Report: Jay Cutler has lost the Chicago Bears locker room
According to NFL writer Mike Freeman, Jay Cutler has lost the Chicago Bears’ locker room.
On Sunday, it appeared the Chicago Bears had hit rock bottom with an embarrassing 36-10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Monday, it was time to throw them a shovel. Paired with the horrible news that Alshon Jeffery had tested positive for PEDs and would be suspended for four games, comes a twitter report from Bleacher Report columnist Mike Freeman about Jay Cutler and his position in the Bears’ locker room.
Texted with two Bears players about Jay Cutler.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) November 14, 2016
Oh my.
Main thing they said: most of locker room has given up on Cutler.
Freeman went on to elaborate on the state of the locker room…
One of the Bears players told me that Cutler's lack of preparation "was truly embarrassing."
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) November 14, 2016
What makes this interesting is how many players praised Cutler not so long ago.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) November 14, 2016
Just passing along what I've been told. Seems like loss really shook the confidence of players in Cutler. I mean, hell, I understand why.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) November 14, 2016
When players start chirping anonymously to the media, that’s when they want to see change and they feel they need to use the media as a vehicle to put pressure on management. Whether the Bears are upset with Cutler and the coaching staff or just Cutler alone is still under speculation but it can be said with confidence that one, this report is completely factual. Freeman is a well-respected NFL writer and wouldn’t fabricate stories. Two, you can bet that these two players are not alone.
Cutler will not be the Bears’ quarterback in 2017. That much was becoming clear at the beginning of the season, but with reports like this, there simply isn’t a way to come back from this. Cutler simply doesn’t have the talent to warrant any consideration to remain with the team next season.
The coaching staff has lost confidence in him, the players have lost confidence in him, and the fan base lost confidence in him years ago. A divorce of Cutler and the Bears is the only way to start turning this thing in the right direction, even if it gets worse before it gets better.
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