Jay Cutler made a lot of people look like fools on Sunday.
The quarterback made himself look like a fool as well as the organization that decided to label him as "their guy" moving forward when they handed him that hefty contract this past offseason. However, the people who should feel the most embarrassed in the aftermath of the loss to the Buffalo Bills are those that believed Cutler finally became a mature quarterback.
If you read or saw any of Cutler's quotes from Sunday afternoon, you might have noticed how pre-2014 the quarterback sounded. He answered questions like the reporters were pesky bees trying to sting him. Now nobody expected Cutler to be peppy while sporting a grin from ear to ear after suffering a horrendous loss. But seriously, how hard is it to not act like someone whose upset at the world? Does he really have to question everybody's knowledge of the game of football?
It was apparent not just by what he said postgame, but what he did during the game that Cutler has not put his past behind him. While his numbers were not horrendous, the pouting after various plays was.
Fans were spoon-fed this garbage that their quarterback was a new man. In training camp and the preseason it appeared that he was. He rolled into Bourbonnais in a gigantic mini-van with a smile on his face and a fresh spring in his step.
Cutler was depicted as a family man who miraculously found the meaning of life. "This newfound attitude will lead to Bears victories" people proclaimed from the heavens. Everything was all fine and dandy until the games started to count. Then, in the heat of the moment, Cutler went back to his old self.
Heading into week two the Bears are up against a depleted, yet still dangerous 49ers defense. Slipping to 0-2 would be a deep hole for the team people deemed as a Super Bowl sleeper, to climb out of. If the Bears want to prevent their fans from grabbing for the panic button, they better make a statement. The season isn't over. You can still believe they can do it. Just don't expect Jay Cutler to be a new man.
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