I like the guys who never watch football are experts on Cutler's injury during the NFC championship game.
That was his planting foot and Cutler had virtually no time in the pocket as is. They made the correct call pulling him. After the half the medical / coaching staff let him try to play with his injury but pulled him after it was clear as day he was totally ineffective. Go back and watch the game again.
There was no "whimping out", Cutler took more hits than ANY QB this season.
Taking statistics from various seasons on different teams is so irrelevant it's not even funny. Protection, wide receivers, coaching strategies, etc, etc can make or break a QB's statistics in any given season.
Cutler brought the Bears to the NFC championship game, is he better than Kyle Orton? Not sure about that. Is he basket-case? I don't think so....
Beating the Eagles who were on a hot streak coming off huge wins against Atlanta, NYG and Indiana.
Great game against the Jets who were playing great football beating the Steelers the week prior.
Then solidifying the 2nd seed in a 3TD performance in fridget conditions.
Then beating the Seahawks who were coming off a win against the SB champion Saints.
I like Jay Cutler, but then again, he's the ONLY Bears QB to throw 3,000yards in back to back seasons, EVER. So maybe we are content with mediocrity.
