People in the public don’t necessarily get something about media types. They make analyses, and sometimes they don’t move off them for far too long. I’m guilty of it, I can openly admit that. I always seem to look at the chargers roster and think that they can overcome Norv Turner’s terrible coaching. I look a team like the Jags and wonder why they are as bad as they are. People always tell me I defend Eli too much, but I don’t think they get that I don’t hate people who criticize him, but that I hate the WAY that they criticize him. Comparing him to Rivers and his brother, and talking about who the Chargers drafted with the traded picks, when none of that really matters as much as the incredibly successful Giants product that his been on the field since he got there.

However, There is a few guys that I never understood why they were defended as often as they are. One, of course, is Brett Favre. The other was actually compared to him tonight. Here’s some various Media Tweets about Jay Cutler from tonight’s 49er game:

wingoz 1 hour ago
Jay cutler has 4 picks..but one…maybe two his fault. Hester killing him 2nite

SI_PeterKing 1 hour ago
Cutler reminds me of the Favre who made Holmgren tear his hair out in that 24-pick ‘93 season. You know he’s good, but the INTs just flow.

To be completely fair, Peter King went on to criticize Cutler later in the night, but I just can’t understand how people can defend this guy. He has 17 picks through nine games. I don’t care if you throw 30 touchdowns, if you throw that many interceptions, your team is going to hurt because of it. It’s a lot like the Pure Point Rating stat in basketball. People need to start seeing that while throwing the TD is great, it’s not as important as NOT throwing the interception.

As for Trey Wingo saying that two of the picks were Hester’s fault, I just don’t about that. I know there was one where the receiver fell, and that’s fine. I can get that, and that’s why if a QB has a TD-INT ratio within two or three of even, I could get saying that a few weren’t his fault. That’s fine.

However, I just didn’t see another one that wasn’t on Cutler. I’m gonna watch the game again, and If I find that he’s right, I’ll admit it, but watching the game live, I just didn’t see receivers helping the INTs.

I think people love the idea of Jay Cutler. They like the guy that is going to take all those chances and make some great plays. They hate boring. They would rather see a guy go up in flames than to play an efficient, but unspectacular game and win. That’s why people hate it when bring up the fact that Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl. He may not have been Peyton Manning, but he was efficient and didn’t turn it over. People hate efficient.

However, that’s how games are won. The team with less turnovers wins an absurd percentage of the time. There is a reason for that. Clearly one that Jay Cutler doesn’t get.

That being said, I’m sure that there is a chance that Cutler throws seven TDs next week and I’ll still find a way to kill him.

Stupid Media.