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And what offense you run, regardless, wouldn't explain leading the league in picks and fumbles. The lengths the Cutler-haters will go at times is stunning...

I'm not sure one way or the other but we always heard that Hester didn't have the brains to understand where to be when playing WR for us. Both with Trestman here and otherwise. We tried to use him in packages that should've suited his talents but even those plays never seemed to work very well. I think the combination of turf vs. grass and the limited time he's been in the Atlanta offense accounts for the difference. He was targeted 6 times in Week 1 and has had 1 target in each of week 2 and 3. That's hardly anything to write home about as a WR. He had one end around run where he looked fantastic, speedy as ever. But that's one play they could've had him practice dozens of times the week ahead. My kudos to him are on the return game. He makes all of the guys we have look like they're running in mud. He still has it there in a huge way. But you'd have to be a moron to kick to him. Like Lovie. On kickoffs if you don't have a kicker capable of putting it through the end zone now, you've kept the wrong kicker. 90% of kickoff are ending up in touchbacks. And punters have had the idea of kicking it out of bounds for years with Hester back there. So... the value in keeping a guy at the price he was going to cost us is difficult to justify. When he signed with Atlanta they could treat him like any player off the street and pay him what he was worth to the market. We'd have had to pay him, I believe, that plus the cost of his history with the team. Would I have loved to see him break the record as a Bear? Ab-so-lutely. Was it worth it to keep him as a WR at the cost of having a guy on the team who might actually contribute there? Not so sure.

Ha! Whatever. All I know with 100% certainty is that if McCown's numbers were even in the neighborhood of the same ballpark as Cutler's there'd be twenty threads on this topic, not 1.

Yep, I suppose it depends on the scoring system but Cutler is the #2 fantasy QB in the NFL right now.

Pretty factual article. And they don't really go that deeply into his press conference. He has a bad history and a pretty positive few years. Let's hope he keeps it positive.

IMO, the thread is entertaining and there's no reason to delete it. If people don't like it when they're held accountable for their statements (or actions) then they shouldn't say or do those things in the first place. It's like Marshall, not being happy with people bringing up his past. Well they wouldn't bring those things up if your past issues didn't exist. Terra is a huge fan of Kyle Fuller now and didn't like people bringing up the fact that he hated the pick only a few months ago. I get told to GFY for teasing someone about their constant support of a former player despite the results we've seen. Here's the deal... Just say "My bad" every once in a while. It cleanses the soul! Take your lumps, admit you're wrong and move on with life. Like I've said lots of times, this isn't life or death.

Dude, I don't mention you by name because it isn't personal to me. Shouldn't be to you either. There are plenty of Cutler haters here so my comments aren't meant to single you out in any way. Chill bro, I actually like your posts a lot. I liked Jason's posts a lot too. But I also think if you're going to put your opinions out there, you've got to take what comes your way. I dish it out and I've taken it here, mostly without whining. We're all buddies here dude, at least that's the way I look at it. If I were giving you shit about Cutler/McCown in a bar, we might fight, I guess. But more likely we'd have another beer and you'd laugh knowing I got you on this one. But you'd have gotten me on plenty as well. Point being, let's have a sense of humor about this site. This isn't life or death and I don't waste my time with internet mudslinging. A little shot or two here or there is meant in fun and I hope everyone takes it that way.

Ha! Someone has to keep people on their toes here. Thanks.

LOL! I love that this thread lives on. I wasn't planning on chiming in but what the hell... As to McCown playing on a Lovie team and Cutler on a Trestman team and this comparison being apples and oranges, bullshit. Tedford's offense was supposed to be all that and a slice of cheese. They have stud WR's and RB's that should be able to set up the passing game. McCown has simply sucked ass this year but there's too much pride in some of the folks on this board to acknowledge the OBVIOUS. McCown had one shining moment in his entire career and it was last season for four games as a backup. That experience gained him the opportunity to be "the man" and he ain't got it. Sorry, pretty clear at this point. And listen, I wanted him to succeed. I really did. And I hope he gets out there and does well whenever he comes back from whatever injury he had last night. I had to turn the game off because it was a laugher and no longer interesting. There is NO WAY McCown pulls off what Cutler did against San Fran last weekend. And sure, I know some here will say that the great Josh McCown wouldn't have started off as poorly as Jay and therefore the Bears would've won anyway. Whatever. Jay and the rest of the offense clearly need to drink some Red Bull before the games as they generally come out of the gate slow but that comeback, 4 TD drives in a row, is one for the ages. And it was done on SF's field on the first day it was opened. Winning under those conditions, after the first half we had, is something we've not seen many times in the almost 50 years I've been a Bears fan. And yeah, Cutler can be an asshole and he's certainly far from perfect, but anyone still pining for McCown is a chump or a hater. Sorry, that's all there is to it.

Jason got one right.

Oh no. What happened?

The Bears responded to this perfectly, IMO. Emery handled this well.

My question too. I didn't see it. Did they portray him in a negative way or talk about his troubled past? Frankly some folks don't like it when that stuff comes up even if they've overcome it. But if it's true and if it adds to the portrait, it's fair in my opinion. And given all of the shit that happened this week, even if it wasn't the best timing for Marshall, it's timely.

Do worry about it. Most here know what to expect from Terra.

Peanut, you'll forever be one of my favorite Bears. I wish you all the best in whatever it is your future holds.

Rub some dirt on it and get out there and play!

All class.

And you hated the pick. Go figure.

I would've fired him on the sidelines after the early punt block. But that's me. They actually played OK the rest of the night.

You can say that about any QB in the NFL. And most of them actually do throw interceptions, including Cutler. They're out there making snap decisions with 300 LB men trying to crush them. It happens. Don't get me wrong, Cutler has definitely been a disappointment more than once in his career. So I get where you're coming from. And I'm not going to go over the top praising the guy either. But last night was an amazing performance against a top tier team on the road and he deserves better than "Just wait, he'll suck next week."

I think only Marshall was close to healthy. AJ wasn't even 50%. Great effort by both of them just to show up.

Disappointed in you. The quote above almost sounds like you're rooting against him. I know you're not but it always gets me how some folks would rather be right than see the team do well. You're not one of those guys in my mind but you need to rethink comments like the above.

Whatever. At least I'm not crying like a bitch on this site for an hour and then have to backtrack everything I said. Didn't you say you were done with this team? If so, you're not a Bears fan. If so, you're a troll. Trolls get banned here. Better watch it buddy.

Amen brother. But it is kind of cute how the McCown lovers hold him so tightly. A big ol' man-hug for last year's greatest QB of all time. For 4 games. Then again, he is playing for Lovie this year so you've got to take that into consideration.