Jay Cutler Injury: Bears QB Set To Miss 6-8 Weeks After Breaking Thumb
by Sean Yuille on Nov 21, 2011 5:50 AM EST
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The Chicago Bears have been on quite the hot streak as of late. The last time the Bears lost a game was against the Detroit Lions back on Monday Night Football in October. Since then the Bears have defeated the Vikings, Buccaneers, Eagles, Lions and, most recently, Chargers.
Sunday's win over the Chargers was big, but it came at a price. Quarterback Jay Cutler reportedly fractured his right thumb after being knocked down following an interception. Although quarterbacks can play through fractured fingers on their throwing hand (see Matthew Stafford) and even a fractured thumb (see Ben Roethlisberger), Cutler is expected to miss the rest of the regular season.
According to a source, surgery could be an option for the quarterback, but there is no immediate plan to put Cutler on injured reserve. Essentially, he could return for the playoffs, with six weeks remaining in the regular season.
The exact timetable being reported for Cutler's return is six to eight weeks. That means at the very least he is out for the rest of the regular season, but if the Bears can survive with Caleb Hanie and make the playoffs, he could be back for the postseason.
Right now the Bears are tied with the Lions at 7-3. The two wild card spots belong to the Lions and Bears, which have a one-game cushion over the Falcons and Cowboys/Giants. Cutler's absence in the final six weeks of the season could affect the wild card race in a big way if Chicago struggles with Hanie starting at quarterback. It remains to be seen just how big of an effect Cutler's injury will have, but on paper it seems like the Lions may have one less team to worry about in the playoff race.
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This is great news for the Lions
With all the injuries we’ve had, especially with Stafford, I’m not feeling too sorry for Da annoying Bears.
Also, isn’t Hanie an underwear company? Oh wait, that;s right, it’s Hanes, just ask Michael Jordan, might be a Chicago thing.
I'd rather
have us win the division (or WC) with them at full strength, just to shut up the annoying Bears fans who will use Cutler’s injury as the reason why they lost the race to the Lions.
Nothing will shut them up.
It’s just how they are.
by akadwriter on Nov 21, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
+1
Most insufferable fans ever. Living in Chicago wasn’t fun last week… the way they complained you’d have thought they lost the game, had all their starters injured, and had the Lions players come to their houses personally and insult their mothers and kick their dogs.
This is both good news and bad news.
The bad part is that they’re not as much of a threat against the Packers. We want the Bears to stay competitive enough to beat up on the Packers too. After all, the Packers and their fans need to be taken down a notch too.
No slogans. Just win!!!
I like our chances better now.
We still need to worry about us more than them, but it should be easier.
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by Enforcer on Nov 21, 2011 6:08 AM EST via mobile reply actions
agree with
you on that part. The Lions need to worry about themselves. Plenty of issues that need fixin’….
I don't feel too sorry...
For Cutler or the Bears. I still think that the Bears have an easier schedule the rest of the way. Now they have a built in excuse to use when the Lions make the playoffs and they don’t. Gonna have to beat them soundly for the next 3-4 years for those douches from Chicago to start respecting the Lions. I can already hear the excuses…
"I’m not a talker on the field, but if you say something to me, I may say something back to you or I may ignore you. It’s funny because a lot of guys usually come up and say something to me like right before, something like ‘Have a good game,’ or whatever, and I just ignore it. I’m not here to meet friends. I’m here to cause you problems and meet your quarterback. I’ll shake his hand when I’m hitting him." Ndamakong Suh
by Detroitfantc on Nov 21, 2011 6:27 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
If we are in the playoffs and they aren't,
that is good enough for me.
Did you guys see the size of that chicken?
their schedule isn't even comparable
as they have KC, DEN, MIN, and OAK coming up…grrrr
OAK better upset an NFC North team, and it better be the Bears!
The boys are back in town!
