Only Bears Offensive Coordinator Aaron Kromer knows why Aaron Kromer did what he did to his quarterback Jay Cutler. However, this theory, from a NFL Network talking head, and perhaps the greatest pass-catching running back of all time, is as solid an explanation as you’ll find.
– “If Aaron Kromer had to do what he did it’s because he could not go upstairs and tell someone. If you can’t go upstairs and say, ‘Hey coach, GM, owner this is what we have, the problems that we have with our quarterback,’ then it’s above you. You have to do stuff. Sometimes things leak out – and sometimes you want them to leak out because the problem is bigger than you.”
– Marshall Faulk on Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer’s comments on Jay Cutler
Like I said, we don’t know for certain why Kromer was that desperate; but the Hall of Fame running back makes a very solid case. We know the Bears are a dysfunctional organization, from top to bottom. There are deep rooted systemic problems all over. It’s basically fertile ground for a future ESPN 30 for 30 now:
“What if I told you, the quarterback inspired the offensive coordinator to cry?”
Perhaps they just didn’t listen to Kromer upstairs. Maybe they just didn’t want to hear as he explained the awful truth about Cutler. You know one of these men (Aaron Kromer, obviously) is not returning to Chicago next year. Almost every Bears fan alive is hoping that Cutler will also be jettisoned.
By the way, if you’re wondering why Aaron Kromer even has a job today, here’s the NFLN theory on what’s behind that too.
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