Oh? Do tell. Yes, Cutler put up good numbers in 2013 HOWEVER even with an improved offensive front line and arguably three of the most talented receivers in the NFL (Bennett, Jeffries, Marshall) and with Matt Forte in the backfield, Cutler STILL couldn't consistently connect with his receiver core. The result: Short passes to Matt Forte all the time. Yes, Cutler IS a major part of the Bears problem. Cutler mentally "checked out" at mid season. It was obvious by the devil-may-care expression on his face during the games.
The Defense was terrible most of the season, and the offensive line play was lacking as well.
Offensive Line was better than last year (well, somewhat) however you're spot on with the Defense. The Chicago Bears have the what, third or fourth oldest Defense in the NFL. The Defense was seemingly always a "step behind" whatever offense they were up against and frankly, Mel Tucker's Defensive Scheme WHICH NEVER CHANGED ALL DAMN' YEAR didn't help things either.
Look, I'm a Green Bay Packers fan (I became one THE DAY THE BEARS SIGNED JAY "COACH-KILLER" CUTLER) and I could generally give a rats ass about the Bears at this point. The problems with the Bears IMO have always started with the Ownership (McCaskey family) and run their way through the GM's office and finally down to the field and the team.
I will NEVER forget Michael McCaskey saying on TV one day some years ago when the Bears were entering yet another rebuilding year that "the Bears just need one magical player, and that player is the Quarterback."
If you want to "fix" the Bears, cleaning out the Front Office and firing the Coaching staff is a good start but for crying out loud the Bears Ownership SUCKS!
Oh yeah - Cutler sucks too!! I said it the day the Bears signed him, I said it again when they inked him to a $107 million dollar deal, and I've said it every damn' game since. The Bears Front Office and the McCaskey Family (who had to sign-off on the $107m deal) believed Cutler to be an "elite" quarterback. Well, those of us who pay attention to football and looked at the numbers Cutler put up in Denver and his first year here in Chicago KNEW Cutler wasn't worth the money he was being paid. The only thing "elite" about Jay Cutler is his salary. The truth is, Jay Cutler will NEVER be anything other than a mid to low-tier Quarterback ANYWHERE in the NFL. On most teams, he wouldn't even be a STARTER.
I think most Bears Fans this year have had enough of Cutler and his excuses. They see him making $25 million for the 2014 season and have NOTHING to show for it. Several family members are Season Ticket holders (as are a fair number of my friends.) Guess what? They're not renewing their season tickets for 2015. That explains why the last 5 games the Chicago Bears have been running so many season ticket commercials.
They already know the result of putting a horse shit product on the field is resulting in fewer and fewer season ticket holders.
I'm gonna go egg Jay Cutler's house now....... it's 1.5 miles from me, drive by it several times a week. I wonder if Kristin's tired of cleaning up the mess yet.
I don’t disagree with you on Cutler’s problems at QB, but like I said before, they do not have another alternative at the moment.
I think he has value. Orton just retired and the Bills are searching for a new QB. The Rams are done with Bradford and would take a hard look at Cutler, and Arizona needs another QB as they really don’t have any options due to injuries. Do merely ‘dump’ Cutler makes zero sense. They need to get value for him or play him till they can find someone better. If you can name one also-ran journey-man QB, or possible draft pick for the Bears at QB, go ahead and name one. They have the 7th pick in the coming draft. Who can they get for that?
-Or do they use it on the best defensive prospect at defensive end they can find and look for a QB in free agency? Either way, they have to keep Cutler for the moment. Cutting him and getting nothing is just stupid IMHO.
Now that he has his contract to pay him more money than he needs to live the rest of his life he has even less reason to change.