Jay Cutler broken thumb-

Devastating blow for the Bears. He looked great yesterday too, one of his best games as a Bear. The Bears could still make the playoffs but they aren’t nearly the threat they once were.

now the question is, is it going to be worse than that awful passing show over in Minnesota with Mr. Redzone Interception?

But their D is what makes them contenders. If it was Urlacher that went down or Briggs or Peppers, then I’d say stick a fork in them. I have a feeling Hanie won’t be as good as Cutler looked the last couple games, but he’ll do okay.

Looked like Chicago actually had a pedestrian passing game instead of a non-existent one. Bennett helps them and Williams was off the milk carton. Just when it looked like they were starting to jell, Cutler goes down. I know it was against the Chargers, but still..

After Cason picked him off deep in Chargers territory. He only passed twice more after that, both short for completions.

Jay Cutler: HE GOWN!

The offense will suffer, but the Bear’s defense is still pretty solid. The Bears go to the run game more, and keep that defense rested. The only one that should be miffed is Martz. He can’t pretend his offense is the Rams anymore. The Bears will run more (good) and live on a short passing game (probably better – less chance for TO).

The Bears offense could go from adequate to bad. Hanie’s got to avoid turnovers (something he didn’t do in the NFC Championship game). If he’s throwing pick-6s then it’ll be a disaster.

Luckily for Hanie, he’s facing a collection of bad pass defenses in the final six games. The best one he’ll face, depending on your point of view, is either the Packers (seriously) or the Seahawks.

But I’m still thinking they’ll give Bulger a call. Not to start, but they can’t be left with only Enderle on the bench.

And the QB is the most important in the NFL/sports. Its gonna hurt that offense as much as w/o Forte. I just don’t think that it’ll be a good offense anymore. Teams will get a book on Hanie somthing the Packers didn’t have last year. He might play OK for a game or 2 but it will go downhill quickly. The bears playoff hopes took a big hit. EVery other aspect will have to play better to make up the difference and I don’t know if they can raise the level of play across the board enough! Might be lucky to finish w/ 10 wins now…

That’s a shame. I’m almost definitely in the minority here but I don’t mind Cutler and think he’s a much better QB than most give him credit for — especially when Martz isn’t calling games like a dumbass. This is a pretty big blow for them. It probably kills their playoff chances, which is a shame because I was hoping they’d make it over Detroit — don’t see that happening now.