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Cutler queries demand answers, including whether diabetes was factor
Cutler queries demand answers, including whether diabetes was factor
by rick telander
You give up something when you live in our socially connected world.
Anonymity, freedom, call it what you want.
So imagine being Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, the most scrutinized person at the most scrutinized position on the most scrutinized entertainment vehicle in Chicago.
Cutler was so badly battered Sunday by the New York Giants that it's a wonder his eyeballs still face forward.
There are sacks and there are sacks, and one of the latter occurred when Giants blitzer Aaron Ross slammed Cutler to the ground less than a minute before halftime. Cutler's head bounced off the turf like a ball off a bat. It was the ninth time Cutler had been sacked, an NFL record for a half.
Curiously, Cutler stayed in for the next play, even though the Giants futilely called their final timeout. When play resumed, he simply handed the ball to tailback Matt Forte, and the half came to an end.
The concussion Cutler suffered at some point -- on the last sack or even cumulatively -- is the point at which we want to know something. Maybe it's more than Cutler -- or the Bears -- would like us to know.
The main question will be answered soon enough: Will Cutler be able to start Sunday against the Carolina Panthers?
Then there is the question of who failed the most in the disaster: Was it the offensive line, offensive coordinator Mike Martz or head coach Lovie Smith?
Did disease play a role?
But most important is Cutler himself.
And a huge question is whether he himself screwed up by not recognizing pass rushes, missing hot reads, moving the wrong way or holding the ball for too long.
Indeed, there was one sack on which Cutler dropped back, looked downfield, pump-faked ... then was crushed. You don't pump-fake when the hounds are on you.
Cutler was sacked for the first time just 90 seconds into the game. He was sacked for the second time three minutes later.
When did he get dingy?
And there is this: Did his diabetes have anything to do with it?
That is a very personal question, but it is a valid one for this highly paid athlete.
It is noble and courageous that Cutler plays pro football at all, let alone stars at the sport, with Type 2 diabetes, a disease that forces him to measure his blood-sugar and insulin levels constantly, even during games.
To be slightly off on those levels can cause a diabetic to have blurred vision, reduced reaction time and slight loss of judgment. And who needs total awareness more than an NFL quarterback?
We largely have forgotten about Cutler's battle with diabetes since he came to Chicago and was very open about his dealings with the late onset of the disease.
But it is there. And one can't help but wonder whether the blows to his head, combined with the possible internal effects of diabetes, had anything to do with this horror show.
That he wanted to go back in is irrelevant. Remember that Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten became indignant when he wasn't allowed to re-enter a game against the Bears on Sept. 19, even though he had a concussion.
Here is the kicker: Cutler was sacked seven times in the second quarter alone. If that isn't an NFL record, nothing is.
Learning about head injuries
We know what head injuries can do to men. Or we're finding out, at least.
And not just in football.
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue, 36, retired recently after getting kicked in the head during a fight Aug. 10 with the Cincinnati Reds.
''I'm done,'' LaRue said. ''It's a simple decision.''
And Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau, who was kneed in the head on a slide into second base three months ago against the Toronto Blue Jays, is out of the postseason and won't attempt a comeback until next spring.
Morneau said his doctor told him another hit to the head could leave him ''feeling like this when you're 50.''
So even if Smith treats this as nothing more unusual than rug burns -- ''We'll just see who's available Wednesday and then start working the rest from there,'' he said -- this is serious stuff.
Cutler is paid a lot. He's famous. He dates a beautiful woman. And he gets to do what so many men think they want to do.
But he has some issues right now that the rest of us wouldn't want.
And we'll be finding out what they are.
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And there is this: Did his diabetes have anything to do with it?
That is a very personal question, but it is a valid one for this highly paid athlete.
It is noble and courageous that Cutler plays pro football at all, let alone stars at the sport, with Type 2 diabetes, a disease that forces him to measure his blood-sugar and insulin levels constantly, even during games.
To be slightly off on those levels can cause a diabetic to have blurred vision, reduced reaction time and slight loss of judgment. And who needs total awareness more than an NFL quarterback?
We largely have forgotten about Cutler's battle with diabetes since he came to Chicago and was very open about his dealings with the late onset of the disease.
But it is there. And one can't help but wonder whether the blows to his head, combined with the possible internal effects of diabetes, had anything to do with this horror show.
