People forget how good of a track we were on until the Cutler injury. Then all the bullshit and bad luck hit us at once. The fake spike in Oakland, the batted pass against KC, the Barber fumble in Denver, Johnny Knox’s career ending injury vs Seattle. That was a painful year to watch
I think(not sure) but I think that immediately after the win against the Chargers and the rest of the games were played, the Bears actually had the #2 offense in the league(I think) before the Cutler injury was announced.
Agreed - before he broke his thumb in 2011 we were set to make the playoffs again. He’s the best QB we’ve ever had and most Bears fans are too dumb to understand that. 🐻⬇️
I was at the game against Seattle sitting in the north end zone when Knox got hurt. It was almost unbelievable to watch in person. You could hear a pin drop in Soldier Field before they carted him off
Cutler had six different offensive coordinators in nine years and when he came to Chicago, Mike Martz got rid of his best target Greg Olsen. Then he was expected to throw to project receivers like Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, and Earl Bennett. By the time Brandon Marshall came to town the offensive coordinator carousel was in full swing. The Bears management ruined him.
@@TheSAD999 I’m probably a little older than you and I liked Bennett but he never panned out in the pros but he was great in college. Great hands but slow as hell.
As a Bears fan I will NEVER understand the hate for Jay Cutler while worshiping Jim McMahon. Like it or not, Cutler is the best QB the Bears have ever had while Jim McMahon was all hype and image over results and he acted like a drunken 17 year old most of the time. His sorry passing numbers make Rex Grossman look great, he put his fragile health at risk trying to be macho and he rode the league's best Defense and best Running game to a Super Bowl ring. Never threw for more than 2,392 yards in a season. Never threw for more than 15 TDs in a season. Only toped 200 YDS per game once in his career and only played in 7 games that season. Threw 90 INTs vs 100 TDs for his career. Those are sorry stats yet somehow HE is the fan favorite while Cutler is the anti-Christ. Steve Fuller could have started every game in 1985 and the Bears would have still won the Souper Bowl.
You also try to make it sound like Steve Fuller could have won the SB with the 1985 Bears and thats another crock of sh!t. The Bears also went to the post season in 1984 and 1986 with virtually the same roster as in 1985. The Bears were eliminated in both 1984 and 1986 because McMahon had been injured for the post season. The 1985 team was able to finish the job because McMahon was there and healthy. Dont even bother with the Buddy Ryan retired for the 1986 team falling short either. Vince Tobin still had the top defense in the league. That 1986 team was steamrolling its way to a repeat until Charles Martin of the Packers intentionally body slammed McMahon off the turf well after the whistles were blown. QBs like McMahon would have a field day if they were lucky enough to play in Cutlers era
@@brianbelden2449defenders from that very 85 team said had they had Cutler as their QB in the 80s, that they would have won FOUR Super Bowls. Even people on his own team thought McMahon was a bum.
I agree Cutler gets too much hate but let’s also not treat him like some unsung hero. Is he the best QB in Bears history? Yes. But that really isn’t saying much based on the franchise history.
To be fair its really dumb to compare QBs of the 1980s numbers wise to anyone post 1990s. The league has changed a ton. Throwing for 20 TDs in the 80s was like throwing for 35+ in the 2000 era. The game has just changed a ton.
@@thehistoricalgamer to be fair, I didn’t play on that team. I’m just passing along what one player from that 1985 team said on ESPN 1000 and said that many players on that team thought had they had a slightly better QB that it would have propelled them to multiple Super Bowls instead of the one. Don’t take it out on the fan for repeating what a player said.
I was only 2 and a half at the time I remember the kick return and the first Peyton Manning pick. I remember the Super Bowl more than 2010. I completely forgot we went to a family get together to watch the NFC Championship game. I can remember every second of the Super Bowl that year though. Since I was born in 2004 I have only been alive for 4 true Super Bowl runs. I feel like we easily would have won the Super Bowl in 2018 that year if we give Gould another contract. We literally were 3 missed fgs away from a 15-1 record number 1 seed, and a rematch against the Rams like 85,Saints like 06, and Patriots like 85. 2018 makes me sad because we could have seen rematch’s of our 3 greatest playoff games in the Super Bowl era.
