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Jay Cutler News & Rumors

Bates big boost for Cutler
February 10
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Matt Bowen
"NFL players don't have many allies outside the locker room. Maybe an assistant trainer or one of the guys in the equipment room who will throw you some gear to give to your little brother at the next home game. Besides that, well, you are pretty much on your own. Take the coaching (even if you don't agree) and try to work through the game plan come Sundays. However, there are those rare cases in the NFL where a player builds an extraordinary relationship with his position coaches, a working relationship on the field and in the classroom when a veteran buys into everything his coach is selling."
Bates reuniting with Cutler as Bears QB coach
February 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"Two years after he declined an interview opportunity with the Bears to be their offensive coordinator, Jeremy Bates has been hired as quarterbacks coach. That reunites the young assistant with the quarterback who always has spoken highly of him and brings the team a step closer to completing Lovie Smith's coaching staff with a little more than two weeks before the start of the NFL scouting combine. Bates, 36, rejoins forces with Jay Cutler after previously spending three seasons with him with the Broncos, the final two as the quarterbacks coach."
Brandon Marshall would relish reunion with buddy Jay Cutler
February 7
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"A month after a Twitter exchange with the Bears' starting quarterback, ­Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon ­Marshall reiterated his affection for Jay Cutler. Marshall is under contract through the 2014 season, but he was asked by the Sun-Times if ­reuniting with his former Denver Broncos teammate would appeal to him. "Maybe down the road, we may have some extra picks, and we may be able to trade for him," Marshall said. "But we have a quarterback in place in Matt Moore. He did an amazing job [in the] second half of the season, and where we go from there we'll see. But Jay is a special talent, and he's a great friend.""
It's official: Cutler and Forte shut down
December 28
Chicago Tribune
 
"Quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte were placed on injured reserve Tuesday, officially ending their seasons. Cutler, who had thumb surgery Nov. 25 in Vail, Colo., was scheduled to get his pins removed Tuesday. Forte continues to rehab his right knee after spraining his medial collateral ligament during a Dec. 4 loss to the Chiefs. Cutler and Forte became the fourth and fifth offensive starters placed on IR, joining Johnny Knox, Gabe Carimi and Chris Williams. Carimi had another knee procedure Tuesday, a surgery the Bears called a success. In total, the Bears have shut down 10 players with Marion Barber (calf) hobbled, too."
Cutler remains hopeful of returning this season
December 15
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler said Wednesday he was making progress in his recovery from a broken right thumb and the Chicago Bears quarterback said there was an "outside" chance he could return to face Green Bay on Christmas. Asked about reports that he threw the ball last weekend as part of his rehab, Cutler told "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on WMVP-AM 1000, "I think it was more pushing than throwing; it was more of a shot put in my hand really than anything. I put the ball in there a little bit and we'll see how it feels this week and try to get better and better each day.""
Bears QB Cutler says everything 'on track' with thumb rehab
December 8
NFL.com
 
"The thought all along in Chicago is that injured quarterback Jay Cutler would have a chance to return before the end of the season after surgery on his right thumb. Much of the healing process following the Nov. 23 surgery that inserted three screws and two pins to stabilize his right thumb is based on the waiting game. But outside of some possible help from prayers, Cutler is also making some strides on his own."
Cutler: Stitches out, but 'time's not really on our side'
December 8
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler had the stitches removed from his injured right thumb Wednesday and said he already is working on his grip and flexibility in hopes of returning to the Chicago Bears this season. "Everything is kind of on track," Cutler told "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on WMVP-AM 1000. "It's just a matter of letting that bone really heal and maybe taking the pins out, maybe not. It's just time ... and time's not really on our side right now, but that's the only thing we can really do. "We were doing some grip stuff this past week, just trying to get some flexibility and mobility back in there. The next couple of weeks hopefully I'll be able to throw the football and hopefully some of this pain"
Cutler gives Colorado surgeon the thumbs up
December 4
Chicago Tribune
 
"Enjoying a scenic view of the Rocky Mountains on his drive to work every day isn't the only way noted orthopedic surgeon Randy Viola sees things differently than many in the medical profession. "Most physicians look at it from a 'What should you do?' standpoint," said Viola, a hand specialist who operated on Jay Cutler's broken thumb. "Athletes don't look at things that way. They look at things, 'What can I do?' They want to know how they can push the limit. We give them the option of fixing things with hardware, which provides support and takes away pain so often it gets them back in the game a lot faster." Forget wide receiver Earl Bennett and his new $18 million contract extension. The"
Fantasy football: Jay Cutler's owners got a bad break
December 2
Washington Times
 
