Chicago Bears: 3 Offensive Keys to Making the Playoffs

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Oct 26, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) looks on from the sideline during the last seconds of the game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots won 51-23. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

3. Cutler’s Confidence

See that picture up there? That’s Jay Cutler during last season’s thrashing against the New England Patriots, a 51-23 loss. That’s the type of face that Bears fans can’t stand almost as much Giants fan can’t look at Eli Manning‘s signature pout.

If the new management wants to avoid the weekly occurrence of a look of sadness that can be equally as depressing as the face of a person seeing their most recent ex with another man in public, then it needs to follow John Fox‘s conservative philosophies and take the ball out of Cutler’s hands.

This sort of ties into my previous point: less Cutler, more ground-and-pound. Basically, the Bears should aim to treat Cutler as he is: an overpaid, middle-of-the-pack quarterback with a tendency to commit mass quantities of turnovers.

The biggest confidence-ruiner for him is throwing picks, so if offensive coordinator Adam Gase can lower the amount of interceptions he throws by giving the ball to the much-more-reliable Matt Forte, that could be the answer.

While Cutler won’t be the center of the offense anymore, hopefully he could learn to embrace his role on the team. And if his “downgraded” role turns into more offensive success, then it just means that everyone is doing their jobs well, whether it’s being the core or just a piece.

And success means less of that godawful facial expression.

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