Never want to see anyone get hurt
I don’t really see how it helps us. We still need to win to make the playoffs and we don’t play them again. I understand the math and how one less team in the race improves our chances, but it comes down to what we do not what the Bears do.
by ncbur10 on Nov 21, 2011 6:37 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Dane Noble
Remember that idot, he’s that moron that came over here and posted Good game lions fans. How bout we go over there now and rub some salt in his wounds and see how he likes it………………………
Rumor has it that he broke it during half time trying to find the string of his tampon and got his thumb stuck.
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by galivantstom on Nov 21, 2011 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
I would not write the Bears off yet.
They are really playing well right now, although a huge part of that has been the outstanding play of Jay Cutler.
They have four away games left [@ Oakland, Denver, Green Bay, and Minnesota] and two home games[vs. KC and Seattle]. Not as tough as Detroit’s finish but looking at some of those teams I see teams that are getting better [ie. Denver, Seattle, and Minnesota] as they work in new QBs.
It will be an interesting six weeks.
My 2011 Lions season prediction: 12 wins and 4 losses. I made this prediction the week after the New England preseason game. It's looking slightly optimistic right now.
urg
I see a bunch of terrible teams with the exception of OAK and GB (Obviously) IMO. The Bears will have to suck it up to lose more than 3 of those games…
And no, Denver and Seattle are in no way decent teams. Neither is Min, but if AP is back by then, with Ponder getting better, they could challenge a division rival in the Metrodome for sure…
The boys are back in town!
Seattle beat the mighty Ravens just recently.
And outside of the Lions debacle, the Broncos have looked okay. Tough defence with a dominant OLB [Von Miller].
Those teams you are calling terrible are teams playing around .500 that can pull off a win at home and against the visitor’s second string QB.
My 2011 Lions season prediction: 12 wins and 4 losses. I made this prediction the week after the New England preseason game. It's looking slightly optimistic right now.
Don't worry 'bout Da Bears
There still a notch ahead of us so they’ll adapt, right?
and yes I'm going to the one to say it....
of course this happens the week AFTER we play them and the Packers still have a game with them.
tin-foil hat
That's what I thought when I read this news, to be honest.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
I don't see how you couldn't think that.
Worst loss of the season. I’d like that one back.
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Fuck Jim Harbaugh.
Chicago's offense did not beat beat us
Our offense & special teams beat us.
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by Lionz Fowlweatherfan on Nov 21, 2011 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like the momentum's now dead for CHI.
Regardless of points scored, Cutler at the helm delivered them a win. Hanie as starter? Who knows, maybe Detroit would’ve got off to a better start and never looked back.
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
Fuck Jim Harbaugh.
This is heartbreaking news
And I actually do feel bad for the Bear fans because if it were Stafford that got hurt I’d feel terrible, like all of you would probably. Its good only for the fact that their quarterback play may not be as good, everything is still intact in Chicago. They have a good defense/special teams and the offense is in a rythym as well. Maybe this will cripple them, I’m not sure yet because Cutler was a important piece of that team, or maybe they will just keep going at the same rate. Either way, nobody should be writing them off or celebrating another team’s starting getting injured, this team is still dangerous and should be treated as such.
From 0-16 to the Superbowl baby!
by DLions4Eva on Nov 21, 2011 10:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
+1
I think this is horrible news, too. Particularly because I’ve been enjoying the wild card race between the two teams. That’s not saying the Bears don’t still have a chance. But this news will definitely give the Lions an advantage. I would’ve liked to see which team came out on top, with all their main playmakers contributing.
Feel bad for Chicago?
Ha…. never. Boo-fricken-hoo. After “conversing” with their “fans”, I hope Forte goes down too…..
by DrewsLions on Nov 21, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
The Thumb
Thats too bad. I just hope that when/if he comes back that the opposing teams tee off on his thumb as they did Stafford’s shoulder. Who knows, the lopns and Bears may meet again in the playoffs and Mr. Suh and company will have that honor. In the interim we’ll see if the Bears are a team with Cutler as a n asset or a team defined by Cutler. To the rest of the division bon appetite.
At least they have an excuse now for why they are no longer....
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Eventually, their luck had too run out
They have been living an impossible streak of no major injuries for almost 2 seasons now. It was a huge contributor last year to their improbable run and has been a part of this year too.
