The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preparing for anything when it comes to their Week 1 opponent.
Scheduled to play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the Bucs know they have a challenge on their hands in the form of Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler.
"He's a strong-armed, quick-release guy, stand in the pocket. He's been a little streaky in his career and when he's hot, he's red-hot. We've seen him light teams up," Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter said to the media Monday.
Then Koetter invoked the name of one of the game's greats when speaking about Cutler.
"This week, he's Joe Namath to us. He's the greatest quarterback because he's the one we're playing this week," he said.
Cutler is known to have the same approach to fitness Namath once had. In fact, upon signing with the Dolphins this offseason, Cutler said - that as a quarterback - he doesn't have to be in "that great of cardiovascular shape."
