Remember when Bledsoe got hurt in New England...

So, according to various newspapers, some drunk guys at my bar, and my wife who does not like football, Jake Plummer is out and Jay Cutler is in. Barring some sort of Roethlisberger-like miracle, the Broncos will ride out the season with Cutler in learning-mode and just maybe grab the wild-card spot. Or so they say.

I bet that Cutler revitalizes this team. I bet that the cocky young kid has the arm and the smarts to back himself up. I bet he figures out a way to keep the defense off the field and rested and utilize the stagnating talent on the offensive side of the ball. I'm also betting that the Broncos put it together and make a run for the top spot in the AFC West, which includes beating the Chargers in San Diego two Sundays from now. In fact, despite what everyone says about changing QB's and low team morale, I bet the wunderkind puts it all together and goes undefeated the rest of the way.

Cutler has two things that make a QB great - smarts and great passing ability. Plummer, unfortunately, has neither. And it makes all the difference in the world. The great ones had those same qualities, guys like Elway, Marino, Favre, Moon. There are a handful of QB's playing right now with those same qualities - Brees, Brady, McNabb, and Manning. And their respective teams have a shot to win every single game they play.

Jake Plummer never gave the Broncos the ability to win on his talent alone. Other things had to go the right way for the Broncos to win. The running game had to dominate. The team had to play with a lead. The defense needed to make key turnovers. But with Cutler, it's a whole different picture. He has the ability to win games when rushing yards are at a premium. He has the ability to play smart even if the team is down. If Champ can't make a brilliant interception, Cutler has the skills to win the game on his own.

There are a lot of folks down on Plummer right now, and there are a lot of folks excited about Cutler. But they're only excited because he's not Plummer. Fools. I'm excited for Cutler because of who he is and what he can do. Cutler is the man to lead the Broncos on a late-season resurgence. You just watch. The Mile-Hi Messiah is coming!