Shameful

Initially I had intentions of writing this obituary on the 2010 Chicago Bears season by postulating how Green Bay was simply a better team than the Bears. I was prepared to break down the offense, defense, and special teams efforts as I usually do after every Bears game. I was also intending to provide a glimpse into where the Bears are headed and what they must do this upcoming offseason. All of that has to take a backseat evidently because the big question on most fans minds isn't "Why Did The Bears Lose?", but rather "Did Jay Cutler quit on his team?"

“Jay was hurt...I don’t question his toughness, he’s tough as hell. He’s one of the toughest guys on our football team. He doesn’t bitch. He doesn’t complain when he gets hit. He goes out there and plays his ass off every Sunday.”


This quote is from Brian Urlacher after today's game. The same Brian Urlacher who 18 months ago was believed to have called Jay Cutler a "pussy". This is also the same Brian Urlacher who reportedly had to be separated from Jay Cutler in Las Vegas to avoid a physical confrontation once upon a time ago. Call it whatever you want, but like it or not, Brian Urlacher isn't questioning whether Cutler quit on his team. But wait, there's more:

"To all of u assaulting Jay's toughness. Are we 11-5 and NFC North Div Champs without him? No I think not. Please think before tweeting!"..."Dude r serious? I missed 4 games last season bc of an MCL"..."I will defend my QB all day. He was injured and he couldn't go. No one on our team questions his toughness POINT BLANK! He's a tough SOB"


That is from the twitter of Bears safety Chris Harris. The same Chris Harris who played today's game with a reported torn hip muscle. Not only does Chris defend his quarterback with the same veracity as Urlacher, but he also makes a coherent point about just how much Cutler means to this team.

I could keep going with additional quotes from other Bears players saying they don't question Cutler's toughness. I could go on and quote that Cutler himself said he wanted to go back out there and the coaches said no. I could also point out that Cutler has a reported MCL tear, WAS in fact SEEN LIMPING, and has an MRI scheduled for this week to confirm it, but it's really a waste of energy now, and the reason is simple:

People just do not, and will not like Jay Cutler ever, and anytime there is a glimmer of a reason to hate him, Cutler Haters will pounce on it. Whether it's his "poor body language", or "he doesn't publicize his charitable works enough" bullshit that people list as actual reasons as to why they hate Jay, it will continue forever. It appears to me that's exactly what happened today.

What's that you say? He was standing on the sidelines, despite his knee injury? That's actually not that crazy. Garrison Hearst once had a two hour workout for NFL Scouts with a torn ACL and showed no sign of injury. Again I must repeat this, Cutler wanted to go back out there! Exactly like he did when Cutler was concussed as a result of being sacked 8 times in the first half against the Giants this season. Cutler also took a helmet to the chin from Frank Zombo in Week 3 against the same Green Bay Packers and didn't come out of the game. Cutler also took another helmet to the chin during their Division Championship win against Minnesota, got stitched up on the bench, and didn't miss a snap. Oh and before I forget, Cutler was sacked more times than any other QB in the NFL this year.

Nobody wants to remember these facts though, because it interferes with their whole "Jay Cutler's not Chicago Tough" crackhead theory. Instead we're left with images of so called Bears fans in the picture above who are noting but football retards that shouldn't be allowed to play with matches. These are probably the same "Fans" who hated Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman when they were on the Bears, but now tell people they always believed in them.

BTW, did anybody notice that the Packers are pretty good today, and have opened as favorites to win the Super Bowl over the Steelers? I didn't think so...