Throwdowns > Closed

Argos. said 09/15, 08:09 AM
Last season Jay Cutler got injured. Things were going great for the Bears, even with Forte injured, they were playing great football. But once Cutler got injured, they got derailed.

Bears 2011 record with Cutler: 7-3
Bears record without Cutler: 1-5

Through 10 games of the season, the Bears were well on their way to the playoffs. But after Cutler got injured, things completely fell apart. In the 6 games without Cutler, the Bears offence scored 21 points once, and scored less than 20 in each of the other 5 games, and only averaged 14 points a game. 14 points a game was good for 29th in football. And they weren't playing strong D's, they played 3 games against the bottom 10 D's in football.

With Cutler, last year the Bears averaged 26.8 points a game, nearly two more TD with him than without him. 26.8 points a game would have been 5th in all of football last season.

Now consider what Cutler has been given in Chicago. He has played two games with a good WR in Marshall, before that his best WR has been Earl Bennet. He has the worst O-Line in football, and led the league in sacks in 2010, was leading in 2011 before he got hurt, and has been sacked 9 times already in 2012.

Argos. said 09/16, 11:23 AM
He is not worth the headache? Really?

How big of a headache is the guy? He is no TO or Randy Moss. He yelled at an O-Linemen for terrible blocking all game, but in the same game Aaron Rodgers tore into James Jones for running the wrong route, which was just as bad. It wasn't even close to the screaming match Tom Brady had with one of his coach before. Not that big of a deal.

Calling out the Packers D isn't a big deal either. In rival games, this happens all the time. How about the time when Ray Lewis called out Tom Brady? Or how about Lovie Smith adding pressure to his own team unnecessarily by saying this is the best team he has ever brought into Lambeau.


With Jay Cutler last year, the Bears were sitting pretty only behind the 49ers and Packers in the NFC before his injury. In 2010, the Bears finished second in the NFC, won the division, and came within 7 points of the Super Bowl. If Jay Cutler doesn't get injured, they probably go to and win the Super Bowl (coming from a Packers fan!).


"Obviously the Bears are better with Cutler"

So how exactly would they be better off without Cutler?

Argos. said 09/17, 08:56 AM
You make it sound like he slugged his teammate and had a big fight. There have been many bigger fights in Bear practices and training camps this year alone.

Nobody likes him? Says who? Brandon Marshall is known to love the guy. Brain Urlacher came out and defended Jay after the NFC Championship loss. When if he didn't like him he could have just remained silent and let Jay get blasted in the media all off-season.

Urlacher on Cutler:
"He's tough as hell. He's one of the toughest guys on our football team. He doesn't ****. He doesn't complain when he gets hit. He goes out there and plays his ass off every Sunday. He practices every single day. So, no, we don't question his toughness."

I don't know how you think he is hurting them in the locker-room. You aren't in there, and there is no indication that he is, and it is not showing on the field either.

Hurting the Bears status as a free agent destination? They signed one of the biggest name free agents of the last decade in Julius Peppers. Brandon Marshall all but demanded he wanted to go to the Bears with Cutler. And has anyone on the Bears asked out? No.

Cutler is the best QB the Bears have had in nearly 3 decades!