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From Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com:

Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler said Sunday night that he will not report to the team's first meeting on Monday and has formally asked to be traded. He confirmed that a Saturday meeting with first-year coach Josh McDaniels ended badly from his perspective while McDaniels offered another viewpoint on Sunday night.

"I went in there with every intention of solving the issue, being a Bronco, moving forward as a Bronco," Cutler said. "We weren't in there but about 20 minutes, [McDaniels] did most of the talking and as far as I'm concerned, he made it clear he wants his own guy. He admitted he wanted Matt Cassel because he said he has raised him up from the ground as a quarterback. He said he wasn't sorry about it. He made it clear that he could still entertain trading me because, as he put it, he'll do whatever he feels is in the best interest of the organization.

"At the end of the meeting, he wasn't like, 'Jay, I want you as our quarterback, you're our guy.' It felt like the opposite. He basically said that I needed to tell him if we can't work this out, to let him know," Cutler added. "I thought he was antagonizing me and that was disappointing because I was ready to move on, committed as a Bronco. Really, I figured we'd hash things out, shake hands, laugh a little and move forward. What happened [Saturday] was the last thing I expected. If I didn't think it could be fixed, I never would have come back to Denver. It was painfully obvious to me and Bus [Cook, his agent] it's not something they want to fix."

Consequently, Cutler instructed Cook, who also attended the meeting, to formally request a trade. The quarterback said he left town late Sunday and would skip McDaniels' first team meeting on Monday as they begin their offseason program.

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KC_Cisco
Mar 16, 2009
07:12 AM

Is it too late to bring Shanahan back? Geez Denver looked like all the needed was a defense to contend. Now, it looks like they are headed for a total rebuilding effort.

Mr.Murder
Mar 16, 2009
07:15 AM

Chiefs phones are ringing yet? "Let's trade something together!"

How long before Denver signs Trent Green, anyways?

Packer Fan in Big D
Mar 16, 2009
07:16 AM

He said, she said. And Ole Bus right in the middle. Man, does this sound familiar. Look for JC to go public on Greta soon.

Stephan B
Mar 16, 2009
07:25 AM

Now, the big question is, who wants Jay the most?

Nathan
Mar 16, 2009
08:23 AM

please for the love of god tell me that the bucs are listening!this is your chance mark, do something!

Daniel
Mar 16, 2009
08:24 AM

come on chilly... admit rosenfels isn't the man to lead the vikes and go in for cutler... PLEASE

Matt
Mar 16, 2009
08:25 AM

This would be the ideal scenario:

Trade Brady Quinn and one of our 2 2nd round picks for Cutler and their 3rd rounder (Browns have no 3rd rd)...I wonder if it'd take more than Quinn but if that were to go down, THEN the Browns could trade DAnderson for whatever the heck he'd fetch (3rd?) Draft a QB to mold behind Cutler at some point, and IMPROVE your QB situation for the next decade (with ONE no questions asked starting QB) = not to mention adding another decent pick!

One can dream...

Matt
Mar 16, 2009
08:28 AM

oh - then, draft Crabtree @ 5, and kick yourself for trading Winslow away!

dave
Mar 16, 2009
08:29 AM

Mcdaniels....failure....obviously waaaayyy in over his head..havent even played a game yet..and his team is in disarray....players will be mocking him at their first meeting this morning...might want to work on your people skills there baskin

mike
Mar 16, 2009
08:36 AM

I'm a Pats fan and it strikes me that McDaniels is making an awfully big mistake. Cutler can play and good NFL QB's don't grow on trees. You can't win without one and letting this guy go without at least trying to work with him for a year to me is a major mistake and would make me question whether he can cut it as a head coach.

They give McDaniels all this alleged credit for developing Cassel but how about giving Cassel some credit?

Mel
Mar 16, 2009
08:45 AM

Basically it sounds like he's got some major problems with his communication skills. Not good for a head coach.

Alec
Mar 16, 2009
08:56 AM

When did the Broncos become the Raiders? They're (soon to be) without a franchise QB and you can already envision the coach being fired only weeks after he took the job.

On the plus side, Chris Simms should feel quite at home after the years he spent playing for that weasel Gruden.

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