Agreed.
McCown isn't nearly as talented as Cutler...
Have a peek at 2013.
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?sea...;qualified=true
McCown has a better rating over Cutler 109 to 89. But the top rated QB was Tavaris Jackson. "There are lies, damn lies, and statistics" as Mark Twain said. It's about who you played, when you played them, etc. McCown had a better year than Cutler because his particular oponents were ripe. He played mistake free. But he never had to come back as Jay's done numerous times. Yes, some of those due to Jay's own fault.
I get it, you guys clamoring for McCown just want the safe Bears. A safe QB to simply make no mistakes. Jay is the gambler. He will do things to win games and do things to lose a few. Safe tends not to win championships. Gutsy does. The floor is higher with McCown, but the ceiling is higher with Jay. I, like many, think the better bet is to go all in. I want a SB, not just an NFC title and a bounce out of the playoffs. I think Jay has a greater chance of that than McCown. Especially over the next few years as we only have so many years with our WR's.
Bears management simply looked at Jay as a starter for numerous years that could do things other top QB's like Rodgers, etc do to win. McCown was a stop gap...a hope for a couple decent seasons while we await the next drafted QB.
You and Alaska may end up being right, that if Jay doesn't get over the hump, we may have been better off with McCown. However, the bet isn't that he'll fail. It's that he'll succeed. No risk, no return.