"If you had told me three months ago that I would be lamenting the loss of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler as the fantasy playoffs approach, I'd have said you were crazy. But that's exactly the situation I find myself in. After shuffling quarterbacks for most of the season — first relying on Joe Flacco, then trading for Philip Rivers - I decided two weeks ago to give Cutler a shot. A waiver-wire pickup six weeks into the season, I was only keeping him around for emergencies or as possible trade bait. When I could find no takers, and with my other QBs continuing to underperform, I made the move. By then, Cutler had started to live up to his potential — fantasy and otherwise — so I put aside my"
Jay Cutler a long shot to return in regular season
December 1
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"An old saying — absence makes the heart grow fonder — seemed appropriate after the Bears' 25-20 loss Sunday in Oakland. Suddenly, for even the most critical Bears fans, one of Chicago's most important thumbs — neighboring in the stratosphere with Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert's — can't heal soon enough after backup Caleb Hanie tossed three interceptions against the Raiders. But even Jay Cutler, the owner of that surgically repaired right thumb, acknowledged that any hope of returning for the regular season is a long shot, at best."
Too early to tell on Cutler
December 1
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler couldn't provide a wedding date now that he's engaged to girlfriend Kristin Cavallari again, and the Bears quarterback also can't project a timetable for his return to action. Speaking with media for the first time since surgery on his right thumb Nov. 23, Cutler grimly acknowledged he could be lost for the season — including the playoffs. There's just no way of knowing as he just now has begun rehabilitation. He could require a procedure to remove pins that were inserted before he can take the field. But Cutler was jovial Wednesday shortly after Cavallari tweeted the couple's engagement was on again."
Bears aren't missing that much without Jay Cutler
November 27
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"When ESPN's Michael Wilbon — a fellow South Sider who, like myself, obviously has been scarred by a childhood of Jack Concannon, Bobby Douglass and Bob Avellini — called Jay Cutler the third-best quarterback in the NFL today, it was clear that while we know our football, we are way out of our league when it comes to quarterbacks. Who are we to say how good any quarterback is? We've seen fewer good quarterbacks in our lifetimes than even Jerry Angelo has — and he's still figuring it out on the fly, and he does this for a living. By Tuesday, two days after Cutler broke the thumb on his throwing hand against the San Diego Chargers, it seemed like the Bears had lost Aaron Rodgers. By"
Cutler proves his toughness
November 26
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Fred Mitchell
"When Jay Cutler suffered a knee injury and left in the second half of last January's NFC championship game, he was faced with rehabilitating both his knee and his image during the offseason. He was called a quitter, a coward and much worse. And most of those insults were hurled pre-emptively by NFL players who were unaware — and perhaps unconcerned — about the seriousness of the injury. The reaction nationally and locally has been much different this week after Cutler suffered a broken thumb making a tackle after throwing an interception in the fourth quarter of the Bears' 31-20 victory over the Chargers. His teammates have gone out of their way to praise Cutler's work ethic, leadership"
Cutler undergoes surgery, expected to start rehab soon
November 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler underwent surgery Wednesday on his broken right thumb, and the team said he should be able to begin rehabbing the injury within a few days. The Bears remain hopeful that Cutler will be able to return to action by the end of the regular season, although estimates are that his injury requires 6-to-8 weeks of recovery time."
Bone-mending advances could speed Cutler's healing
November 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler's fractured right thumb has left Bears fans feverishly computing competing timelines: how long it will take the quarterback to heal versus the number of weeks left in the season. Over the last several decades, doctors and scientists have built an arsenal of cutting-edge tools to help speed recovery time, which could allow a professional quarterback to use his throwing hand just weeks after breaking a thumb. Cutler suffered a Bennett's fracture, a break in the metacarpal bone where the thumb meets the wrist, according to an NFL source. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday morning in Vail, Colo., according to sources."
Cutler to have thumb surgery Wednesday in Colorado
November 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler will undergo surgery Wednesday morning to repair a Bennett's fracture of his right thumb, a league source confirmed. The Bears quarterback is scheduled to have the procedure at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. The process of inserting a pin to stabilize the thumb back into its socket is expected to last an hour. Cutler and the Bears remain optimistic about a speedy recovery and return before the end of the regular season. Realistically, he is expected to be sidelined six-to-eight weeks, according to multiple sources. The decision to have the surgery out of state likely is related to Cutler's belief that the surgeon performing the operation will be able to get him back on the"
Cutler to have surgery on broken thumb
November 21
Chicago Tribune
 
"Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will undergo surgery Tuesday for a broken right thumb and the team remains hopeful he will be able to return this season. "Jay does have a right thumb fracture," coach Lovie Smith said during an appearance on WBBM-AM 780. "He hurt it on the tackle on the interception. Of course, we took X-rays last night and he'll be seeing specialists this morning and we'll be able to tell you a little more after that." Smith has a news conference at Halas Hall scheduled for noon. He was unaware of Cutler's injury during his postgame news conference at Soldier Field after the Bears' 31-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday."
Cutler helps save TD, but can Bears save season minus QB?
November 21
Chicago Tribune
 
"Nobody around the league will dare question Jay Cutler's toughness after his latest injury. Cutler could have cussed and walked away in a pout under the circumstances. He could have done what so many NFL quarterbacks do after throwing an interception, a la Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, and made a half-hearted attempt to tackle a defender on the way to the end zone. He could have shied away from contact and taken the road tough-guy quarterbacks seldom travel."
Cutler out 6 to 8 weeks with broken thumb
November 21
Chicago Tribune
 
"The Bears won their fifth game in a row Sunday but suffered their biggest loss of the season in the process. Quarterback Jay Cutler broke the thumb on his throwing hand, an injury expected to sideline him six to eight weeks, according to multiple sources. Surgery is an option, but the Bears have no immediate plans to place Cutler on injured reserve. The Bears are deciding whether to have a pin inserted to aid in the healing process for Cutler, who could return for a playoff run if the 7-3 team remains in the hunt with fourth-year pro Caleb Hanie in the starting role."
Unlike Rivers, Cutler has done a public-relations about-face
November 18
Chicago Tribune
 
"There's nothing like a growing stack of victories to get a football-crazed burg like this one brimming with civic pride. I say get used to it. The Bears are going to beat San Diego on Sunday. That will extend the win streak to five, my friend. In the process, it is my hope Bears defenders batter Philip Rivers silly. With a Chargers line thinned out by injuries, they should. I know Rivers' career numbers are gaudy. I know he has some play-makers in tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Vincent Jackson."
Jay Cutler vs. Philip Rivers isn't a classic, but there is some history
November 17
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Jay Cutler vs. Philip Rivers is one of the oddest quarterback rivalries in NFL history. It's rooted in each other's personality quirks — Rivers' brashness vs. Cutler's .?.?. Cutler-ness, for lack of a better term — rather than a history of last-minute heroics to win classic games. It began late in the 2007 season, when Rivers and the Chargers whipped Cutler and the Broncos 23-3, and TV cameras caught Rivers and teammates taunting Cutler after his last incomplete pass. The Chargers said it was in response to Cutler trash-talking during the game. Cutler was miffed nonetheless, and the battle was on."
Rival QBs can be friendly if not friends
November 17
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers might exchange pleasantries before the coin toss Sunday at Soldier Field, but they're not going to be friends soon. Sure, time might heal some wounds, and the big-armed quarterbacks did their best to avoid a rekindling of their rivalry Wednesday, but these guys don't care much for each other. In talking to people involved in the rivalry between Cutler's old team, the Broncos, and Rivers' team, the Chargers, it all started at the end of Cutler's second season in 2007. The Chargers were leading the Broncos 23-3 when they stuffed running back Cecil Sapp on a fourth-and-1 from the 2-yard line."
Suh: Ripping off Cutler's helmet 'part of the game'
November 16
Chicago Tribune
 
"Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh called his removal of Jay Cutler's helmet Sunday while tackling the Chicago Bears quarterback "part of the game" and defended his team against accusations of dirty play."
Cutler playing hard to get
November 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler has been more effective -- and more elusive -- as a moving target of late. The Chicago Bears quarterback avoided being sacked last Monday night in Philadelphia for the first time this season. "I was thinking about that about half way through the game and I said: 'Let's not jinx this yet,' " Cutler said with a laugh Wednesday. Cutler has been sacked 21 times in the first eight games this season. Last season he was sacked 52 times. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz acknowledges the decision to keep Cutler on the move has been significant. "We've made some subtle changes; we had some different personnel groups. We moved the quarterback around a little bit more than we have in the"
Jay Cutler tells Lions 'Let's take it outside'
November 10
Detroit News
 
