After the Chicago Bears 17-14 win over the Detroit Lions,fans are breathing a sigh of relief. The Bears actually looked competent on both offense and defense. We’ll put Connor Barth and the special teams aside for another post. How much of the Bears’ success was the fact that it was the Detroit Lions? How much of it was due to the coaches and a better game plan? How much can be attributed to the quarterback?
There are some analysts who are ready to start throwing dirt on the Jay Cutler era in Chicago. Fox Sports analyst Jimmy Johnson, who was early to break the Marc Trestman to the Bears news a few years ago, seems ready to say that Cutler has thrown his last pass for the Bears:
During halftime, the Fox analyst cited the leadership difference between fill-in Brian Hoyer and Cutler in suggesting the Bears will not return to Cutler when his injured right thumb is healed.