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Chicago Bears Head Coach Marc Trestman Critical Of Jay Cutler

By Jordan Campbell

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Nov 9, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) reacts in the second quarter during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

After a delayed start to his press conference, speculation was rampant that changes were being made to Marc Trestman’s coaching staff for the Chicago Bears. Instead, no changes were made but Trestman did insist that the Bears need better play out of quarterback Jay Cutler. 

To the chagrin of many Chicago Bears fans, the Bears did not announce any coaching changes on Monday. When Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman took to the podium on Monday afternoon, Trestman once again expressed support for his coaching staff including defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.

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    • While Trestman did praise his coaching staff, the Bears’ head coach was critical of quarterback Jay Cutler and said that the team needs better play out of the quarterback position.

    “I think we’ve got to go back and get ready for Minnesota,” Trestman said. “With that in mind, Jay’s got to play better. He’s got to play better, but he can’t do it alone. He’s got to play better just like the rest of us do.”

    Trestman’s call for Cutler to play better came after the head coach was critical of Cutler’s performance against the Green Bay Packers.

    “He didn’t play well enough yesterday, and we didn’t play well enough,” Trestman said. “I’m certain he’d take accountability for that. But it’s very clear he did not play well enough yesterday. We can’t sugarcoat that. At the same time, we didn’t play collectively well enough as a team.”

    When asked about the possibility of benching Cutler, Trestman indicated that such a move won’t be considered any time soon.

    “I think that it’s all [judged] on an individual basis. We haven’t even had a chance to look at the game with Jay and get his feedback. Certainly we know that Jay’s not comfortable with the way he played yesterday, no doubt about it. It’s just an individual basis. I think that we’ve all got to do better. I know it starts with the quarterback. It always does. But there’s a lot of things that have got to [happen] before something like that would be a consideration.”

    It should be prefaced that Cutler is not the reason why the Bears are 3-6 on the season but the quarterback is a part of the problem. Between 10 interceptions and 5 lost fumbles, Cutler is the most turnover prone quarterback in the NFL season. Cutler is also the highest paid player in the NFL this season.

    That is where the problem lies with Cutler and the Bears. Cutler is set to earn $54 million over the course of the next three seasons. The Bears would have to wait until after the 2016 season when Cutler could be cut without any salary cap ramifications.

    Has Cutler done anything this season to prove that he is worthy of being the Bears’ starting quarterback for the next three years, let alone, after this year?

    The only salvation would be the Bears trying to persuade a team like the Washington Redskins into trading for Cutler. After all, Cutler was all set to be traded to the Redskins in 2009 had it not been for the Bears’ last-minute effort.

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