"During a terse teleconference with the media Wednesday, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler implied the Lions were an indoor team and might have a problem playing in the elements at Soldier Field on Sunday. "We're going to be outside, not in a dome," he said. "We're going to be on grass. It's going to be a different environment for them. … a totally different ballgame. They don't have that advantage on their side this time, so it is going to be on our side." The Lions obviously aren't disputing playing outdoors in Chicago in November is different than playing inside the dome at Ford Field, they just don't view it as a major disadvantage. "We've been a good road team this year," shrugged coach Jim"
Ron Jaworski does about-face on Jay Cutler
November 10
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"When he turned on the film of the Eagles-Bears game Tuesday, ESPN Monday Night Football ­analyst Ron Jaworski marveled at Jay Cutler's confidence and command. "That comes from success," Jaworski told the Sun-Times on Wednesday. "Jay has been outstanding, but it starts with the ­offensive line. "I don't know what Mike Tice is putting in their Gatorade, but they are playing very well." What a difference a month makes."
Cutler up front regarding his rear
November 10
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler apparently knows how to take a compliment. The Chicago Bears quarterback maintained a sense of humor Wednesday when asked if it was true that he had the nicest rear end in the NFL. "According to one person. I guess she's biased," Cutler replied with a big smile at the end of his weekly media session at Halas Hall."
Jay Cutler rallies Bears past Eagles
November 8
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"The Bears couldn't have scripted a better start or a better end. Everything in between, though, was a jumbled mess in their 30-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field. But against one of the league's most talented team – one dubbed "The Dream Team" because of his bevy of Pro Bowl players – the Bears dictated the tempo and turned in a performance familiar to its fan base. "My compliments to the Bears," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "They played better football than we did. "It was a tough football game. In these type of games, we have to take a lot of pride in being tougher than a tough team like the Bears.""
If Bears are to make noise, Jay Cutler has to raise his game
November 1
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Rex Grossman's biggest flaw as quarterback of the Bears was that he was only at his best in a bubble. For the most part, everything had to be just right for Grossman to succeed. His best games were often at home, in great weather, with great protection, short fields, leading all the way, backed by a dominant defense and a kick-return touchdown or two by Devin Hester. At the height of his glory in 2006, Grossman was an MVP candidate with 100-plus passer ratings in five of his first seven games — the Bears were leading 26-0, 24-0, 37-6, 40-0 and 41-0, and Grossman was sacked three times in those five games. It was all downhill from there — and the Bears still almost won a Super Bowl with"
Getting to know the real Cutler
October 30
Chicago Tribune
 
"If Jay Cutler rubbed you the wrong way his first two seasons in Chicago, you weren't alone. Just ask D.J. Moore. The Bears nickel back figured he would have a natural tie with his fellow Vanderbilt alum. Moore couldn't have been more mistaken. "The first year, to me personally, he was an (expletive),'' Moore said. "There's no way to sugarcoat it. Some days, he was good. But some days, he was in his own world.'' The quarterback Moore sees today appears to be from another planet. Cutler is more engaging, and his teammates have noticed. He will make an appearance at charity event without being nudged. He will participate in an offseason game of WhirlyBall without hesitation."
Numbers, Jay Cutler say Matt Forte is best running back
October 27
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Is there a better running back in the NFL than red-hot Matt Forte? ''Nah, it's not even close,'' quarterback Jay Cutler said Wednesday. ''What he can do [on] first, second and third down in the passing game and the running game, inside and outside — if we lose him, we've got a lot of issues.'' With 672 yards on 124 carries (5.4 average, two touchdowns), Forte is third in the NFL in rushing behind the Vikings' Adrian Peterson (712 yards, 4.9, eight TDs) and the Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew (677 yards, 4.6, two TDs). Forte leads the NFL with nine rushes of 20 yards or more (the Bills' Fred Jackson and the Raiders' Darren McFadden have eight). Forte leads all NFL non-quarterbacks in total"
Cutler: Bears need to prepare for 'final push'
October 27
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler wasn't quite sure what day it is, but the Chicago Bears quarterback knows his team is in the mix for an NFC playoff berth entering this off week for the team. The Bears are coming off a 24-18 victory over Tampa Bay in London last Sunday to improve to 4-3. Their next game is in Philadelphia on Monday night, Nov. 7. "Monday was a long day (because of the long flight). We're getting back into it," Cutler said Wednesday after practice at Halas Hall. "You go to London and come back, you're going to need some time. So I think the NFL did the right thing, giving us the bye week after that. So it's necessary. We're in a good spot; we're 4-3. We're playing better and better so we've"
Cutler, Williams slowly but surely making connection
October 24
Chicago Tribune
 
