Jay Cutler's Injury Not Serious

Looking for a bright spot after yesterday's 44-7 mauling at the hand of the ... Lions? Here ya go: Jay Cutler wasn't killed on that tackle that saw him carted off the field. In fact, it doesn't even appear to be serious:

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan today said an MRI test on quarterback Jay Cutler's injured left leg did not reveal any serious damage. "There's no stress fracture," Shanahan said. "He's a little sore."

Shanahan would not speculate whether Cutler would be able to practice this week or play Sunday at Kansas City. "We'll see how sore it is," Shanahan said. "We'll see how he feels on Wednesday."

Let's all hope Cutler has a miraculous recovery because I don't think anybody wants to see Patrick Ramsey out there taking shots like he just turned 21. Or worse, throwing picks to the fattest guy on the other team and then watching him jiggle all the way to the end zone. Sure, it's funny the first time, but after that it's just sad.

According to the Denver Post, if Cutler can't go against the Chiefs, the Broncos might have to make a move because Ramsey's the only quarterback on the roster. The emergency QB? Rod Smith, who is out for the year (and maybe longer) with a hip injury. So who would've replaced Ramsey if he had gotten injured yesterday? Long snapper Mike Leach. I'm guessing Jake Plummer got a good chuckle out of that.