Robbie Gould Master Of The Obvious

In a stroke of acknowledging the obvious,

says that what happened this season was not the Chicago Bears way. He was highly critical of the benching of

, and called Cutler a great quarterback.

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Robbie Gould had a lot to say on Monday. He was critical of Marc Trestman, saying the things that happened with the Chicago Bears this season were not the Chicago Bears way. He also backed embattled quarterback Jay Cutler, saying he didn’t understand the message sent by his benching, and that Cutler was a great quarterback.

“I honestly don’t even know what the message is,” Gould said. “I just think it’s been a long season. I think he thought maybe he thought this was going to provide a spark to the team. That’s what he told us. I wish Jay were out there playing. [Trestman] did address the team the next day and talked about what happened. He made a decision he thought was best for the team, and listen, we lost again. That’s the bottom line.”

As bad as this season has been for the Bears, this is another low. We are paying attention to what a kicker has to say. A KICKER!

People were critical of Brandon Marshall and his semi-weekly trips to the Inside The NFL studios to do that show, but it appears Robbie Gould has been too busy filming commercials and going around opening his mouth than making field goals. His season is over, having played in just 12 games, and registering his lowest field goal percentage made in his career. He seems to follow Cutler. He, like Cutler, signed a new contract over the offseason, and both are enjoying the money without actually earning it this season.

Gould had Cutler’s back, actually calling him great with a straight face. “To be honest with you, I feel really bad for Jay,” Gould said. “When you’re having a tough season like this, he’s not the guy to be the scapegoat or the guy to blame. There are a lot of guys you could put that blame on. You could bench the whole team. It’s not like anybody’s really played fantastic or great. We’re 5-10 now. So Jay is not the problem. Jay is not the issue. In my opinion, it’s tough to see because I think Jay’s a great quarterback. I hope he’s back next year for us. This is honestly … it’s not the Bear way. This whole season is not the Bear way; pointing fingers, things getting out of the locker room, that’s not the Chicago Bear way.”

“This is honestly … it’s not the Bear way. This whole season is not the Bear way; pointing fingers, things getting out of the locker room, that’s not the Chicago Bear way.”

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe Jay Cutler is the cause of all of the ills that befell the Bears. To call him great, however, is going a bit overboard. He has great talent, yes, but he is wasting it.

Cutler has not shown greatness in his entire career. He’s continued to make the same mistakes over and over, and four offensive coordinators and two coaches in the Bears organization could not help him. It is one of the reasons his former coach in Denver, Josh McDaniels, shipped him out.

Gould wants to talk about the Chicago Bears way. He talks about fingers being pointed and things getting out of the locker room. He says that this would not happen under former coach Lovie Smith. Well, isn’t that what HE is doing? Brian Urlacher criticized the team for a contract offered to him, a contract that was the only offer for his services. Lance Briggs admitted to turning off coaches during meetings, and he felt opening a restaurant was more of a priority than preparing for the season opening game.

Am I mistaken to say that Urlacher, Briggs and Gould are all Lovie guys? There is a faction in the team that wouldn’t give Trestman (or anyone replacing him for that matter) a shot at taking over. Trestman has his failures, yes. He allowed Lovie’s guys to walk over him. Gould says things like this wouldn’t happen under Lovie Smith, but it’s Lovie’s players who are a big reason for the calamity that is the 2014 Chicago Bears season.