Hoge: With Franchise Behind Him, Cutler Delivers
As multiple reports went public about teammates privately not supporting him, Jay Cutler took the field at First Energy Stadium with the weight of a franchise on his powerful right arm.
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As multiple reports went public about teammates privately not supporting him, Jay Cutler took the field at First Energy Stadium with the weight of a franchise on his powerful right arm.
Jay Cutler's performance against the Cleveland Browns personified the trite sports cliche of it's not how you start, but how you finish.
Jay Cutler shook off some early rustiness and threw three touchdown passes in his first start since Nov. 10, leading the Chicago Bears to a 38-31 win Sunday over the Cleveland Browns.
In Week 2, Jay Cutler solved Pittsburgh's fire zone 3-4 scheme, and one of Steeler coordinator Dick LeBeau's students is using it in Cleveland. Yards are tough to come by against the Ray Horton coached Browns defense.
Lance Briggs was officially ruled out against the Browns Friday, but all signs point to the Bears linebacker returning against the Eagles next week.
The absolute undeniable fact that Cutler is the better quarterback and athlete than McCown is one thing, but you need to feel good, dontcha?
Can a defense be overhauled in one year? Is Jay Cutler the answer at quarterback in the short term? These are questions Phil Emery is paid to answer, and it's far easier to develop those answers with cap space room.
Either way, neither side seems concerned about the future.
Jay Cutler will be the Bears' starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Browns.
The water cooler talk in the city and burbs regarding the Bears is no doubt a raging debate of Jay or Josh at quarterback. However, the most pressing concern remains the run defense.
Bears head coach Marc Trestman said he's optimistic Cutler will be medically cleared.
Josh McCown might not be the future for the Bears, but he's certainly got the team thinking of options outside of Jay Cutler.
At age 34, Josh McCown is playing the best football of his career.
The Bears are a mere middling football team, making stories.
Brian Urlacher knows who he wants starting at quarterback for the Bears moving forward.
Talk about it all you want. It's not happening.
The Tennessee Titans are considering cleaning house and targeting Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in the offseason, according to an NFL Network report.
Having returned to practice this week, Jay Cutler appears to be on track to play against the Cleveland Browns Dec. 15, but Bears head coach Marc Trestman is not committing to that date yet.
The latest Jay Cutler injury saga has not played out in a typical fashion.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was back at practice Thursday, but head coach Marc Trestman ruled the quarterback out for Monday night's game against the Cowboys.
The Bears' quarterback will not play against the Vikings, however.
It's not exactly the "Greatest Show On Turf" the Rams once boasted on offense, but St. Louis' defense has a lot of speed and the unit takes advantage of it on the artificial turf inside the Edward Jones Dome.
Devin Hester worked out the Bears' defensive backs in practice Wednesday.
Such candidness and volume of response is not supposed to happen from an NFL coach.
Jay Cutler is officially considered week-to-week with a high ankle sprain, but the Bears quarterback may be dealing with more than just an ankle sprain.
