Comments on: NFL clears Bears handling of Jay Cutler on Sunday night

By: chachanola

chachanola — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:15:41 +0000

Love how the LB from the Texans ran right into him. Not the way he told the story. That deserves a fine.

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:51:17 +0000

philrat says: Nov 12, 2012 2:10 PM

“Dobbins is right. Cutler was a runner on this play according to the refs because he got a penalty for crossing the line of scrimmage therefore Cutler loses all quarterback protections.”

Well, if the refs penalized Cutler (incorrectly or not) for an illegal forward pass, they knew he was now a runner, and still flagged Dobbins for the hit…If the hit wasn’t illegal anyway, only Chicago gets flagged.

By: fotogsteve

fotogsteve — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:15:09 +0000

If your team takes out the opposing teams first string quarterback on a penalized play, then your first string quarterback should sit on the bench as long as the injured quarterback does…

By: stevenfbrackett

stevenfbrackett — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:14:15 +0000

“properly handled”? Seriously? Did they even watch the tape? Because it was clear as day to the rest of us watching, especially in the closeups, that if they had bothered to ask Jay Cutler what city he was in his answer would have been “Broccoli”.

By: shorttracknews

shorttracknews — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:12:04 +0000

I think the 2nd hit he took later was worse then the first one.

By: axespray

axespray — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:01:03 +0000

Houston Head Hunters ?

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:51:32 +0000

Since it was Cutler they let it slide. Cutler always appears groggy, unresponsive, and disengaged.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:47:10 +0000

I suspect Cutler didn’t cooperate with those trying to diagnose his condition because he wanted to play. If so, it’s hard to find much fault with the Bears.

By: monsterofyourgirlsmidway

monsterofyourgirlsmidway — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:45:10 +0000

refs actually got the call wrong twice. the rule says that if ANY part of the qb’s body is behind the line then it is a legal forward pass. Cutlers left foot was clearly on the 50 yard line when he threw the pass, when the line of scrimmage was at the 49 yard line. Play would’ve resulted in a personal foul AND the ball at the 2 yard line. Bears got screwed and lost their qb in the process.

By: daaabears

daaabears — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:41:13 +0000

It does not matter if Cutler was a runner or not, it was a helmet to helmet hit.

Jeez.

By: lionsfan2014

lionsfan2014 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:30:14 +0000

Back in the MNF game vs the Lions it was somewhat apparent that he suffered a concussion from Suh’s hit. Watching from the stands, Cutler wandered and avoided all of the team docs and then returned to the game. Aren’t concussion evals supposed to take place off the sidelines, away from the game?

By: thepvyharvin

thepvyharvin — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:29:39 +0000

Well Bears fans, now you can have an excuse when AD runs you guys over,,,,Jay Jay wasn’t feeling good!

By: philrat

philrat — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:10:45 +0000

Dobbins is right. Cutler was a runner on this play according to the refs because he got a penalty for crossing the line of scrimmage therefore Cutler loses all quarterback protections. This play demonstrates how insane the nfl has become!

By: orivar

orivar — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:03:49 +0000

The problem is with this concussion stuff, it’s really vague anyways. A concussion is a ‘brain injury’ as it’s touted, but it can be from severely minor to major. You can be dazed for just a few minutes, and then alright afterwards.

By: jessejames182

jessejames182 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:58:47 +0000

The hit looked bad but honestly watching it live I thought that Cutler was going to make a run and it looked definitely that he was passed the line of scrimmage, the defense should’ve definitely be given the benefit of the doubt in this case.

By: jwreck

jwreck — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:55:05 +0000

Just like the league cleared the signing of Peppers during the uncapped year. Not having a division rival owner as the commissioner’s right hand man sounds awesome.

By: jmoonraker

jmoonraker — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:34:48 +0000

Jay Cutler is a skinny weasel. He won’t be in the league much longer.(thank goodness) He should get out while the getting is good. Then the Bears can get a real QB… Then at least the Bears can win and say they deserve it…..

By: illiniftw

illiniftw — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:08:46 +0000

In the Bears defense it is really hard to tell the difference in the facial expressions of regular Cutler and concussed Cutler

By: txtuff

txtuff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:03:19 +0000

Somebody mentioned on a Texans forum that Cutler took a nasty hit after his last INT, which was his last play, and that the concussion could have came then and not on the Dobbins hit. I haven’t been able to go back and look but it’s worth it if you can.

By: golforepar

golforepar — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:54:32 +0000

I would hope the Bears didn’t have any idea Cutler had concussion symtoms before halftime. His livelyhood is much more important than winning 1 game!