Bears quarterback Jay Cutler stood on the sideline and watched as his team fell short in the second half of the Bears’ 21-14 loss to the Packers in the NFC Championship Game, and it didn’t take long for questions to come up about whether Cutler should have toughed it out and played through his knee injury.
Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher dismisses those questions.
Urlacher grew agitated at his post-game press conference when a reporter started to ask him if teammates would question Cutler for not returning to the game.
“Jay was hurt,” Urlacher said.. “I don’t question his toughness. He’s one of the toughest guys on our — he’s tough as hell. He’s one of the toughest guys on our football team. He doesn’t bitch, he doesn’t complain when he gets hit, he goes out there and plays his ass off every Sunday, practices every day. So, no, we don’t question his toughness.”
Urlacher took no more questions.
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Sorry, Brian. After what I saw today, I question his toughness.
Well, at least Cutler has 6 months to let his “knee” heal.
Yeah, from the guy who once called him a p*ssy.
You know what they say about first impressions………
cutler quit, he looked like he was gonna cry half way through the 2nd quarter……….maybe they can bring favre in to play.
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WOW Caleb a NOBODY had the win and some coach called a timeout to take away that MASSIVE hole the RB had for a first down HOLY omg…………..
The problem is most people already think Cutler is a douche. I can’t imagine this sitting well with Bears fans.
Cutler is a whiney little bitch!
“Urlacher went on to choke the reporter and call him a “p*ssy” before body slamming him to the floor.”
No fines are expected from the league at this time.
Yeah, he goes out and plays…except in the biggest game of the year & of his career.
It’s kind of ironic. Lovie is from Big Sandy and now his starting QB’s nickname should be Big Sandy.
“That’s my QB”
It looked to me like he tapped out. In fact it looked like he wanted to tap out even before halftime.
The 3rd stringer outplayed both the starter and the backup combined – that’s probably worse than Cutler being soft.
Don’t need to question it..Urlacher said it and Cutler showed it..
What? No article about the Pack going to the SuperBowl?
Where’s PERVY…… (prolly just jumped off the Hennepin Ave. Bridge)
Where’s OXYCODE30?
SUCK IT TREBEK!
GO PACK GO GO PACK GO
There is no questioning his toughness.
It’s obvious – he’s a wuss.
I don’t question Cutler’s toughness…but I do question his heart and leadership. He looked disinterested after he left the game and I swear there was a shot of him wearing earbuds on the bench…he should have been involved with trying to help Collins/Hanie instead of moping on the bench listening to tunes. Hanie did a hell of a job and should have been the #2 over Collins.
Nobody knows for sure what is going on with cutler’s knee so all this speculation is BS.
Cutler is just a big WIMP!! I hope the Bears keep him because he is the best thing for the Mighty Pack!!
GO PACKERS!!
as always: THE BEARS STILL SUCK!!!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!
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How can Cutler have any respect from his teammates after this ? He makes Scott Mitchell look tough !
if i was Urlacher…i wouldn’t question jay’s toughness but i would question his character
Manning gets hit on one game and he starts crying and throwing everybody under the bus and blaming everyone, Cutler never complained about his line all season despite getting beat several times!… it’s funny how a bunch of fat guys watching the game on a couch and a weasel blogger feel entitled to call a guy that endured such hits all season a quitter…
Bears fans, Y’know all that stuff from donko fans the last 2 years ’bout how Jay tucks it in and hides when things don’t go “just right”? I think this is what they were talking about.
Jay Cutler: Monster of the Midway?
Cutler looked exactly like LT in the 2007 AFC Championship Game with that trench coat…absolute turtle in the biggest game of his life. And if you really are too hurt to play, at least look friggin interested in the game. Help the backup…motivate guys. He just sat there like a loser…total bum
Cutler isn’t a big game QB.
What does Urlacher know about toughness?? He just got tackled by a QBs pinky on what should have been a game changing pick-six.
Cutler better be going under the knife…or he has played his last game in Chicago
Rodgers said urlacher is a p**ss after tackling him.
