Thank you, Chicago Bears “Fans”
First and foremost, I’d like to start off by thanking the Bears “fans,” who have inspired me to once again write - something I haven’t done in close to one year. You are the ones publicly denouncing Jay Cutler, the ones who also believed the Bears would be 4-12 on the season, the ones burning jerseys in front of your kids (classy, by the way).
You blame Cutler on the Bears’ failures. Let’s analyze this theory. The man rarely had a chance to make a big play, but when he did have that opportunity, he was usually successful. I mean, the first half of the season, the Bears’ offensive line could have been replaced with 100-pound girls and the results would have been the same. They didn’t do their job, plain and simple. Cutler was sacked 52 times during this regular season. 52 times! I sure as hell would not want to show up for anything if my protection was that poor. These men are paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, and they allow their quarterback to be sacked 52 times?! 52 sacks over 16 games is just over 3 sacks per game. If this was the real world, and these were real jobs, these men would have been fired. If an assistant or support staff (O line) makes an average of three mistakes at his job per week, and makes that kind of money, I guarantee you he would not have lasted 16 weeks. It is just ridiculous.
Let’s look at the NFC Championship game versus the Packers. Again, Cutler is to blame, or Cutler has no heart. Why aren’t we blaming the defense, who allowed the Packers to run all over them the first half?! Rodgers went 4-4 over 7 plays to lead the Packers 84 yards down the field to a touchdown. That’s a great way to start the game, defense, by giving up an average of 12 yards per play.
Tim Jennings should have been pulled from the game immediately after his first defensive pass interference penalty, which was good for a Packers first down and a gain of 23 yards. Oh yea, this play was made on 3rd down. But I did say his FIRST defensive pass interference penalty. There was an additional penalty, good for another 15 yards and another Packers first down. 38 yards worth of penalties on two plays by one player is completely unacceptable.
Have any of you out there even played sports, or had an injury?! It’s not fun, let me tell you. You want to play and want to help, but you need to understand that played injured is simply not smart. As for his knee injury, he suffered this during the game. There is no way to test it during the game or know the severity during the game. You just can’t risk your career when you simply don’t know. Anyone who has ever injured their knee, especially an ACL or MCL, knows that while you may be able to stand and move it, you can’t jump, and you can’t move as quick as you would like. That being said, Cutler was not the man to be in the game. We needed a quarterback more concerned with playing the game than hoping he doesn’t get hit the wrong way and completely blow his knee. I agree Cutler should have left the game. A knee injury is a great way to end a career - point and case Gale Sayers.
As for the backlash against Cutler - no one is forcing you to be a Bears fan. Go elsewhere. Your whiny ways are simply annoying to us true Bears fans - true Chicago fans at that. We understand that in a game, there will be winners and there will be losers. If we don’t win, it’s not the end of the world. There is always next year, and the year after that, and the year after that. We don’t go crying and burning jerseys or other memorabilia - that’s not a true fan. It’s disappointing, yes. But it’s life. Suck it up.
