CHICAGO -- The legacy Jay Cutler leaves after eight seasons in Chicago is complicated.
Cutler departs as the Bears’ all-time leader in virtually every passing category that matters, yet he is Chicago’s most maligned professional athlete.
Before Cutler, the Bears’ quarterback drought dated all the way back to Sid Luckman in the 1940s. Jim McMahon led Chicago to their celebrated victory in Super Bowl XX, but injuries robbed McMahon -- and the city -- of much of his prime. After the great Bears teams of the 1980s and early 1990s disbanded, Chicago entered the dark ages at quarterback.