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He’s not a fan. NY Daily News with the Jets’ safety’s quotes on the Cutler to NY chatter:

“Me and Jay just don’t get along too well right now,” Rhodes said Thursday at the Florham Park, N.J., headquarters, where the Jets opened their doors to the media during a break in the offseason program. Rhodes’ dislike for Cutler surfaced in last November’s 34-17 loss to the Broncos. In the midst of a 357-yard, two-touchdown shredding of the Jets, Cutler turned off Rhodes and several of his teammates by chirping in their faces. One player described it as childish behavior. “I took some onus on that,” said the mild-mannered Rhodes, who rarely, if ever, gets worked up by an opposing player. Asked if he’s bothered by Cutler’s cocky attitude, Rhodes replied, “You can be confident, but when you’re too confident for your own self, that can be a little tough.”

Rhodes said he’s “not going to fight him” if Cutler is traded to the Jets, but he also made it clear he wouldn’t throw a welcoming party. Like many players, Rhodes would like to see the in-house candidates – Clemens, Brett Ratliff and Erik Ainge – get first dibs on the starting job.

I guess it is something of a relief that if Cutler were to come to the Jets, there are assurances that no fisticuffs will ensue. Weird sentiment.

Hmmmm. Philip Rivers’ conduct toward Cutler is starting to perhaps be understandable. Denver apparently wouldn’t mind being rid of Cutler, and now confirmation of an apparent cockiness (dickishness?) bubble up from another NFL team.

And yet, last I checked, 4500 yards and 26 touchdowns isn’t real easily found in the NFL at qb either. If Cutler can be had, and some team doesn’t pursue him because of stuff like this, they deserve ten years of talking themselves into, say, Erik Ainge at quarterback.