The Denver Broncos quarterback controversy may be headed for a resolution.

Head coach Mike Shanahan is expected to turn to rookie Jay Cutler to replace incumbent Jake Plummer for the team's Dec. 3 game against Seattle, the Denver Post reported Sunday.

Shanahan made the decision prior to a weekend coaching staff meeting, the Post said, citing a source close to the situation.

Plummer has struggled all season despite leading the Broncos to a 7-4 record. Denver ranks 26th in the NFL with 171.5 pass yards per game and is tied for 21st in the league with 17.7 points per game. Plummer's passer rating of 70.5 is 29th in the league, ahead of only Bruce Gradkowski (70.1), Drew Bledsoe (69.2), Matt Leinart (68.1), Vince Young (56.1), and Andrew Walter (55.0).

That's not the most prestigious list. Bledsoe was benched after six games for Dallas in favor of Tony Romo; Gradkowski, Leinart, and Young are all rookies; and Walter is in his first year as a starter.

Plummer, meanwhile, is in his 10th season and has started 46 straight games for the Broncos since 2003 but has been unable to get the offense moving in 11 games this year.

The Broncos' plan, according to the Post, is for the quarterback change to be permanent.

The Denver Broncos quarterback controversy may be headed for a resolution.

Head coach Mike Shanahan is expected to turn to rookie Jay Cutler to replace incumbent Jake Plummer for the team's Dec. 3 game against Seattle, the Denver Post reported Sunday.

Shanahan made the decision prior to a weekend coaching staff meeting, the Post said, citing a source close to the situation.

Plummer has struggled all season despite leading the Broncos to a 7-4 record. Denver ranks 26th in the NFL with 171.5 pass yards per game and is tied for 21st in the league with 17.7 points per game. Plummer's passer rating of 70.5 is 29th in the league, ahead of only Bruce Gradkowski (70.1), Drew Bledsoe (69.2), Matt Leinart (68.1), Vince Young (56.1), and Andrew Walter (55.0).

That's not the most prestigious list. Bledsoe was benched after six games for Dallas in favor of Tony Romo; Gradkowski, Leinart, and Young are all rookies; and Walter is in his first year as a starter.

Plummer, meanwhile, is in his 10th season and has started 46 straight games for the Broncos since 2003 but has been unable to get the offense moving in 11 games this year.

The Broncos' plan, according to the Post, is for the quarterback change to be permanent.