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I think the messaging could also have more to do with them believing in him and wanting to sign him long term at the right value or thats how I'd message it. I know Cutler has said he's open to it but overall players don't like the franchise cause it prevents them from getting the big lifetime guarantee contract with a bigtime signing bonus.

I wasn't all that impressed with his performance today. Yes, yardage wise was nice, but I thought a lot of stuff was left on the field and I also thought he made some really poor decisions at times. Still, for a backup, he's played superb.

Division is up for grabs. Bears need PAEA and badly.

This is going to be a huge test for our run defense and our oline. Lets go Bears!!!

Absolutely not.

Why would Mel Tucker switch to a 3-4? I know he has experience in both systems but it wasn't like he ran a 3-4 in Jacksonville.

RIP. A great player and an even better man!

All I know is Ratliff at 85% is better then what we have. If he could come back, he could be a potential hail mary at getting the defense to start looking better. Have no problem signing him (worse case, he doesn't play and you drop him).

The biggest news is you get a good chance to continue to evaluate his progress. It really is too bad we don't have easy games in that span so McCown and the defense (somehow) are going to have to really step up.

In the locker room, as per Michael C. Wright. I am sure we will find out soon. I wonder if it is players or coaches or both.

It is going to give Greene (sp?) and Bostic a heck of an opportunity. Bostic will start to call plays I presume so it will be a great opportunity for him.

Consistently Briggs has been a great player. Really sucks to lose him. Get better Briggsy. This will give our young linebackers a chance to step up and get some development time.

We are in a retooling phase. The offense has a ton of weapons and i don't see how you necessarily rebuild with this sort of offensive firepower. I hope Cutler is okay cause he was looking like a guy that might be the franchise QB we expected him to be. I don't see why you don't invest in him (even if it is a severe injury) as it will save money and the Bears can then focus this off-season on making the defense younger (and looking for a center to replace Garza). We have one of the top scoring offenses in the NFL this year and it was going to keep getting better (that might not be the case now if we don't have Cutler in the huddle).

I just want to point out that it is a new system and he was completing like 70% of his passes and looking pretty darn good. He's matured significantly and I think (albeit its just what I think), we'd have one of the top 5-7 offenses in the league by season end. Cutler made a ton of progress this year and was getting better every week. A week ago he played one of his best games in a Bears uniform (looked so comfortable and would have had a more monstrous game if Alshon didn't trip and drop a few balls...Cutler also left a couple out there too).

I really hope Jay is okay. I think this is going to be a dynamic offense by season end with Jay at the helm and it would be a bummer if he's hurt and that doesn't end up happening. Sounds like some Bears players think it is pretty bad.

He should be gone at the end of the year.

Yeah....we already discussed that. Conte is freakin awful.

Early in the game they were penetrating and making some nice plays on D. As the game went on it got worse and worse. The D has had quite a few performances that were pretty terrible this year.

Forte put the team on his back and McCown played well and you have to tip his cap because he's prepared. It was also against a sieve of a defense and the Redskins weren't prepared for McCown which could help. If we have to go an extended period of time with McCown, we are in trouble.

I presume Cutler will be back and start the next game. Cutler has turned the corner and he will be just fine.

He has been one of the biggest reasons this defense has struggled and given up so many big plays. I don't know what the hell happened between this year and last year but he has been absolutely abysmal. The biggest reason our defense has sucked have been the injuries to the interior line and the lack of a pass rush. Despite this awful performance on D, i actually thought the D played better then it had most of the year at times but they made some really costly mistakes. I am so freaking pissed right now. Bright side is Briggs, Tillman, and Cutler should really benefit from the bye (some for Brandon Marshall).

I'm extremely nervous. They are going to put it together one week and I hope to hell it isn't against the Bears.

This is tough. Paea better step up and hopefully Emery can work some magic and find someone (would definitely be open to a trade).

I think it has a lot to do with the respect Urlacher commanded too. People didn't want to try to force something near Urlacher. Past his prime he might have been but early performances indicate he was more valuable then we previously thought last year.

Statistically we led the league in 3rd down conversion percentage entering today's game. With a new staff, I expected to have a bad game or two and this was it. They will have a lot more good games and the offense will get better. I am fully on board with what we are trying to do offensively and am very impressed with how Cutler has matured and how he is handling adversity this year (and just his overall presence).