Not even a Bears fan but it was honestly tragic to watch teams like those that were absolutely STACKED, never reach their full potential. A classic franchise with players like Urlacher, Devin Hester, and Brandon Marshall who were some of my fav players to root for. Smokin Jay will always have a special place too
Ah Jay Cutler. Little story. My mom gave me like $5 to get a book at school I had been begging for at the school book fair. When it was time to get the book my 6 year old self saw the holy grail. A Jay Cutler poster. I buy the Jay Cutler poster thinking it was going to be so cool to show my mom. She was pissed 😂. Mostly at the fact that it was Jay Cutler funny enough. Edit: I still love Cutty.
To be fair to Trubisky if the Bears had chosen Mahomes in the 2017 draft he’d have washed out as well. Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, anyone would fall on their face as their QB.
Everybody compared mahomes to cutty but I felt Da Bears should've picked Mahomes I was mad ASF when they got Mitch so we're most of Chicago with that Defense the bears easily would've won three super bowls & Stafford always deserves respect he is truly a great QB noone respects as a bears fans he was the one I didn't like the Da Bears facing
By the way this game broke my fkn heart we let them in the playoffs and had "home field advantage" we would've won the super bowl for sure and had lovie put in Orton in the super bowl against the colts we would've won the super bowl then we always had our QB In orton he was good enough to get us the win but rex was the first round puck remember who got us to the payoffs that year of 05/06
I’ve argued this with my friend group, but I’ve seen mahomes make some plays that make me think he wouldn’t be washed up. He definitely wouldn’t do as well as he’s done with the Chiefs
The 2007, 2019, and 2011 seasons were some of the most brutal seasons to watch as a bear fan. We went into these seasons scorned from last years loss but still hopeful the team can pull it together. Just to have all that hope ripped away in the first few weeks of the season. This team perpetually has no backbone whatsoever, it’s truly sickening to watch.
I have to say the 2011 team had more backbone than the 2007 and 2019 teams, like stated before in other comments, the team was 7-3 and in line to make the playoffs before Cutler broke his thumb, when that happened, the dominoes started to fall in every way possible, and we were so far ahead, we were still in "playoff contention" until the Christmas Day loss vs Green Bay. The 2007 team couldn't get any win streak going until the final 2 weeks of the season and the 2019 season was supposed to be the year we finally passed up the Packers and not only did we not pass them up, they still finished NFC North Champs for 3 straight years while we went back to mediocrity
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Thanks for this video! That was a painful season. As a lifelong Bears fan, I was really feeling optimistic about this particular team until Cutler broke his thumb. It was as painful as any other Bears season.
I think we all still hoped Caleb Hanie would get us a couple wins vs the Raiders and Chiefs, but critical mistakes cost us, I say the loss that pretty much sealed our fate was when Tebow did his magic vs us
I think too big of a deal was made over Cutler leaving the NFC Championship Game, if my memory is correct, Cutler played like crap that day, they were down 14-0 at the half, and if anything, Caleb Haney brought them back into the game, they lost 21-14
Hey man, really enjoyed your video! The one critique I have is on the intro. It's cool, just too long. I found myself skipping through it. Keep up the good work 🐻⬇️
I remember Cutler being a good QB... best Bears QB I have seen in my lifetime and I also remember the Bears constantly changing coaches and trading away top receivers on him... no wonder he didn't pan out to be the Wonder Boy they wanted him to be... same with Tribusky and now they're doing it with Justin Fields
Would've been cool to see the Chicago Bears take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Super Bowl 45. The last time they meet up was in 1946, 20 years before the NFL-AFL merger. Would've been crazy to see.
Have you considered showing the plays that you describe in your narration at the same time you narrate them? It's slightly confusing to the viewer when you state that Cutler threw a touchdown pass to receiver X while the video shows a fumble recovery, for example. This happens constantly throughout this video.
That person was Kellen Winslow II who caught that, a convicted rapist whom is in prison right now… yeah I don’t blame this creator for not showing him after researching that.
It was down hill once they brought in Phil Emery and Trestman. Those two ruined any chemistry of what was left of the Smith teams not to mention completely slapped Urlacher in the face with their joke of a contract offer.
