Good Jay or Bad Jay? Which Will We See? by John M. Crist of BearReport.com, November 22, 2009 at 6:39pm ET
Jay Cutler Profile
Former Bears quarterback Rex Grossman became a two-headed monster known as "Good Rex" and "Bad Rex" during his six-year stint in Chicago based on his tendency for being sensational one week but atrocious the next week.
The same can be said so far for Jay Cutler, who was supposed to be the answer to the Windy City's prayers under center, but instead he's leading the league with 17 interceptions – an extra-alarming 11 of them coming in three prime-time performances. The Monsters of the Midway will again be on stage for a national-television audience in Week 11, when they welcome hometown hero Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles to Soldier Field. "Good Jay" likely leads the Bears to a victory and a 5-5 record, while "Bad Jay" inevitably sends Chicago to defeat and a 4-6 disaster.
Fortunately for Cutler, Philly is beaten up on defense – all three linebackers expected to start back in training camp are on injured reserve. The Eagles are going to do what they do and bring pressure from every angle in every situation, so it will be up to the receiving corps to adjust routes on the fly and makes big plays facing one-on-one coverage. However, if Cutler keeps turning it over, especially against an opportunistic and aggressive opponent like this one, then it probably won't matter what the other 21 members of the Bears offense and defense do.
You can talk about running the ball, stopping the run, making plays on special teams and all that jazz, but at this level, the victor on any given Sunday tends to be the club that wins the turnover battle.
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