Good luck with Hanie, Martz is going to F that kids head up.
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agree on the luck part
probabilities…
Lovie better take over the calling or at least demand that Martz severely limits the amount of his timing plays. If they go all run and play action, Hanie might have a real chance at being decent…
The boys are back in town!
I never root for injury
But, this does improve the odds for the Lions to make the playoffs.
Yes, I really am that great.
Improved chances
I think this will help us a bit, but the that gets Chicago wins is that defense, Cutler has played very well this win streak but he isn’t amazing. I think they will be .500 with hanie or whoever they decide on, just because that D is solid. But I agree with the comments above, gotta worry about us first.
Lions 2011 "Luke 18:27"
Chicago's schedule the rest of the way:
@Oakland, vs KC, @Den, vs Seattle, @Green Bay, @Minnesota.
Not much of a stretch to see them going 3-3 at least even without Cutler.
Lions still need to do their thing.
by nuftjedi on Nov 21, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Their D better start stepping up
but I bet they will now that they’ll be prepared to take the game on their shoulders…
The boys are back in town!
Good game Bears Fans
Tough blow to be sure especially when you guys have greatly improved over the last few games and are just getting your feet under you.
The rest of the season will be very interesting where at least one of us should be awarded one of the NFC wild card spots. With Jay out seems like the schedule just got tougher so it won’t be easy for you guys.
At the minimum you have Hanie who although I would never ever want as my backup QB I am sure is very capable.
Anyway best wishes for the rest of the way, the Bears have a team that you guys and gals should be proud of.
Thumbs up the rest of the way
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I got no problem with Cutler. I just hate the franchise and their dirtbag fans.
Cutler says shit like that all the time, that is, when he speaks.
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
Fuck Jim Harbaugh.
This is just what we needed
Because the rest of the Bears schedule is embarrassingly weak. I think they would have go the edge because they play like one good team in their next 6 games (GB). It’s crazy. I bet they’ll go 3-3 even with Hanie because the defense will step up and they’ll run Forte into the ground. So we might be tied, but we should have the point differential advantage.
With Cutler, they’re easily 11-5…10-6 with Hanie is my guess.
The boys are back in town!
They kind of deserved this
They were the ones hoping that Stafford was going to get injured by DJ Moore during that whole scuffle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdhSxMgpJL8
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DJ Moore is a pussy thug.
Hahah
And I just got banned for saying this exact sentence on WCG…
“Not that I wished for this to happen…
Nobody should ever wish an injury on anyone. But as for repayment for DJ Moore’s shit? I like it."
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DJ Moore is a pussy thug.
Touchy?
Uh, more like a bunch of little bitches. They like to take their football and go home….
by DrewsLions on Nov 21, 2011 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This sucks for the Bears
Happier than a pig in shit that I was wrong about Matthew Stafford since 2009!
Go Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons!
Still smiling about this.
Couldn’t happen to a whinier b**ch of a qb…I will never forget how he got up and called for a flag on Suh in that game last year where Suh got that ridiculous penalty and fine.
And this couldn’t happen to a more annoying, condescending fan base than the Bears.
Sorry if that makes me a bit classless, just being honest.
Damn Cuntler is done for the season.... Oh well.
last year it was in the playoffs this year week 12 kid is a puss our very own Stafford has a broken finger as well as Big Ben didnt he brake his thumb last year too.
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by SmittyJ on Nov 21, 2011 2:01 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Wow. Classless
For a team with a QB who hasn’t even played a whole season yet, some of you, not all of you, posters here are embarrassing. Happy because a QB got hurt playing the game? With courage? While stopping what could have been a game changing TD? Wow.
It’s OK because this stuff comes back around. See that’s how karma works and you’d have to be use to having a winning team to understand that you don’t go kicking guys while there down and sure as hell don’t go making fun of another teams QB going down when your own is just trying to start in 16 games for a season for the first time in his career. But I understand that winning is new for you all.
