Bears coach John Fox is still describing Jay Cutler’s thumb injury as “day to day.”
But after the day Brian Hoyer just had, it doesn’t sound like the veteran coach is inclined to make a change at quarterback.
“Anybody’s that performing well, I don’t think we’re going to be likely to change,” Fox told reporters Monday.
That’s an eye-opener for a number of reasons, not the least of which is Fox usually goes out of his way to avoid saying anything interesting ever.
Hoyer is coming off an impressive game and the Bears’ first win of the year, a 17-14 win over the Lions. The veteran backup was 28-of-36 for 302 yards and two touchdowns, the kind of efficient performance they needed from any quarterback.
Given his career, it’s also not out of the realm of possibility that Hoyer backslides before Cutler’s well, which makes it a bit of a moot point. But given the chance to endorse the injured incumbent, Fox did not.