Clutch Cutler, Admitting to Owning Embarrassing Jerseys, Respecting Legends, and Other Bullets

May 26, 2019

I’m glad Brett shared this because it’s been a while since I’ve seen a manager get big mad like this:

Brewers Manager Craig Counsell Got the Boot, Then Got Into the Best Umpire Screaming Match I’ve Seen in a While https://t.co/Sp7nWcTE2F pic.twitter.com/2w3F7K6DCT
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) May 26, 2019

You rarely (if ever) see football head coaches get tossed. We’re so used to it in baseball and basketball, but I can’t remember a referee giving the heave-ho to a head coach. Not that I want it to happen, especially now that the Bears have a coach I think does a good job with his players and during in-game situations. But if Matt Patricia wants to go off and get run this year, I’ll be standing by waiting for it to happen.

The Bears have had some coaches over the years who I wish would have been thrown out of games because it probably would have upgraded the team’s coaching situation. But I digress.

More Tarik Cohen, please:

Regardless of how involved David Montgomery is in the Bears' offense, CHI needs to find ways to get Tarik Cohen touches in 2019. pic.twitter.com/y8O978ddJz
— Austin Gayle (@PFF_AustinGayle) May 25, 2019

Cohen was given 170 touches last season, which was 30 more than what he was given as a rookie. With the increase in opportunities, Cohen rewarded the Bears to the tune of 1,169 yards from scrimmage and 6.9 yards per touch. It was a nice season, to be sure, but more touches should be in order for an absolute game-breaker like Cohen.

A worthwhile nugget regarding a recent position swap:

Bradley Sowell played 30 snaps at TE and only 13 at offensive tackle in 2018.

Taquan Mizzell played 33 of his 73 total snaps at receiver positions last year#Bears https://t.co/LhEB61yWP3

— PFF CHI Bears (@PFF_Bears) May 22, 2019

The Bears were on the short end of these games against the Packers for far too long, but the cat-and-mouse games between Brian Urlacher and Brett Favre were legendary:

.@BrettFavre. @BUrlacher54.

The oldest rivalry in the league.
One legend on either side. (via @NFLThrowback) pic.twitter.com/W0IdDIvl1J

— NFL (@NFL) May 25, 2019

This highlight package really is something else:

Just watch the career highlight reel.

This man was an offense's WORST nightmare. @BUrlacher54 @ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/q6RSMzNtoa

— NFL (@NFL) May 25, 2019

It felt like every Bears fan in my age group owned an Urlacher jersey growing up. But on the opposite end of the spectrum, there are a ton of us who owned some less-than-desirable jerseys. The folks at Windy City Gridiron chimed in with the most embarrassing Bears jersey to own.

Personally, I stay the heck away from anything No. 8 these days. I was a not-so-proud owner of an orange Cade McNown jersey, to the point where I stripped the name plate off the back because I was so upset with his play. And when Rex Grossman disappointed me, I swore to never buy a Bears quarterback jersey again. But when Mitch Trubisky came to town, I couldn’t help myself — probably because he was smart enough to not choose the No. 8 that was cursed by the quarterbacks who came before him.

Speaking of Bears quarterbacks, look where Jay Cutler lands on this list:

In honor of the false narrative surrounding Tony Romo as a choker, here are the top QBs in 4th-quarter comebacks on a per-start basis.

(Romo ranks second in game-winning drives per start) pic.twitter.com/GaMhcbf4fq

— Pat Thorman (@Pat_Thorman) May 25, 2019

Sure, teams need to be down in the fourth for these comebacks to happen. But to make them happen takes some real gumption. Cutler engineered 16 fourth-quarter comebacks and 18 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime during his eight-year career with the Bears. In the eight years before that, it took seven different quarterbacks combined to string together 19 fourth-quarter comebacks and 20 game-winning drives.

Since lists have been on our minds in recent days, here is a lit of Bears quarterbacks from 2001-08 who had at least one fourth-quarter comeback and one game-winning drive, via Pro Football Reference:

Jim Miller (5 4QC, 5 GWD)

Rex Grossman (4 4QC, 6 GWD)

Brian Griese (3 4 QC, 3 GWD)

Kyle Orton (2 4QC, 3 GWD)

Kordell Stewart (2 4QC, 2 GWD)

Craig Krenzel (1 4QC, 1 GWD)

Poor Shane Matthews. He engineered two fourth-quarter comebacks in 2001, but no game-winning drives. Hence, his absence from the list above.

Also for the record: I am *NOT* embarrassed to have owned a Jay Cutler jersey. I’m just putting that out there for you fine folks on a Sunday.

Well wishes are in store for Bears linebacker/special teams stud/goal-line passing target Nick Kwiatkoski:

https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1132658936019136512

New names are joining familiar faces in the Jets’ hunt for a new GM:

The #Jets have added two more names to their GM request list: #Vikings assistant GM George Paton and #Seahawks Co-Director of Player Personnel Scott Fitterer were requested, source said. They join Joe Douglas (#Eagles) and Champ Kelly (#Bears) on NYJ’s list so far.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 26, 2019

A loaded set of Deals of the Day today at Amazon – speakers and books and beds and more.

Sad news to report from Green Bay:

A message from the family of Bart Starr pic.twitter.com/TmduH0EiZb

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 26, 2019

Bart Starr telling the story of his legendary quarterback sneak in the Ice Bowl is worth sharing:

As is what is undoubtedly one of the most important plays in league history:

No matter how heated the Bears-Packers rivalry gets, there is always respect for the legends of the game. May Mr. Starr rest in peace.

Auburn radio voice Rod Bramblett passed away late Saturday night after injuries suffered in a car crash. You might best know Bramblett for this call of one of the greatest plays in college football history:

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Luis C. Medina

Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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