The Bears’ team doctor who examined Cutler said that he expects a full recovery. He said that Cutler could start training again as soon as he gets the sand out of his vagina.
“Sorry, Brian. After what I saw today, I question his toughness.”
He’s a diabetic playing in the NFL, but yeah he has no toughness.
Please.
@ bspurloc, he had a “MASSIVE” hole because a timeout was called and most of the players, being aware of that, stopped playing. Also, even if he had driven for a touchdown it would have been to tie the game, not “win” it, unless they would have been willing to gamble a Super Bowl appearance on a 2-point conversion.
Why does this remind me of the T.O. He’s my quarterback rant from a few years ago?
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Everyone is gonna pound Cutler on this because the guy seems to be just inherently unlikeable. HOWEVER, despite his douchbag-esque tendancies, I do not question the guy’s toughness. He has gotten his ass handed to him regularly this year and last behind poor O-lines and he has gotten up every time – including continuing to play with a concussion earlier this year. I am betting that an MRI shows some real damage and you Cutler bashers will have to eat crow on this.
I loved the part in Urlacher’s presser when he started to tear up and said, “That’s my quarterback, man.”
He is a Pu**y plain & simple. You have 2 weeks to heal, get your ass on the field & play. Cutler has always been soft. Although Da Bears played better without him, maybe Big Bad Brian is happy Cutler was out!!
I love reporters, who have no clue of what it takes to play on this level, questioning a guy’s toughness. Not only to have the audacity to question his toughness, but to question that guy’s toughness after the beating he took behind that line this year. Too funny.
Doesn’t matter how soft he is…..I bet Mike Shanahan will take him back
Although i’m extremely disappointed that Cutler didn’t finish the game, he WAS NOT listening to music on the bench/sideline. Anyone with an inkling of football knowledge would know he was listening to the plays being called in.
Watch any football game on any given Sunday and you’ll see the backups/other position players with the same “earbuds”.
Why not??? Cutler is a P***Y anyway!!!!
Urlacher is a great player and all but he is just such a tool. The fact that he had the nerve to argue against the most blatant roughing penalty I’ve seen all season said it all.
gridirongoon24 says:
Jan 23, 2011 6:40 PM
“That’s my QB
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gbfanforever says:
Jan 23, 2011 7:28 PM
Urlacher is a great player and all but he is just such a tool. The fact that he had the nerve to argue against the most blatant roughing penalty I’ve seen all season said it all.
What games you watched all season? Peppers turned his head and it was definitely a questionable call, yes, the rule requires some revision and it was according to the written rule but damn, everybody will end up being like Cutler?????????r
zackd2 says: Jan 23, 2011 6:57 PM
He’s a diabetic playing in the NFL, but yeah he has no toughness.
Please.
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Clearly he couldn’t plant with that leg when he would drop back to throw interceptions
Chicago deserves Cutler. They are a third rate city filled with a bunch of wusses who have a Mary at QB. Their third stringer almost led them to victory and Cutler couldn’t break a 100 yds. Forget the Bears and the Cubs, at least you wusses have the Blackhawks and Bulls.
When you are playing for the championship or the right to play for a championship, conventional rules go out of the window. You play hurt no matter what. Cutler like most athletes today are wussies because they don’t value the championship like prior athletes did generations ago. You think Bart Starr would have told Lombardi that he couldn’t go back in with the Super Bowl at stake? Of course not.
“He doesn’t bitch, he doesn’t complain…”
You mean bitch and complain like you did to the ref’s all day like a spoiled little girl?
Cutler looked like he would rather have been home tappin Kristin Cavallari then be a postive teammate for him boys in the 2nd half
I’m glad he’s not my quarterback.
I’ll admit that no one knows what kind of injury he has so I can’t question his toughness. BUT his attitude, sideline demeanor and lack of leadership is pitiful.
hiperactivodg says:
Manning gets hit on one game and he starts crying and throwing everybody under the bus and blaming everyone, Cutler never complained about his line all season despite getting beat several times!… it’s funny how a bunch of fat guys watching the game on a couch and a weasel blogger feel entitled to call a guy that endured such hits all season a quitter
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Asa Patriots fan, I would love nothing more than to dump on Peyton Manning.
