Chicago Bears: Franchise defining moments of the 2010s

8. Moving on from Jay Cutler in March 2017

While Jay Cutler would land in Chicago in April of 2009 and be faced with massive expectations, there has been no figure on the Chicago Bears that has faced more scrutiny than Cutler did. To this day, debates continue as to whether or not Cutler was really what the Bears wanted him to be. Essentially, Cutler was supposed to the one that would finally get the Bears franchise out of quarterback purgatory

Some will say he was just too inconsistent of a quarterback while others will point to the fact that he had all the talent in the world yet the Bears failed him by not building a solid offensive core around him that would allow him to succeed.

Regardless, when the Bears finally decided to move on from Cutler in March of 2017, it would end an eight-year run that would see Cutler have a quarterback record of 51-51 and throw for 154 touchdowns while tossing 109 interceptions. Throughout this time, Cutler also took a beating and was sacked 251 times.

However, what makes this moment so significant is the fact that the Bears still have yet to figure out the quarterback position. After Cutler, the Bears would opt to have Mike Glennon and Mitchell Trubisky take reigns that haven’t exactly worked out either.