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Jay Cutler – September 20, 2017 (Conference Call) Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

QB Jay Cutler (Conference Call with N.Y. Jets Media)

(How has the adjustment been to Head Coach Adam Gase’s system in Miami and what has that process been like for you coming in late?) – “It’s been good. I mean I was familiar with the system. The run game changed up a little bit, but it’s been kind of getting used to the guys, the schedule, just getting back into football.”

(How would you characterize the Jets interest in you in March?) – “I mean I think it’s … we were just feeling each other out. It wasn’t aggressive. It wasn’t super vague. It was just feeling each other out and it just didn’t work out.”

(How interested were you in perhaps coming to the Jets or not interested?) – “I’d just been cut from Chicago, where I’d spent eight years, so I wasn’t in a hurry to really go anywhere. I just kind of wanted to go through the process and if something really jumped out, I’d investigate a little bit more.”

(You had a visit scheduled, correct and then it got canceled?) – “Yes, we had a couple of visits and then they got changed; but for numerous reasons, and then they were able to sign Josh (McCown), and that was kind of the end of that. So it worked out for myself and for Josh.”

(From your time in Chicago with QB Josh McCown, what stands out to about him?) – “I love the guy. I mean we could sit here for an hour and I can tell you all the great things about him. He’s a heck of competitor, unbelievable guy in the locker room, unbelievable guy in the quarterback room, selfless. He’s one of those guys that you run across and you’re happy that you had him as a teammate because he’s one of a kind.”

(What are your impressions of watching the Jets defense on tape?) – “It’s a good defense. (Jets Head Coach) Todd (Boyles) is always going to put out a defense that’s going to give you fits. They’re going to cause some problems in the run and the pass game. They’re going to show you a lot of different looks. They’ve got talented guys at each level of the defense. It’s going to be a (tough) week for us. We have to be on it and we have to be ready to play on Sunday. ”

(How hard has it been on the team overall, just practicing in California and now you have another road game this weekend?) – “And then we go to London next week. This isn’t something that’s … We can’t look past New York. It is what it is. We had to go to Cali. We stepped up to that challenge. We had a good week of practice and got a win. We got to come back to Miami. We didn’t know if we were going to be able to come back here or not; but everyone’s home now. We’ve just got to lock in and get ready for this week.”

(This is kind of a Chicago Bears reunion thing because you also have RB Matt Forte here. What are your memories of him and your relationship with him?) – “Yes, and (Jets QBs Coach) Jeremy Bates is there as well. I’ve got a lot of fondness for him as a coach and a lot of respect. Both of those guys, they are great competitors. They are great guys. They’re awesome dudes to have on a team and guys that I’ve missed and look forward to seeing.”

(Have you kept in touch with Jets Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates at all and during the course of this offseason, did he reach out to you with the possibility that you might come here?) – “Yes, I’ve always kept in touch with ‘J.B.’ (Jeremy Bates). He was instrumental early in my career, kind of getting me off to a good start. (He’s) one of the best play-callers and coaches I’ve ever been around to this day. So I talked to ‘J.B.’ throughout the process, talked to him afterwards. I saw him I think a month ago. He’s always somebody that will hopefully be in my life.”

(What specifically about Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates that makes him good at developing younger quarterbacks?) – “He knows the game, he knows the game of quarterback. He does a really good job of teaching fundamentals, keeping your base. And then calling plays, I know he isn’t calling plays; but when I had him, he was calling plays and that’s an art for him. There’s an art to it. It’s not something you can just jump into and be good at it. He’s got the knack for it. It comes naturally to him.”

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