After the first three weeks of the season and watching the performances of Jay Cutler it crossed my mind that he may very well be a top 5 quarterback in the NFL. What works against him over his short career that he is not a fan favorite and has thrown a high number of interceptions. More importantly, he hasn't won a lot of games in his career and has never been to the Playoffs. In the NFL you play the game to win championships not to boost your statistics. But needless to say, wherever he plays he brings high intensity and exciting game play. I think that if he had a good offensive coordinator and offensive weapons around him, he could win many games in the league. I listed his career statistics below. He has been a member of on Pro Bowl team, but never a Playoff team. Vince Young and Matt Leinart were taken before Cutler in the 2006 draft, he's definatley had a better career than these two players based on the situation he's been put in and statistics wise.
[Career Stat Totals:
G CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD LNG INT FUM RAT
56 1158 1866 62.1 13560 7.3 87 93 65 13 85.1