"Maybe at just the right time Roy Williams is beginning to fit into the Bears' offense. The veteran wide receiver had a team-high 59 yards receiving on four receptions Sunday, the biggest a 25-yard touchdown in the second quarter that staked the Bears to a 14-2 lead. It was his first touchdown as a Bear. Buccaneers cornerback E.J. Biggers went to jam Williams at the line of scrimmage and whiffed, leaving him wide open for a quick connection."
Cutler still key for Bears
October 23
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler casually gripped the cricket bat and, after the bowler hurled a one-hopper toward him, stroked the ball high and long like someone who grew up around wickets in Westminster. Cutler's fluid, left-handed swing during a light moment before Bears practice Friday looked so effortless that it drew the praise of an admiring Brit who knows a potential man of the match when he sees one. To this American watching, it suggested that Cutler probably could hit .300 as a major-leaguer if he had pursued baseball as a career. I bet a natural athlete as gifted as Cutler also could be a scratch golfer and hit the 3 with Kyle Korver-like consistency if he were paid well to do so. The takeaway"
Cutler shows he's no leader
October 20
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Dan Pompei
"Tell (Mike Martz) I said (blank) him. — Jay Cutler The Bears quarterback claims the media is making something out of nothing. Not sure what planet he comes from, but in my world I don't often hear a subordinate talk to his superior that way. How long would you be in your starting lineup if you gave your boss that message? Cutler says he has no regrets. He writes it off to the heat of the moment. "You know, I'm a competitor, so is he, so is everyone on this offense and whether we're up three touchdowns or we're up three points, a second- or third-down call is as important as anywhere in the game," he said."
Cutler's frustration caught on camera, microphone
October 18
Chicago Tribune
 
"The Bears were all smiles after a 39-10 whipping of the Vikings on Sunday night at Soldier Field, but even a blowout victory came with some of the communication issues that have plagued the offense through six games. An NBC camera and microphone captured quarterback Jay Cutler sharing some of his frustration at the end of the first half. Looking toward the Bears' sideline as he went from the huddle to the line of scrimmage, Cutler yelled, "Tell him I said (blank) you.""
Cutler ready for change
October 13
Chicago Tribune
 
"Another week, another game of scrambling in search of plays downfield, and Jay Cutler seems ready for change. The Bears quarterback didn't come out Wednesday and directly ask for it, but it sure seemed like he announced he's ready for the seven-step drops, a big staple of the Mike Martz offense, to go away. At least for the time being as the team scrambles to assemble what likely will be a fifth offensive line combination in six games Sunday night when the team hosts the Vikings at Soldier Field. It will be another national display of an offense not suited for such exposure."
T.O. to the rescue? Cutler skeptical
October 13
Chicago Tribune
 
"With the Chicago Bears offense showing little in the way of playmakers at wide receiver, quarterback Jay Cutler was asked if the team could add a player who, in his prime, was dominant. Terrell Owens, who suffered a torn ACL during the spring and was hospitalized last week after a "medical emergency" in Los Angeles, was suggested by reporters to Cutler as a potential receiver candidate. "I don't think it's possible," Cutler said. "Hypothetically, yeah, we'd like to bring anybody in here, but six games into it, half a season into it, and expect them to be a real contributor is … it's just hard.""
Cutler on pass-rush pressure: 'It speeds up my clock'
October 13
Chicago Tribune
 
"Running for your life every week can't be fun, and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is leading the chorus to find ways to allow him to get the football out of his hands quicker. "I'd like to see that happen," Cutler said Wednesday at Halas Hall. Cutler completed 28 of 38 passes for 249 yards and one TD in the Bears' 24-13 loss to the Lions Monday night. He was sacked three times and deftly avoided a few others by side-stepping rushers and scrambling for yards."
Cutler of no use to Bears now
October 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jerry Angelo had a lot to say before the Bears calamitous appearance on Monday Night Football, including a remark that read like a confession. Has this team been built on a faulty premise? "It's hard to play defense in this league,'' the Bears general manager said in the press box in Detroit. "That old adage doesn't apply anymore. Defense keeps you in games, offenses have to win games for you. And you have to help the defense. It's hard now, what has been going on the last 10 years with these rules and these kids are coming out much better, particularly at the skill positions based on what the colleges are doing.'' The old adage in question is that defense wins championships. The Bears, of"
Well, at least Cutler and Forte played well
October 12
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Dan Pompei
"As bad as the pressure on Jay Cutler was Monday night, it could have been a lot worse. Cutler minimized it. In fact, the tape shows he may have done more to slow down the Lions' pass rush than any of his blockers. Cutler does not always respond to pressure well, but he used his senses to feel the rush coming, and he used his feet repeatedly to avoid it. In some cases, he used the extra time he created to make big plays."
Cutler stands tall in defeat
October 11
Chicago Tribune
 
