Jay Cutler draws a large amount of ire from Chicago Bears nation. Much of it is fair, but a lot of it is not. Bears fans love to give Cutler less of the credit than he actually deserves, and more of the blame than he truly deserves. It’s partially because he reminds them of Billy Czapka, a villain in quite a few ’80s movies.
Of course, being the highest paid player in the NFL brings with it certain expectations and responsibilities, and Jay Cutler has failed massively in living up to that. $22.3 million should buy you an MVP; or at least 35 TDs, 4,000 yards passing, at least a long run deep into the playoffs. Cutler has not come even remotely close to being worth the exorbitant price tag, and his biggest let-down has been in the leadership department.
Therefore, a parody music video such as this was inevitable.
As chronicled earlier, Jay Cutler “buyer’s remorse” is a sentiment that is felt well throughout Chicago right now. The verdict is in now, this is who Cutler is, and this is who he is not. Nothing is going to change the future regardless of who you surround him with. Coaches, coordinators, receivers, linemen etc. this is as far as he’s going in the NFL. So what can Bears fans do about it?
Vent their frustrations by expressing themselves through song. Firago Music, a “dance rock band from Chicago,” according to their site, star in the video that is a send up of A Great Big World’s hit single “Say Something.” Here is “Jay Cutler, I’m giving up on you.”
Someone finally re-created the “don’t care” incident in a video (around the 1:45 mark) and the rest of it is pretty good too.
They hit all the requisite Jay Cutler stereotypes (the middle finger, the fact that his wife doesn’t believe in vaccinations, the omni-present cigarettes, his notorious reputation for often acting surly) in this one.
Well done kids, well done!
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