When you are constantly being shown on the sidelines, looking uninterested, uninjured, receiving no treatment (ice, etc,). You’ve got a big perception problem.

LT’s career changed the day he sat on the sidelines with his helmet on, covered with a cape while his QB Rivers was on the field fighting his arse off with no ACL/MCL in the AFC championship game. After yesterday, so will Cutler’s.

Life often comes down to a few key moments and how you respond comes to define who people think you are. People now think Cutler is a quitter. It will take a lot to overcome that perception now, if ever.

Cutler’s body language said it all. He had quit and knew it was over.

Loved how the Bears responded to Haine.

I have no idea how bad Cutler was/is hurt but, he didn’t look like he made much of an effort to convince anyone to let him back in.

That said, they might have to do surgery on Cutler’s knee whether he needs it or not just to justify the decision.

-QG

I don’t think it has anything to do with Cutler’s toughness. I think he’s so apathetic in how he goes about life, coach Smith asked him if he could go and he probably said *shrug*. Cutler just doesn’t have any fire inside of him.

That term should be retired.

Conversely qb’s that win with their feet, rolling out, scrambling or picking up a first down with their feet, are not elite qb’s, in their definition….aka- Rogers, Roethlisburger, Vick, Young, Favre etc. etc. etc.

The league now have linemen and linebackers with decent sprinter speed. The days of statuesque quarterbacks have passed.

The league is implementing countless rules to ” protect the immobile qb’s. The NFL has turned the qb position into a flag football position. The immobile qb’s are so protected, women should partition to play the position.

I will freely admit that the thought crossed my mind that the injury sure was convenient given the poor first half performance that Cutler had….but I’m perfectly content to accept the statements from his coach and his TEAM MATES stating that they have no questions about his toughness.

Then again, I think there is more than enough to criticize Cutler over so I don’t find it necessary to fabricate anything.

The thing I will say is, if I were Bear fan I’d be pissed because his facial expressions and body language on the sideline gave me the impression that he didn’t give too big of a $&#@ about not being in the game. I’d think most NFL qbs would have to be pulled kicking and screaming from a championship game.

Would you rather have Rex Grossman or Kyle “Noodlearm ” Orton back instead ?

As much as we all hate that d-bag, Favre, at least he played out there with passion and fire. He had to be dragged off the field. In a championship game like this, Favre would have punched any doctor who told him he couldn’t go back in.

It appears Jay Cutler is still struggling to justify his 1st round pick status.

If the Bears keep this jerk, they have no shot at a championship. They better cut their losses now.

Plumber played so far over his head during the season, had an easy schedule, didn’t make the typical “Jake Plumber” mistakes.

Plumber then is confronted with the Steelers, and, BOOM, gets plowed like Glass Joe in Knockout!!

Fast forward to 2010, Jay Cutler takes advantage of an easy schedule, cheats death narrowly over the course of the season, gets to play St. Mary’s of the Woods at home in the Divisional round, and finally gets a margin call.

Bears fans, you have nothing to be ashamed of. If someone told you at the beginning of the season you would be playing in the NFC Championship, you would have taken it all day long.

Super Bowl!