But I have never, NEVER seen Peyton Manning leave a game upright and stand – or sit – on the sidelines.
You either leave the field on a stretcher, or hobble off with a teammate or a trainer helping you…. and if you DON’T get rushed to a hospital, you at least stand on the sidelines on crutches with a brace around your knee. It’s the freaking Championship game, your team plays their a$$es off all year to get there.
I guarantee Urlacher had a few choice words for Cutler in the locker room.
This was the defining moment of Jay Cutler’s career.
Thank you Joetoronto
Zack, you are a moron to try to play the diabetic card.
Gutless display by Cutler…what a joke. Its pretty clear that when the going gets tough, this guy bows out….WUSS !
You either leave the field on a stretcher, or hobble off with a teammate or a trainer helping you…. and if you DON’T get rushed to a hospital, you at least stand on the sidelines on crutches with a brace around your knee. It’s the freaking Championship game, your team plays their a$$es off all year to get there.
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Favre, Young, Montana, Elway and Aikman are all laughing at Cutler. If you are hurt and can’t come back in, do a Fred “the Hammer” Williamson and pretend like you are knocked out and lay on the field. Don’t walk off the field and cry my knee hurts.
Mike Martz: Quarterback Killer
He gives you big numbers at times, then you lose a knee, a shoulder, and a spleen when a good defense blitzes.
Anyone remember the Giants/Bears game around Oct 3?
As to his toughness, and comparisons to Rivers playing on one knee…. I want to know which knee and which ligaments Rivers hurt vs. Cutler. If Cutler couldn’t plant, he would be throwing ducks all day.
If nothing else, the Bears may have found themselves a 3rd round pick trade bait.
Rivers played on a torn ACL. Who cares what knee it was….
Cutler may/may not have a torn ACL. Time will tell…
Wow. Their t0p-10 QB has a knee he simply can’t play on anymore, and suddenly the Bears “fans” turn on him, bringing up his character, personality, and toughness. This would NOT be happening had the Bears won the game. Had Cutler stayed in with his bum knee and the Bears lost, then the criticism would change to how selfish Cutler was for staying in the game with a bum knee. Stay classy Chicago!
Good thing the Packers didn’t turn on Rodgers last year for his blunders at Arizona last year (or bench him in favor of Favre after Brett’s 3rd unretirement in the same offseason), anymore than we turned on Favre after 3 playoff ending games largely due to him.
P.S.: I realize there are ton of classy Bear fans who don’t bash their team, players, or coach for the loss. Those who do, stop your whining and grow up.
News update – Cutler actually suffered a severe bruised vagina.
Cutler didnt get the bears to where they are. the defense did most of the work.
STILL LMAO@ the comparision between an NFL QB and “Wasim Akram – Pakistani cricket fast bowler”
“Mike Martz: Quarterback Killer”
uh, Mike Martz has a ring, and wouldve had another had the Patriots not gotten away with mugging the receivers at the line (resulting in rule changes later).
He helped construct the Greatest Show on Turf, and the Rams didnt bust a grape after he left.
Bears were lucky to even be in the NFC Championship.
kennyrogerschicken says:
Jan 23, 2011 6:41 PM
The 3rd stringer outplayed both the starter and the backup combined – that’s probably worse than Cutler being soft.
The “third stringer” (Caleb Hainie) outplayed Rodgers by a comfortable margin, too. Nobody seems to mention the Bears cutting Rodgers postseason QB rating by about 80 points.
Why did Martz call a time out when they would have picked up that first down on the ground? Not that I could see into the future but at the snap you could see a hole developing. In a game where I don’t care who wins I always root for the team that is trailing but after watching Cutler, even before the injury looked like he was just throwing the ball up for grabs. His receivers had to play defensive back on a few of his throws. It would have been so BS for the 3rd stringer to win that game and have Cutler playing in the SB (and I’m sure taking credit for it all).