Denver traded him for Kyle Orton and “some picks”… lol those “picks” were 2 1st rounders and a 3rd that ended up being DE Robert Ayers(over Clay Mathews), CB Alphonso Smith(over Earl Thomas) and TE Richard Quinn. Thankfully they blew all those picks otherwise this would’ve been as bad as the Trubisky trade That trade netted the 49ers Solomon Thomas, Fred Warner and a few other picks(from trading the 2017 3rd and 4th). Thomas was a bust, Warner is a star, but both teams whiffed hard not taking Mahomes 🤦♂️.
Don't forget their OC Mike Martz(fmr. HC/OC of the GSOT Rams) didn't think Greg Olsen(TE) would fit in his pass happy scheme and subsequently traded Olsen before the start of the season for a 3rd round pick in the 2012 draft
as a life long Bears fan it’s fun to see stuff like this get covered in a video. we were so pumped on Cutler back when he first came lol. The Bears organization specializes in destroying QBs
1st off, Bobby Wade won a championship in 63. Jim McMahon won a Superbowl, one of the greatest performances by a defense AND until that time, offense, in league history. McMahon was in every sense of the word, a FRANCHISE QB. Eric Kramer was 'almost' great and Trubisky, like ALL Bears QBs in their defensively dominated history, got screwed by a TERRIBLE management. Ted Philips needs to be hung with the credit for destroying the Chicago Bears FAR more than the players. There are ALWAYS potentially great players at every position waiting for the right team to pick them up and properly coach and manage them. The Bears have been languishing in noman's land for decades because of Philips, moreso than ANY other factor.
I wasn’t a bears fan but I loved watching cutler play. Some of the best arm talent I’ve ever seen. Could make unbelievable throws with screwing looking footwork and without twisting his body. Touched by god kind of shit
When it comes to the Bears and Quaterbacks, everyone always trashes them. I'd just like to point out Jim McMahon. He gets dumped on, too, but I'd just like to point out that he was a better quarterback than he gets credit for. When the Bears won the Super Bowl in 85, it was not just about one of the greatest defenses of all time. The 85' offense was 4th in DVOA, and 2nd in points scored. While McMahon's stats that year were largely average, (2,392 yards, 15 touchdowns, 11 interceptions), it was McMahon's preternatural ability to sieze the moment that made him a good quarterback and a better one than we remember. Any analysis of his 3rd quarter comeback against the Vikings in 85' suggests this (3 touchdowns on four consecutive passes after riding the bench for the whole game). It's one example, but i firmly believe that had his career not been ruined by a Packer illegally body slamming his shoulder to the turf between plays in 86', McMahon would be regarded as a better quarterback in Bears history than he currently is.
I was 13 when the bears traded for Cutler, and at the time, i thought it was a red flag that Denver was willing to trade Cutler. He never had a winning season in Denver, and he was still a turnover machine. His flaws was just amplified in Chicago because they couldn’t protect him. But when the bears got the draft picks to build around Cutler by drafting guys like Kyle Long, and Alshon Jeffery, trading for Brandon Marshall, and had the money to resign Matt Forte, and sign Martellus Bennett, Jermon Bushrod, and Matt Slauson, Cutler didn’t get better. The offense in 2013 played better my opinion with Josh McCown than it did with Cutler. I think the bears would’ve been better off long term if they would’ve just moved on from Cutler after 2013, resign McCown to a short term contract, and if they was bad in 2014 like they were with Cutler, they would’ve been in a better position to draft a qb high in 2015. Hindsight is 20/20 looking at Mariota and Winston’s careers. The bears probably would not have developed those guys, but if they was still bad, they wouldn’t have been paying a qb and a roster full of aging vets big money to be bad. And the reason why the bears would always unravel when Cutler went down or when he wasn’t playing well was because the bears refused to bring in competition at the qb position. They rarely invested Day 2-3 picks at the qb position. They always brought in vets that bounced around the league and didn’t challenge or threaten Cutler for the starting job. And during Cutlers time in Chicago, some good qbs that became franchise qbs, or atleast decent backup qbs came out in day 2 or 3 in the draft that the bears could’ve taken.
Cutler was the man. How can anyone say that he didn’t care when the chased down the defender after a pick and tried to tackle him and then broke his thumb? He played while being injured plenty of times.
