Jay Cutler News

There's no truth to the notion Jay Cutler will turn green with envy, if not Cardinals red, at the sight of the receivers on the other side when the Chicago Bears host Arizona on Sunday.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Even with a cannon for an arm, Jay Cutler hasn't yet mastered the art of throwing touchdown passes from the seat of his pants.

Who is Jay Cutler? Do you know? Do you have any real sense of the most-spotlighted athlete in our city at this time? I don't. And if you're honest, I think you'll admit you don't, either.

Welcome to ESPNChicago.com ! The Bears are coming off a rout of the Cleveland Browns and face the defending NFC champion Cardinals Sunday at Soldier Field.

Okay, I admit that when it comes to prognostication, picking the Bears to beat the Browns on Sunday in Soldier Field doesn't exactly rank among the most provocative.

CHICAGO If there are any suggestions on how to slow down Brett Favre and the 7-1 Vikings before they run away with the NFC North, Bears defensive end Alex Brown is open to them.

Every night before Jay Cutler goes to bed, he puts a can of Coke on his nightstand.

Q: What do you think the chances are Anquan Boldin will play Sunday? Mark B., Hammond, Ind.

As the NFL heads into the second half of the season, the weather will start getting cold and rainy, and things can become challenging for a lot of teams.

Brad Biggs of the Sun-Times has a nice piece today about the problems with the Bears offense, more particularly the Red Zone offense.

What is the biggest problem with the Bears self-destructing on defense? Is it the missing piece of Brian Urlacher or something deeper? John L. Denver, Colorado The Bears definitely miss Brian Urlacher in terms of his leadership and playmaking ability.

Watching Jay Cutler get sacked four times and hit hard at least seven times last Sunday has got me thinking that they may be taking Cutler out on a stretcher one of these Sundays if that O-line doesn't start to block.

Why do the Bears fans give up so easily? Oh, it's gloom, it's doom, we're 3-3, oh my god, it's the end of the world.

So, what gets trashed first? Offensive coordinator Ron Turner said he's ready to start paring back the playbook with the Bears clearly struggling seven games into the Jay Cutler era.

Flint's Robaire Smith had six tackles Sunday in the Cleveland Browns' 30-6 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Lovie Smith likes to talk about how losses don't leave a good taste in his mouth, but this win probably didn't taste too good to Jay Cutler, who was swallowing blood after a blow to the chin from the helmet of Cleveland linebacker Kamerion Wimbley in the second quarter.

Brittney Payton shed tears. Jarrett Payton beamed with pride. And Connie Payton-Strotter said "it all had a special meaning today" when the Bears honored the late Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton , who died 10 years ago Sunday.

After watching the Week 7 matchups, Scouts Inc. shares its 10 key observations: 1. The Chicago Bears ' offense has serious flaws: Because they have no semblance of a running game and thanks to QB Jay Cutler 's nature, the Bears probably always will be very streaky on offense.

When: Noon. Line: Ravens by 31/2. Synopsis: Denver seeks its first 7-0 start since it won the Super Bowl in the 1998 season and has used a tough defense to reach its lofty status this time.

Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again.