A rare sighting of Bus Cook: Agent to the stars and master manipulator.
Jay Cutler's metamorphosis from aspiring NFL superstar to the world's largest 5th-grader took a giant step forward last week. Cutler had a public hissy fit when new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels tried to trade for his former pupil in New England, Matt Cassell. A move that would have meant the end of the Vandy QBs time in Denver.
On Thursday, Cutler put his Denver home on the market. Then, after a meeting with team officials, he expressed disappointment that Coach McDaneils didn't ruffle his floppy mane and tell him he was the bestest kid ever.
"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."
Potential prima donnas and aspiring victims take note. This is a master at work.
But even casual fans of the NFL have to be experiencing some major deja vu right now. It was only a year ago that Brett Favre, a first ballot Woe Is Me Hall of Famer, orchestrated his own dramatic concerto to force a trade to the New York Jets. Cutler's crybaby act isn't just annoying, it's unoriginal.
And the tie that binds them? Agent Bus Cook...
