"Dressed in suits and carrying briefcases, Jerry Angelo and Tim Ruskell walked briskly down the hallway outside the Bears' locker room after Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers, four eyes staring straight ahead, presumably ­attempting to make a clean escape.

The Bears' general manager and director of player personnel had to realize what was obvious to everyone. The talent gap between the Bears and defending Super Bowl Champion Packers isn't narrowing. It's widening. Worse yet, 34 games into his Bears career, the franchise quarterback isn't improving. He's ­regressing.

Jay Cutler demanded a trade three years ago when former Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels made him feel unwanted. Two-plus seasons later, if he wanted out of Chicago, it would be understandable. His career is being held hostage by two of Angelo's pet theories, and that's not likely to change anytime soon."