Bears positional analysis: Quarterbacks

**Riczaj01** · 02-02-2011, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by short faced bear

What has he done to improve his mechanics and who has he worked with besides the coaching staff. I remember reading Brees going to many different mentors. Would be interesting to know what the off season approach is.

oddly enough, look at the lack of wr talent that is surrounding Brees; none of those wr's are truly special. But he doesn't have poor mechanics or just chuck the ball up for grabs.

**Henry Burris** · 02-03-2011, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

he was brought here to make the existing talent better, not vise versa. And Other qb's succeed w/out top end talent around them. Besides he has Olsen(even if he is soft) and Forte to bail him out in a jam. Bad wr's don't make him throw off his back foot, or throw into 3 or 4 defenders. It's a lame excuse to try and justify his poor play.

I wouldn't call his play poor, just 3-4 bad decisions every game (most of which come from his footwork), I will say that there's also the bad decision making when the line is actually playing up to snuff and the WR's can't get themselves open worth a ****. Now when it comes to Brees, I don't know if it's the wide receivers, or the system they're in, but I'd take what he's got to work with over what we have. I still think everything's looking up for us, but get Cutler someone to work on his mechanics with in addition to getting him someone that can block and run a proper route.

**dabears54** · 02-03-2011, 05:05 AM

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

db completely agree. Just seems like people are bitter of even the smallest critism of Cutler. The guy has all the talent in the world, ala rex grossman, but has a bit of the same problems w/mechanics and poor choices(not to the extent though thank god). If we can get him to improve his game he is going to be elite; if he stays where he is he is going to be really good but never reach that potential elite he could be.

.. and that's why want to see what how much improves in the 2nd year of same system-the one constant of great QB play is being in same system for many years, something cutler hasn't had-so the qb has everything down by memory and can make quicker decisions in game based on repetition, instead of having to use that split second to think of what to do because not as familiar

**dabears54** · 02-03-2011, 05:20 AM

Jay Cutler received painkiller shot at halftime of NFC title game

By Sean Jensen on February 2, 2011 6:48 PM

Amid questions that he didn't try hard enough to play through a knee injury, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler received a painkiller shot at halftime of the NFC title game, a source close to the situation told the Sun-Times.

It's believed Cutler injured his knee on the first play of the second quarter, when Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Ryan Pickett landed on his left knee, as he attempted a short pass to running back Matt Forte. Cutler headed to the locker room for halftime ahead of his teammates, and doctors and trainers confirmed their initial, on-field assessment.

It's believed the team planned to shelve him for the remainder of the game, at that point. But that Cutler insisted on trying to play and received a painkiller injection to ease the pain.

He returned to the field a few minutes after the rest of his teammates, and he led the offense on the opening series of the second half. But on a handoff to Forte, Cutler's knee buckled, and he left the game for good after that three-and-out series.
On Monday morning, an MRI showed that Cutler suffered a Grade II MCL tear, an injury that typically sidelines athletes for three to six weeks.

**soulman** · 02-03-2011, 04:23 PM

Whatever his faults Jay Cutler is the Bears franchise QB and will be for the foreseeable future regardless of how he plays. The guy has so much talent that once the Oline problems are fixed and the offense gets more comfortable with Martz's system I think he'll win a lot of games even on his bad days and just like Favre I don't expect those to just disappear.

Just kick Collins to the curb corral Hanie and make him #2 then get a young QB in training to develop either as a rookie FA or off of someone else's roster or practice squad. Problems solved.

**Henry Burris** · 02-03-2011, 06:59 PM

I've always been a fan of his

"I don't know him that well, but I've always been a fan of his. A guy that's able to battle through diabetes, something that's such a debilitating disease, he's been able to fight through that and overcome that, that speaks volumes for his toughness. ... So I have a tremendous amount of respect for the guy."

"The Cardinals and I agree, I should be traded to the Chicago Bears for little to nothing"

One of those quotes is a lie, but I'm a believer in the theory that if a lie is told often enough, it becomes the truth.....

**dabears54** · 02-04-2011, 05:01 AM

Originally Posted by soulman

Whatever his faults Jay Cutler is the Bears franchise QB and will be for the foreseeable future regardless of how he plays. The guy has so much talent that once the Oline problems are fixed and the offense gets more comfortable with Martz's system I think he'll win a lot of games even on his bad days and just like Favre I don't expect those to just disappear.

Just kick Collins to the curb corral Hanie and make him #2 then get a young QB in training to develop either as a rookie FA or off of someone else's roster or practice squad. Problems solved.

Yeah can't imagine in any shape or form collins is back

**little bear** · 02-04-2011, 06:53 AM

Soulman's right. Release Collins and sign a young College Free Agent (Case Keenum, Houston) for the future.

1. Cutler
2. Hanie
3. p.ex. Keenum

**Henry Burris** · 02-04-2011, 08:30 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Haven't we learned anything about QB's from houston? They all play that spread offense, and are essentially worthless. Let's see if Tommy Chiang is available while we're at it..

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