Shanahan is shaking is head with a slight smile on his face.

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