BTW...that Denver game had way less to do with a botched FG attempt and way more to do with the fact that if Marion Barber simply stays in-bounds on that run, the Bears win.
People have talked about how the Bears from 2005 to 2013 were the ultimate whack-a-mole franchise. They had a complete team except for at quarterback. Then by the time they got a quarterback the wide receivers and offensive line were bad. Then by the time they got Cutler some weapons and fixed the line the defense had collapsed and the new coaches were terrible
Hate that they choked so bad. Pittsburgh would’ve absolutely rolled them. The Packers just kept getting hotter. Of course they played easier teams but still
How is it people ever viewed Jay Cutler as a franchise QB. Yes he put up some lofty numbers at times but he was so completely reckless with the football. There are some QBs who throw interceptions but Cutler threw some of the most soul crushing and inexplicable interceptions. I understand he had a new offensive coordinator seemingly every other year but we had a golden opportunity to move off of Cutler with Josh McCown who was racking up big numbers and winning games in 2013 when Cutler got hurt and was playing like trash 🗑️. No we roll him out with the division on the line vs. the Packers. In fairness Jay played well and was not the reason we lost that game. But Josh should have been given the chance to be out there that game. But no we chose to pay him as the highest ever paid QB at that time. Jay was horrific consistently from that point forward. And i also remember saying to everyone that trading for Cutler when we were good with Kyle Orton would set the Bears back a decade and that prophecy held true.
Jay Cutler was and is statistically the best quarterback the Bears ever had. (I know that’s not saying much.) point being that the Chicago Bears organization top to bottom is and has been a dumpster fire for a long time, especially if you’re a quarterback. The fact that this man hasn’t come out years later and trashed them publicly says a lot about his character, the Bears certainly had no problem, trashing him for their failures. Cutler just didn’t have the personality of your typical NFL QB that’s all he’s guilty of. He was a tough SOB, yes a gunslinger but could make every throw a pro QB needs to make. Oh yeah an Cutler was the most sacked QB in the NFL during multiple seasons with the Bears.
I was always confused by why they fired Mike martz after the season. Although Caleb hanie wasn’t great, when cutler was healthy the offense looked Super Bowl ready.
Because mike martz is a moron and traded away greg olsen who instantly became a stud after leaving Chicago. He was a disaster in St. Louis too but that’s a whole other story.
He was a good QB he never had a true number 1 WR until Marshall and Jeffrey had he had those weapons Forte TE Olsen Marshall Jeffrey that would've been sick! He almost got to the Superbowl with #3 WR material I don't blame him at all and they compared Mahomes to Cutty during the draft I think that's y Da Bears didn't get Mahomes
Hold on you have to mention the fact that Barber ran out of balance and we didn't even have to go to overtime against the broncos. We could have won the game.
Typical fair weathered fan statements in the comments section 😂 this is Poles team now, with only a handful of pace players left and the rest all Poles. Average age of team a shade under 25 yo, big issue so far is Brisker still not practicing and jenkins to the ir. Still the team is totally different from last season and that should be enough for exciting and hopeful results. 🐻⬇️
people forget how dog awful the o line was, every season Cutler played he would be one of the most hit QBs of course he wouldn’t be happy and would get hurt
Oh, and his starting WR in '11 were Johnny Knox, Dane Sazenbacher (!!!), Hester, Drug Kingpin Sam Hurd, Earl Bennett, Tyler Clutts (lol), and Matt Spaeth. That might be the worst set of pass catchers in the history of football.
As a Bears fan this is when I started rlly watching and what a terrible season to start watching it was 😂 a season w promise ending flat is way worse than a season that was jus flat out bad… wanted to at least see some playoff football that season. I just remember our offense post-Cutler being so flat in 2011 and felt so bad for the defense
I've always contended that the Bears could have done what the Giants did that year and won the Super Bowl if Cutler didn't get hurt. The team was rolling before the injury, was going to make the playoffs with that easy schedule and could have pulled off the upset in Green Bay.