As said the other day, this "may" have contributed, and his biometrics at night time could be off- but its a subect both from a personal medical issue and labor laws, that doubt will be addressed publicly or talked about. But if it had anything to do with Sunday, hope cutler does go back on the Glucose pump and work with a DR to find a way to make sure working in a game
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Cutler’s status foggy
By TOM MUSICK – tmusick@nwherald.com
Jay Cutler could have felt better when he arrived at Halas Hall on Monday.
Then again, the Bears’ starting quarterback could have felt worse.
“He’s back here today,” Bears coach Lovie Smith told reporters. “It’s not like he’s bed-ridden or anything like that.”
So there’s that. Which is nice.
Cutler participated in team meetings a day after he suffered a concussion and was ruled out at halftime during Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the New York Giants. His status for next week’s game against the Carolina Panthers remained uncertain as the team’s medical personnel planned to re-evaluate him with a battery of neurological tests in coming days.
The Bears (3-1) have the day off today and will return to the practice field Wednesday.
It’s tough to envision that Cutler would be able to practice at full speed less than 72 hours after doctors diagnosed him with a concussion. A similar injury ended Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer’s season after Week 1, although his history of concussion-related problems weighed into the team’s decision to place him on injured reserve.
Cutler has not talked to reporters since his injury, but Smith said he appeared to show progress.
“He seemed like he’s in pretty good shape right now,” Smith said. “There are no visual signs or anything that I can tell. … I try not to be the doctor and leave it to our other people. But it seems like he’s OK.”
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*Mike Martz talks Wednesday. It will be interesting to get his take on the meltdown at New Meadowlands Stadium. Ditto Cutler. Check back later for developments.
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Yes, diabetes. The Bears where hoping diabetes stopped Chris Canty before he got to Cutler.
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Originally Posted by
thedude33 
Yes, diabetes. The Bears where hoping diabetes stopped Chris Canty before he got to Cutler.
no, but cutler didn't look right from the Opening Snap.. and it "may" have contributed to his missing the checkdowns to forte and bennet early, and if had hit them and they broke a tackle- who knows? and maybe like Dallas the storm weathered and they back off, and don't end up like we did
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Oh diabeetus...why didnt anybody else think of that? Probably because its a retarded line of reasoning to begin with. Why not stick with what was BALTANTLY wrong...the OL's inability to protect the QB, which lead to him getting banged around and suffering a concussion. Its way more likely that his concussion (when he suffered it precisely is up for debate) is what caused his "burred vision" or "lack of focus." NOT Diabetes. retarded.
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So anyone thinking that disagrees with jimmors is automatically a 'retarded line of thinking".. nice world ya live in.
i mean you would think we have a Qb that doesn't have diabetis, or is constantly on the sideline checking his levels all game.. and to think THAT could actually at some game or time turn into a problem? yeah why woudl anyone ever think that? except for the medically sound ideas behind it.
Type 1 diabetes signs and symptoms can come on quickly and may include:
Fatigue. If your cells are deprived of sugar, you may become tired and irritable.
Blurred vision. If your blood sugar level is too high, fluid may be pulled from your tissues — including the lenses of your eyes. This may affect your ability to focus clearly.
In type 1 diabetes, none of this occurs because there's no insulin to let glucose into the cells. So instead of being transported into your cells, sugar builds up in your bloodstream, where it can cause life-threatening complications.
The cause of type 1 diabetes is different from the cause of the more familiar type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, the islet cells are still functioning, but the body becomes resistant to insulin or the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/typ...SECTION=causes
Last edited by dabears54; 10-06-2010 at 11:12 AM.
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Originally Posted by
dabears54 So anyone thinking that disagrees with jimmors is automatically a 'retarded line of thinking".. nice world ya live in.
read whatever you want to read into that. All i said was that blaming shit on his Diabetes is a retarded line of thinking.
Oh, and it IS a nice world i live in.
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Bad sign of Cutler not playing on Sunday
ZachZaiman: Jay Cutler will not address the media today. The tenative plan is for him to talk to the media tomorrow.
Wednesday is his normal day to talk to the media, and they are not having him speak. That could be a sign that he is not completely right at the moment, so we may very well see him inactive when we plpay the panthers.
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