I stopped watching before they put him in, guess he actually is that bad. Andy Dalton was probably the only actual option they had at QB, and even his 3 mill contract might have been too much. Bill had to know that and just assume this year was a wash for them, especially after the opt-outs on defense.
They can always trade for Drew Lock, I'm sure McDaniels would really like having a back alley knockoff version of Cutler when he hated the real one.