Has anyone else grown a little weary of this Denver Broncos-Jay Cutler-Josh McDaniels feud that been simmering for a month?

Cutler, who will be entering his fourth season, has had a bit of a falling out with the Broncos' new coach, the 32-year-old Josh McDaniels.

Now, it's just coming across as miscommunication, innuendos and a lot of hurt feelings on the part of Cutler.

What both parties must realize is the NFL is a business. The Broncos and McDaniels seem to know that. Cutler doesn't

I'll admit when this story came out I was pretty upset at Cutler. The Vanderbilt University product sounded like a petulant child, whining that he was not happy that McDaniels tried to trade for New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel.

McDaniels was the Pats' offensive coordinator last year and helped develop Cassel into a Pro Bowl quarterback in place of the injured Tom Brady.

So, when McDaniels took the plum job in Denver, replacing Mike Shanahan, he was looking to bring Cassel, whom he spent the 2008 season grooming on the way to an 11-5 record, with him

Denver missed the playoffs, went 8-8 and had a late-season meltdown when it blew a three-game lead in the AFCWest with three games to play.

It shouldn't be a crime to surround yourself with a little familiarity. Denver's defense has been atrocious the past couple of seasons. The biggest sticking point in all of this was Cutler was upset he wasn't notified the Broncos were trying to work a trade for Cassel. Cutler felt out of the loop — although knowing you're going to be traded might not be much consolation either.

As it turned out, Cassel was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, another AFCWest rival, and Cutler has been upset since.

Cutler can be an ideal quarterback. I've said for weeks Detroit should give Denver its No. 1 overall pick for him. Detroit, 0-16 and in need of a charge, would get a high caliber quarterback, while McDaniels could start fresh with, say, Georgia quarterback Matt Stafford.

Cutler is 17-20 as a starter, but he's coming off an amazing season personally. He threw for 4,526 yards, completed 62.3 percent of his passes and had 25 touchdowns. At 25, the sky's the limit for Cutler's talent. But teams have to be a bit leery about what they might get.

A quarterback is expected to be a leader, to do everything he can to make his team the best. I'm sure there's been a bit of pettiness from McDaniels, but Cutler needs to take the higher ground.

Don't allow this event to knock you down. You either pick yourself up, dust yourself off and lead the Broncos back as a prominent power. Or, demand a trade, stay away from the team during voluntary workouts and start all over elsewhere.

Cutler is looking to go that second route. That does not sound much like a leader to me.

Sam Tallarico is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.