So … for a variety of reasons, that didn’t work out as well as anyone thought it would, excluding Broncos fans and Mel Kiper, of course. Nothing says “impending overhaul” quite like a 7-9 record, 27 touchdowns and a league-leading 26 interceptions.

Submitted for the approval of the clock-strikes-midnight society, I call this: “Tale of the Grumpy, but Photogenic Messiah”. Now, guess at which picture Cutler officially rethinks this whole trade thing.

*Photos courtesy of the Chicago Tribune.

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