"If the Bears' season slipped away Monday night, it was in no way shape or form the fault of Jay Cutler. At times this season, the Bears quarterback has appeared frazzled, disoriented and panicked at the suggestion of pressure. Monday, he marched into what was hell for an offense in impressive command of his troops. Ford Field never has been more uninviting to a visiting team, according to those who have been here for good times and bad. The Lions' pass rush was relentless. It would have been easy for a quarterback to fall apart in this situation. Instead, Cutler stood tall, completing 28 of 38 passes for 249 yards. It was his best game of the season, as well as his most challenging. "Jay"
Bears have given QB Jay Cutler little to work with
October 10
Chicago Sun-Times
 columnist Rick Morrissey
"Can somebody tell me what Jay Cutler is? I know what the Bears say he is: an extremely talented quarterback. A franchise player. A star. But how would anybody possibly know that? Even for those of us who are skeptical that he's an elite quarterback, what have the Bears done to put him in the best position to succeed? Whatever success Cutler has had in his limited time in Chicago has come in spite of what the team has given him, talent-wise."
Lions a Cutler patsy
October 9
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Dan Pompei
"Cutler has had more success against the Lions than any other NFL team. In five career games against the Lions, Cutler is 4-1, with the only loss coming in a 2007 game with the Broncos when he only played a little more than a quarter. Cutler's 112 passer rating against the Lions is higher than his passer rating against any team with the exception of the Cowboys and Titans, each of whom he has played only once. His interception percentage of 0.8 against the Lions is his lowest against any team he has played more than once. His first down percentage of 41.9 is his best against any team he has played more than once. His 1,043 passing yards is the fifth most against any team."
Bears QB confident he can elude Lions rush
October 7
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler says he is not overly concerned with the exceptionally violent hits Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is known to deliver. "That's up to the officials and they will do their best to watch us," said Cutler. Suh, the No. 2 pick in the 2010 draft, led all NFL defensive tackles with 10 sacks and 66 tackles a year ago. "I don't think you are going to change his game," Cutler said. "Just ask him, he will tell you all about himself.""
Bears can't seem to get rolling with Cutler
October 2
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jay Cutler was brought to Chicago billed as a once-in-a-generation talent. The Bears gave up a king's ransom — their starting quarterback, two first-round draft picks and a third-rounder — to acquire Cutler from the Broncos in 2009. He was supposed to be everything Rex Grossman wasn't — big, strong, athletic and as accurate with the deep ball as anyone. Along the way something hasn't clicked."
Why is Jay Cutler getting worse? Simulation game may hold answer
September 28
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"It's becoming one of the great mysteries of Chicago sports: Why is Jay Cutler getting worse when he's supposed to be getting better? There are all sorts of plausible theories: He plays behind an average-at-best offensive line. He has an unproven group of Nos. 2 and 3 wide receivers. He's playing in a system that subjects him to too many direct hits and sacks. He has a high ''Jeff George Quotient.'' As Lovie Smith would say, it's probably a combination of all of them. The Bears' offensive line is inexperienced at key spots and hasn't played together long enough. The Bears' receivers aren't as bad as some would think, but Greg Jennings and Co. just showed us what good really is. Then again,"
Cutler, Cavallari said to be 'working it out'
September 28
Chicago Tribune
 
"First came the revelation that Jay Cutler was tweeting "good luck" to former fiance Kristin Cavallari before her appearance last week on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." Now, a source tells People.com that the Chicago Bears quarterback and the reality TV starlet are "working it out." "They're not officially back together but they're definitely talking and figuring things out," said the source, adding that between the Bears' schedule and Cavallari's TV commitments, the pair hasn't spent much time together but "they're talking a lot.""
Jay Cutler pays price for GM's belief he can elevate Bears' offense
September 27
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"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."