Jay Cutler is not the problem

you mention P. Manning and Brees in the same sentence as Cutler, it’s pretty inaccurate. Jay has a nasty habit of staring down his primary WR, and has shown no ability to adjust to what defenses are doing. They’ve gone to great lengths to stop or slow-down Olsen and Hester, while receivers like Bennett and Knox are in single coverage all game long. That’s what he needs to learn to cut down on his INTs and dumb decisions….look to take advantage of what the opposing defense is giving you.

Seems to me the whole team could use some great coaching right about now.

Jay is a part of the problem that is a collective shit storm. The guy definitely has his flaws and as much as I like him, he still needs to be called out. It appears to me he hasn’t yet become the leader of the Bears and acts accordingly but he also lacks the outside leadership that he needs to succeed. He’s surrounded by “yes men” who think he’s the 2nd coming and when he f**ks up, they are waiting behind him with a million excuses. He needs someone to get in his face and fire him up just like the whole team needs it. But Jay needs to establish himself as the leader, he needs to help WRs when they are off their routes, he needs to be studying and planning on the sidelines and firing up his O, as well as many other things. He does have some growing up to do like everyone has complained about him. I hope he’s watching the Sunday night game right now and taking notes.

Jay Cutler is not the problem

No he’s just part of it.

that’s willing to blame Cutler for playing badly

Bears management/coaches do nothing mentality. They are perfectly willing to beat their heads against a wall over and over and expect things to get better. They have no sense of urgency. Waited too long on Grossman. Too long to bench Omayale. How long did Vasher have to suck before they got him off the field? If it wasn’t for the negative media in Chicago nothing would ever get done. Devin Hester should not be a starting receiver on any team. He has always been liability on the field. Sure he has made some big plays, but how many boneheaded ones? He was just barely smart enough to be a return man. He would call for a fair catch at the 2 yard line. How many fumbles etc. Will the media ever turn on him? I would be overjoyed if we could get a 2nd round draft pick out of him.

I have a man crush for JC. Thursday night caused me to reflect somewhat. In the cold light of day, three of those picks weren’t on Cutler (2 in fact were on Hester). He threw for over 300 yards against one of the better secondaries (with depth) in the NFL without the benefit of a run game. He had the anvil of Ron Turner around his neck all night. He was obliterated by a number of incredible penalties beyond his control. Yes, there were some poor decisions. Does anyone remember Peyton Manning throwing six picks last year (or the year before) ? Not a word said. JC is the most harassed QB, throwing some 33% of his passes under pressure. Peyton Manning ? 13%. Go figure. I can’t wait to see Cutler with a decent OL and a couple of years more experience.

this was a breath of fresh air for anyone who defends Cutler.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4651519&bn_r=ec&bn_g=au&bn_k=1

I find minimal fault with Forte, though.

Last year he’d pause—“run PATIENTLY”—make a cut and hit a hole. That’s his running style. But this year he takes that same pause, and he’s mobbed in his own backfield by disrupting defenders who have pushed our linemen a couple yards backwards.

Like I said, there’s a lot of blame to go around on the Bears, but Forte bears little of it, if you ask me.

From most responsible to least (in my estimation):

1. To me, it all starts with crappy coaching and personnel decisions (GM).
2. Then, the o-line is awful.
3. WRs are either inexperienced or mediocre (at best).
4. Defense is inconsistent. (but see #1)
5. Cutler’s poor decision-making, over-reaching. (see #1 and #2)

After the Arizona blow-out, I heard/read Cutler say, “I have to play better…I have to do more” or something to that effect. And IMMEDIATELY I thought: uh-oh. There’ll be trouble next week.

Because he DOESN’T need to “do more”. If anything, he needs to do LESS.

I daresay—maybe even imitate Kyle Orton for one game. Play conservative. But sprinkle in a couple bombs if/as the game allows.

Not every play needs to be a home run.

You can’t do it all by yourself.

No one player should be scape-goated right now, nor should any one player be exonerated.

Cutler’s won us a few games. He’s also lost us a few. He is by no means innocent, though.

Is in the Red Zone. It is part Jay and part Offensive scheme. So it is incumbent upon the Offensive coordinator and the Head Coach to change the scheme once we get in the Red Zone to something that is more effective. This is not Rocket Science, it’s football.

But not all of them were on him, just look at the last game.

Hester fell down on one of them, and I think he ran into a Ref on another one that was picked off. I also think I saw pass interference that wasn’t called on one of them.

With Cutler, I think that he feels like it is on him to make every play since Forte isn’t getting any holes to run through and Cutler isn’t getting any protection so he feels like he has to force it.

when u are playing that bad you are not going to get calls like that.

So funny to read comments drawing lines comparing the Packers, Cards, and whatever other prolific offense that is the flavor of the year. Look, Cutler needs to look at his decision making skills..no doubt about it. But to offer the Packers as an analogy is so apples to oranges it doesn’t wash. First, the Cards and Pack have weapons on the outside. The Bears do not. Couple that with a below average OLine and you get disaster at times. But, to point to Cutler as a problem is not cutting the cheese whiz in my book. IF a team is going to redefine its identity, THEN you better make dam sure you surround him with assets. The one, maybe two the Bears have other than Cutler have been inconsistent (Forte and Olsen) because the offensive coord has no clue what to do with Cutler. Tossing it up 50+ times a game is not my idea of creativity. Cutler is a punching bag in the pocket, the receivers suck, and the line cannot run block to save its a**. Generally, the Bears better dam well have a game plan this off season that entails spending some money. Need a true #1 on the outside, a Center, and probably a LT or RT dependent on what they do with Williams. That is just the offensive side of the ball. I would love a shut down corner on the other side. This year, the Bears in total, are a below average football team, created by a GM who has no clue how to put together a team on the offensive side of the football.

but calling Forte "… worse starting running back in the league " is just dumb.