I thought this was the year he faked his injury an rode a bike during a playoff game. Might not have faked it but it seemed fishy an now we know bout his beef with the gm
This f ing argument is stupid. Go back and look up mock drafts. Almost everyone had mitch the first qb off the board, followed by d wat then pat. ....but but but but but but
@Nicky2Chains I wanted the Bears to draft Mahomes if they were to pick a quarterback that year only because I thought he could be a better version of Jay Cutler. I never thought he would be the best quarterback in the league, however, maybe a better version of Jay Cutler is the best possible quarterback 🤷🏻♂️
The Bears couldve won 2 super bowls under lovie smith and couldve drafted Mahomes even tho ppl compared him to cutty w that Defense the bears wouldve ask of bare min from mahomes and wouldve won theee bowls easily ans still in competition every year
People forget how good of a track we were on until the Cutler injury. Then all the bullshit and bad luck hit us at once. The fake spike in Oakland, the batted pass against KC, the Barber fumble in Denver, Johnny Knox’s career ending injury vs Seattle. That was a painful year to watch
I think(not sure) but I think that immediately after the win against the Chargers and the rest of the games were played, the Bears actually had the #2 offense in the league(I think) before the Cutler injury was announced.
Agreed - before he broke his thumb in 2011 we were set to make the playoffs again. He’s the best QB we’ve ever had and most Bears fans are too dumb to understand that. 🐻⬇️
Best QB is still Luckman, but yeah
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I was at the game against Seattle sitting in the north end zone when Knox got hurt. It was almost unbelievable to watch in person. You could hear a pin drop in Soldier Field before they carted him off
Smokin Jay Cutler will forever have a warm place in my heart
Cutler had six different offensive coordinators in nine years and when he came to Chicago, Mike Martz got rid of his best target Greg Olsen. Then he was expected to throw to project receivers like Devin Hester, Johnny Knox, and Earl Bennett. By the time Brandon Marshall came to town the offensive coordinator carousel was in full swing. The Bears management ruined him.
Earl Bennett wasn't a project receiver
@@TheSAD999 point being he wasn’t close to a number 1, 2, or true #3 on most teams with a good to great quarterback and receiving corps
@@JayBoogie773 yeah, that's true. It's probably just the childhood memory that made me think he was better than what he was
@@TheSAD999 I’m probably a little older than you and I liked Bennett but he never panned out in the pros but he was great in college. Great hands but slow as hell.
@@JayBoogie773 yeah, he was slow 😂😂
As a Bears fan I will NEVER understand the hate for Jay Cutler while worshiping Jim McMahon.
Like it or not, Cutler is the best QB the Bears have ever had while Jim McMahon was all hype and image over results and he acted like a drunken 17 year old most of the time.
His sorry passing numbers make Rex Grossman look great, he put his fragile health at risk trying to be macho and he rode the league's best Defense and best Running game to a Super Bowl ring.
Never threw for more than 2,392 yards in a season.
Never threw for more than 15 TDs in a season.
Only toped 200 YDS per game once in his career and only played in 7 games that season.
Threw 90 INTs vs 100 TDs for his career.
Those are sorry stats yet somehow HE is the fan favorite while Cutler is the anti-Christ.
Steve Fuller could have started every game in 1985 and the Bears would have still won the Souper Bowl.
You also try to make it sound like Steve Fuller could have won the SB with the 1985 Bears and thats another crock of sh!t. The Bears also went to the post season in 1984 and 1986 with virtually the same roster as in 1985. The Bears were eliminated in both 1984 and 1986 because McMahon had been injured for the post season. The 1985 team was able to finish the job because McMahon was there and healthy. Dont even bother with the Buddy Ryan retired for the 1986 team falling short either. Vince Tobin still had the top defense in the league. That 1986 team was steamrolling its way to a repeat until Charles Martin of the Packers intentionally body slammed McMahon off the turf well after the whistles were blown. QBs like McMahon would have a field day if they were lucky enough to play in Cutlers era
@@brianbelden2449defenders from that very 85 team said had they had Cutler as their QB in the 80s, that they would have won FOUR Super Bowls. Even people on his own team thought McMahon was a bum.
I agree Cutler gets too much hate but let’s also not treat him like some unsung hero. Is he the best QB in Bears history? Yes. But that really isn’t saying much based on the franchise history.
To be fair its really dumb to compare QBs of the 1980s numbers wise to anyone post 1990s. The league has changed a ton. Throwing for 20 TDs in the 80s was like throwing for 35+ in the 2000 era. The game has just changed a ton.
