Bears Need Cutler To Chill Out

By Rob Winn in News on Sep 14, 2012 5:40PM

Jay Cutler will never be as good as Aaron Rodgers. Let's get that out of the way right now. He's not as steady or as accurate and he doesn't show the restraint that Rodgers displays week in and week out. But Rodgers also doesn't have to deal with an offensive line that couldn't block if their life depended on it.

Now everyone wants to get hot and bothered about Cutler's questionable sideline demeanor. The flash point occurred when Cutler aired out left tackle J'marcus Webb for his terrible play and bumped him as they returned to the sideline. The bottom line is that quarterbacks yelled at their teammates—even altar boy Aaron Rodgers got up in arms when his receiver cut off a route and it resulted in an interception later in the game. The problem isn't a quarterback yelling, it's what happens when specifically Jay Cutler flies off the handle.

Right now Cutler is a conundrum; he has all the talent in the world yet hasn't been able to harness it. When things are going well, Cutler is one of the best in the league, but when the game starts to turn he does nothing to right the ship. Many quarterbacks play well when they get fired up and start yelling at everyone on the field. Cutler needs to realize that he is not one of them. Any time he's airing out teammates and throwing his hands in the air, interceptions are soon to follow.

The Bears need Cutler to calm down, especially when they're on the road. No one benefits from antsy play and reactionary fits. He needs to come to terms with the fact that when he blows up he's part of the problem. One bad play doesn't have to lead to an implosion. If the game doesn't start out as planned and mistakes occur, Cutler needs to be the one extinguishing the fire, not the one throwing gasoline on it.