Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler had a poor showing Monday night right from the jump against the Philadelphia Eagles, and the NFL world was watching closely. Teammates like Pernell McPhee took aim at Cutler with criticism Monday night, and so did Tyrann Mathieu of the Arizona Cardinals.
Mathieu fired off a shot about Cutler that was quickly deleted once Mathieu took a moment to realize it was something he probably should not have tweeted in the first place. It wasn’t necessarily a bad tweet, but any time an NFL player brings up how much another player is making elsewhere in the league, it tends to rub people the wrong way. Here’s the tweet, screencapped by Andrew Joseph of For The Win:
That’s a clear reference to the Bears’ starting quarterback without mentioning him by name, and the point about the growth from Cutler is a fair criticism. After all, I was left thinking this after an interception in the second half…
Jay Cutler just made the kind of rookie mistake you expect Carson Wentz to make.
Jay Cutler has been in the NFL since 2006.
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) September 20, 2016
Carson Wentz, by the way, is the first NFL rookie quarterback to win his first two starts without a turnover. Meanwhile, Cutler continued to give Bears’ fans reason to be frustrated, even if a thumb injury Cutler suffered early on may have also played a role in this pick.
As for Mathieu, perhaps Monday night was another example of why it is important for players to think before they tweet. While the point isn’t invalid, it’s not one many are going to be happy with him making about a player on a different team. Mathieu knows the harm that can come from using Twitter, which is part of the reason he took a break from the social media platform earlier this year.
