Is Cutler's reaction any cause for pause?

GMs and coaches are supposed to look at all the options while attempting to make their teams better.

That's why the Bears currently are debating what it would take to get Jay Cutler.

They are measuring how much better he would be than Kyle Orton, how much of an impact he can have in the next five years, and whether they have the depth to make a deal.

They must also decide whether the price is right, and whether they can win with what's around Cutler if they manage to get him.

It's all quite logical and any team that didn't do that would be negligent. So GM Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith are pondering all of the above.

I like Orton and think he's someone with whom you can win if you have legitimate NFL players around him. But Cutler would be an upgrade, and if Bears personnel didn't do their due diligence and consider an improvement at the most important position on the field, they ought to be fired.

But management in Denver did precisely what the Bears are now doing, and for that, Jay Cutler will never forgive them.

The Broncos did what they're supposed to do, which is look at all possible angles and explore all the options to see if they could get better. And that has to make you wonder about Cutler, who has reacted to the process as though no player before him has ever suffered such an insult.

He's not, after all, Dan Marino, and no one has yet nominated him for the Hall of Fame.

In fact, if you look around the NFL, what are there, maybe five or six quarterbacks who are so good, so established, that their teams wouldn't dream of exploring what might be out there?

I don't have Jay Cutler on that list - yet.

Now, the way the Broncos did this might have been clumsy and even unprofessional, but I'm wondering what's on Cutler's mind that he believes his team has no right to answer the phone or make a call.

Having said that, and even with that concern, the Bears have shown zero ability to identify, draft or develop a quarterback.

And in Jay Cutler you already would have a quarterback who has been identified, drafted and developed. The hard work has been done for them, so the Bears must try to get him if it's at all possible.

Aside from this temper tantrum, Cutler looks to have it all, and since he already has had to play for some weak teams in Denver, with some questionable offensive playcalling, he'll at least have that experience going for him when he gets to Chicago.

You do have to consider to whom he will throw and behind whom he will set up, since the Bears at present have no receivers or offensive line.

There's also a questionable defense and concerns about many positions.

Nevertheless, Cutler is better than what the Bears currently have at the quarterback position, and if they can solidify that spot for years to come, they must try to do so.

Before you get too excited, there are at least five teams desperate to get Cutler, and Bears management rarely has shown that they think aggressively or outside the box.

Beyond that, they may not be willing to offer as good a package as some of the teams in more of a hurry to land Cutler.

But I'm all for getting Jay Cutler if the Bears can make it happen, and I hope he shows in Chicago that he doesn't believe, like so many young, wealthy athletes today, that the world was put here for him, and that everyone on his team was meant to serve only his interests.

Cutler believes he has excellent reasons for behaving as he is now and forcing a trade out of Denver, but players at every position in every sport are faced with the idea of being replaced every single day, and few react the way Cutler has, because in a team sport you're supposed to rise above it, not throw a fit.

Some would take a different approach, using it as an opportunity to meet the challenge, as motivation to prove wrong those who even considered the possibility of looking for an upgrade.

A certain breed of player might say, "I'm going to show you how wrong you were, and I'm going to play so well that next time my contract's up, you're going to pay through the nose to keep me.''

Players who act like they're God's gift to the sport generally are missing something inside that makes them unwilling to fight for their position, or at least appear to be selfish, and they often disgust their teammates and therefore don't tend to make it big.

Let's hope with Jay Cutler, especially if he winds up in Chicago, that doesn't turn out to be the case.