@@thehistoricalgamer to be fair, I didn’t play on that team. I’m just passing along what one player from that 1985 team said on ESPN 1000 and said that many players on that team thought had they had a slightly better QB that it would have propelled them to multiple Super Bowls instead of the one.
Don’t take it out on the fan for repeating what a player said.
2011 and 2018 are by far the biggest gut punching loses I've witnessed as a bears fan. I was only 10 when they lost in the SB so don't remember much
Yea young and don't know shit
I was only 2 and a half at the time I remember the kick return and the first Peyton Manning pick. I remember the Super Bowl more than 2010. I completely forgot we went to a family get together to watch the NFC Championship game. I can remember every second of the Super Bowl that year though. Since I was born in 2004 I have only been alive for 4 true Super Bowl runs. I feel like we easily would have won the Super Bowl in 2018 that year if we give Gould another contract. We literally were 3 missed fgs away from a 15-1 record number 1 seed, and a rematch against the Rams like 85,Saints like 06, and Patriots like 85. 2018 makes me sad because we could have seen rematch’s of our 3 greatest playoff games in the Super Bowl era.
@@J69userlol 2 and a half and you remember that eh??
2010-2013 for the Bears was such a brutal time since they all those seasons showed promise but ended in gut punching fashion
Nice pfp bro
@zachhartwig lmao thanks bro. It's a dam shame he's surrounded by a bunch of bums
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Not even a Bears fan but it was honestly tragic to watch teams like those that were absolutely STACKED, never reach their full potential. A classic franchise with players like Urlacher, Devin Hester, and Brandon Marshall who were some of my fav players to root for. Smokin Jay will always have a special place too
Johnny Knox was a fun player too that had a lot of potential. His injury was just gutting
Ah Jay Cutler. Little story. My mom gave me like $5 to get a book at school I had been begging for at the school book fair. When it was time to get the book my 6 year old self saw the holy grail. A Jay Cutler poster. I buy the Jay Cutler poster thinking it was going to be so cool to show my mom. She was pissed 😂. Mostly at the fact that it was Jay Cutler funny enough. Edit: I still love Cutty.
Surprised your mom didn’t intercept it 😂
To be fair to Trubisky if the Bears had chosen Mahomes in the 2017 draft he’d have washed out as well. Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, anyone would fall on their face as their QB.
Everybody compared mahomes to cutty but I felt Da Bears should've picked Mahomes I was mad ASF when they got Mitch so we're most of Chicago with that Defense the bears easily would've won three super bowls & Stafford always deserves respect he is truly a great QB noone respects as a bears fans he was the one I didn't like the Da Bears facing
By the way this game broke my fkn heart we let them in the playoffs and had "home field advantage" we would've won the super bowl for sure and had lovie put in Orton in the super bowl against the colts we would've won the super bowl then we always had our QB In orton he was good enough to get us the win but rex was the first round puck remember who got us to the payoffs that year of 05/06
I don't agree I know mahomes was the shit he can make any offense look great
He wouldn’t have been as good but he’s too good to wash out.
I’ve argued this with my friend group, but I’ve seen mahomes make some plays that make me think he wouldn’t be washed up. He definitely wouldn’t do as well as he’s done with the Chiefs
@9:15 - this game was like a fight in the school yard. it was an undisciplined fiasco and a street fight. Loved every second of it.
Put Cutler on the 06 team we got a bowl
Yep
Loved your sum up of Tebow Mania. Best I’ve seen on that topic.
Great video! I was at the Bears v Lions game in Chicago. We all had a fun afternoon.
The 2007, 2019, and 2011 seasons were some of the most brutal seasons to watch as a bear fan. We went into these seasons scorned from last years loss but still hopeful the team can pull it together. Just to have all that hope ripped away in the first few weeks of the season. This team perpetually has no backbone whatsoever, it’s truly sickening to watch.
