Jay Cutler Quotes (30 Quotes)

If anyone says we're a bad team, I'll argue with them all day. We have great talent and lots of games left to play.

It's only throwing. I've been doing that a long time.

We thought our offense would play a lot better. We thought we would score more points.

Vanderbilt really was the only thing I had going that was a D-1 and would give me an opportunity to play quarterback ... so I jumped all over it and never looked back.

It has really been different, ... It has been crazy, and it will be out of control with LSU coming in. No one ever gives us a chance. It is fun proving people wrong.

I got it done without a lot of guys around me. I didn't have All-Americans scattered across the field. I had to adjust. I had to deal with pressure. I had to get the ball off. I think it's going to help me at the next level, having gone through adversity.

I've had a good time with these guys. I know their speed and know where they're going to be in their routes, and I know they were going to catch it for me. It was cold, and the ball was real hard. But it was fun. There's been a lot of anticipation up to this point. But now I can just relax and start working out again.

I think it was pretty close, ... Especially with the end of the season, we had been through some tough losses down the stretch. It was hard to take three years of losing, especially when you aren't used to it. I thought it might be best if I moved on. I took my time and talked to a lot of people, and it's turned out well for me.

I'm a fifth-year senior and have been here a long time. I'm expected to handle it. It is part of being a captain and part of being a quarterback and the face of Vanderbilt football.

I think there was a time last year and the year before when we were down in the cellar. We didn't have a lot of confidence in this team, this system, but we stuck it out and we prepared each week as hard as the week before, ... It's paying off now.

There's a fine line between winning and losing, and you can really get lost in it. But with the losing we've been through in the last three years and all the times we've been in close games, it makes it so much sweeter now.

That's the reason I wanted to step up and throw, to get some of that media attention and ride that wave a little bit.

It's fun to wake up on Sunday morning. You just want to get right back to work,

It was unbelievable. There is so much difference between now, last year, and two years ago. You can't put it into words. Just all the experience, being able to keep your composure and in the fourth quarter being able to deliver the ball when you have to.

It went well. They just asked me questions what I like, what I dislike, things about my personality. It was good. They've got a first-round pick kind of high. So it'd be a great opportunity.

I knew it was there. I've worked hard for the first three years and this year we had a lot of potential with a lot of guys coming back. We had some newcomers we thought could contribute and we started off hot, going 4-0 (they ended up 5-6). The Senior Bowl has been another opportunity to perform in front of everybody.

There's a little attention and stress, but we're here to do our testing, and we've just got to go out and do it. I'm just thankful to be here right now.

The offensive line has played exceptionally well. And with everybody doing what they're doing, it's made it easy on me, ... Everybody's doing what they're supposed to do and a little bit more. We have people who can make big plays, so all I'm really doing is handing the ball off and getting the assists.

It's an honor to be linked to someone at that level. He's one of the best quarterbacks ever. But I've got a long way to go before that comparison is going to be a reality.

It was my decision to make, and I'm sure there were players that expected me to come back,

We have some tough games LSU, Georgia, at Florida and at Tennessee left, but we are competitive with anybody, and that's a good feeling.

It's just throwing I've been doing that a long time. Everybody said you can't hurt yourself by going out there and working out. I'm coming here to show what I've got.

I think I did everything they (Titans) thought I would do. It's been pretty positive.

Cutler didn't want to leave his teammates behind as it turned out. He was one of several seniors who wanted to see it through after all the bumps and bruises and hard times of playing through inexperience. Just the guys on the team, guys I came in with, ... We were extremely tight. I'd feel bad leaving with one year left. We'd been through a lot together.

They weren't 34 to 6 better than us, I can tell you that right now. But sure, we struggled tonight. It's easy to point fingers, but we've got to look at the film. At times we couldn't hold them out, and at times we ran some wrong routes. We'll just have to get back to work.

Two years ago, I was just running around and throwing it,

We were confident all night. We moved the ball well, and our offensive line did a tremendous job.

Overall, I thought we may have had the best players.

If it comes down to me leading them in the fourth quarter and putting the ball in my hands, I'll take my chances. I'm an older guy, and we have a lot of new guys. Hopefully, they will listen to me so we won't be on the roller coaster ride that we were on last year. We have to change our state of mind.

His death woke us up. We are fortunate to be going to Vanderbilt and playing football. What got our attention was how quickly it can end.