Chances are this is what’s going to happen… The Lions are probably going to lose on Thanksgiving and then lose again to the Saints. See then a team that already beat you like ATL will have a chance to overcome you all in the standings if not the Giants/Cowboys. Meanwhile our measly backup QB may struggle with the Raiders but then we’ll come home and beat the Chiefs, take care of Denver, then come home in just in time to lock down that 5th playoff spot against the Seahawks.
So while you guys will be praying and begging for the Packers not to care and play their reserves by week 16 so they can give you all a puncher’s chance to grab the 6th playoff spot, we’ll be discussing if Lovie should or shouldn’t play Cutler against the Vikings in week 16 as a warm up for the playoffs. Have fun with that.
Hey Rose. I don't see the appeal!
Okay.
Enjoy going one and done in the playoffs again.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Probably more enjoyable than none and none..
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
I dunno.
I had a great time watching you guys fail where I was sitting.
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by Mavyrk on Nov 21, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Where as the Lions are were irrelevant as ever...
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
Funny.
For a team that’s so irrelevant, you have a funny way of showing it.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
I get a kick out of all the kool aid overflowing
you would think that you just came off a super bowl victory last year. Hopefully you can keep the turkey day loss under a 3 td spread and make them work a little.
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
I get a kick out of Bears fans thinking they aren't the biggest fluke in the league.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Well that biggest fluke kicked the everliving snot
out of the Lions 2 weeks ago so what does that make them?? Also that biggest fluke went to the NFCC last year and where were the Lions?? At home as usual..
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
You mean that game
When literally EVERYTHING went wrong? Yeah, I stand by “fluke.”
And yeah, that same fluke that went to the NFCC game after defeating the only losing playoff team in history (great job bro!) after living the dream on a decidedly injury light (read also: fluke) season.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
Dude.... Really?
Wow. Classless
For a team with a QB who hasn’t even played a whole season yet, some of you, not all of you, posters here are embarrassing.
No go read every blog on SBnation and you go post the same thing. If it hurts your feelings, don’t come to the opposing teams blog and read about it. I don’t really care to knock Culter when he’s down, but don’t come here bitching… it’s really a waste of your and our time. I
Then why reply??
You’re sound like your feelings hurt. You all are the ones gloating over a QB going down. In my opinion it’s petty and classless.
Hey Rose. I don't see the appeal!
You’re sound like your feelings hurt.
haha.. okay. not really. Bears fans at WCG have said the same about Stafford and I haven’t been crying. If i posted that on your blog I would be ripped to shreds by Bears fans. Honestly i just find your post very high and mighty, annoying and quite pointless. Just go home.
Exactly Chandra
Get a life Dils. Your words are quite hollow, especially considering how your blog has talked about the Lions and their players for the last several months.
It’s like the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. You of all people, being a Bears fan, should just shut up about “class.”
that doesn't mean
detroit fans should do the same, why stoop to their level?
by ballershots on Nov 22, 2011 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I am home
And you can surf my comments all day and night, I’ve never made fun of the fact that Stafford get hurt or gloat about it. But if you want to post on WCG go ahead it’s a free country. As long as you’re not cursing or trolling your comments and opinions would be welcomed.
Hey Rose. I don't see the appeal!
You all are the ones gloating over a QB going down. In my opinion it’s petty and classless.
We don’t all gloat, you shitbag. Matter of fact, I stick up for your starting QB, pretty much all the time.
What the fuck are you thinking coming into a divisional opponent’s blog, and expecting the bulk of the forum members to be sorry for you and your team? Seriously?
Go the fuck home. We aren’t interested in your goofy ass little comebacks.
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
Fuck Jim Harbaugh.
by Skylar on Nov 21, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Karma?
How about your QB getting injured after one of your players – after the play is over – tries to take out the opposing team’s QB the week before? Sound familiar?
Classless?
And you are a Bears fan?
Really?
As if none of you have been trashing us for the last year and a half.
Give me a break. Go cry somewhere else.
I'm not really happy that Cuntler got hurt
as much as I am happy for Bears fans that She got hurt,some of those bears fans are the most ignorant SOB’s I know.
Cory Smith
by cmonee on Nov 22, 2011 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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