I have to say the 2011 team had more backbone than the 2007 and 2019 teams, like stated before in other comments, the team was 7-3 and in line to make the playoffs before Cutler broke his thumb, when that happened, the dominoes started to fall in every way possible, and we were so far ahead, we were still in "playoff contention" until the Christmas Day loss vs Green Bay. The 2007 team couldn't get any win streak going until the final 2 weeks of the season and the 2019 season was supposed to be the year we finally passed up the Packers and not only did we not pass them up, they still finished NFC North Champs for 3 straight years while we went back to mediocrity
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Thanks for this video! That was a painful season. As a lifelong Bears fan, I was really feeling optimistic about this particular team until Cutler broke his thumb. It was as painful as any other Bears season.
I think we all still hoped Caleb Hanie would get us a couple wins vs the Raiders and Chiefs, but critical mistakes cost us, I say the loss that pretty much sealed our fate was when Tebow did his magic vs us
As a bears fan this season has haunted me for years what might have bee8
People forget how critical forte was for the bears
You forgot to mention forte tearing his ACL and Johnny Knox’s career ending. Just brutal
You're underrated af keep up the good work
I think too big of a deal was made over Cutler leaving the NFC Championship Game, if my memory is correct, Cutler played like crap that day, they were down 14-0 at the half, and if anything, Caleb Haney brought them back into the game, they lost 21-14
Ive always been one of the biggest supporters of Cutler, and that will never change. I still argue with people to this day about him.
Hey man, really enjoyed your video! The one critique I have is on the intro. It's cool, just too long. I found myself skipping through it. Keep up the good work 🐻⬇️
Thanks for the kind words! Will workshop the intro in the future
You need to do a story on the 2012 Bears. Went 7-1 then fumbled
They still finished 10-6. 10-6 usually gets you I to the playoffs
Great video man! Keep grindin!!!
Kellen Winslow. Watched a lil bit to much of the cosby show if you know what i mean 👀 8:15
Tormented me all throughout high school, God what a letdown this timespan was.
Jay Cutler is my favorite QB, I still believe it was the media that influenced the hate. Not many QBs actually tried to stop interceptions, he did.
I remember Cutler being a good QB... best Bears QB I have seen in my lifetime and I also remember the Bears constantly changing coaches and trading away top receivers on him... no wonder he didn't pan out to be the Wonder Boy they wanted him to be... same with Tribusky and now they're doing it with Justin Fields
Great video! Keep up the good work man. Earned a sub
Thank you for the kind words!
4:28 the commentary isn’t lined up with the video which is kind of weird
Would've been cool to see the Chicago Bears take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Super Bowl 45. The last time they meet up was in 1946, 20 years before the NFL-AFL merger. Would've been crazy to see.
It was my 1st year in Cincinnati, bear fans was so mad
Have you considered showing the plays that you describe in your narration at the same time you narrate them? It's slightly confusing to the viewer when you state that Cutler threw a touchdown pass to receiver X while the video shows a fumble recovery, for example. This happens constantly throughout this video.
I remember seeing cutler break his thumb and being upset I wasn’t going to see him play because I went to the Oakland game the next week
Why wouldn’t he show who scored the 2 yard touchdown for the bucs
That person was Kellen Winslow II who caught that, a convicted rapist whom is in prison right now… yeah I don’t blame this creator for not showing him after researching that.
@@Steve_Hunts96 oh, that’s a good reason
Cutler was great, but our organization hasn’t been able to manage any long term success since the Ditka era. 🐻⬇️
Cutler was not great. He coulda be good and could be horrible. He was inconsistent.
Cutler was horrible
@@sickeningmisfit9898 so was yo momma
@@Ma1q444 so was yo momma
It was down hill once they brought in Phil Emery and Trestman. Those two ruined any chemistry of what was left of the Smith teams not to mention completely slapped Urlacher in the face with their joke of a contract offer.
Denver traded him for Kyle Orton and “some picks”… lol those “picks” were 2 1st rounders and a 3rd that ended up being DE Robert Ayers(over Clay Mathews), CB Alphonso Smith(over Earl Thomas) and TE Richard Quinn.
Thankfully they blew all those picks otherwise this would’ve been as bad as the Trubisky trade
That trade netted the 49ers Solomon Thomas, Fred Warner and a few other picks(from trading the 2017 3rd and 4th). Thomas was a bust, Warner is a star, but both teams whiffed hard not taking Mahomes 🤦♂️.
Don't forget their OC Mike Martz(fmr. HC/OC of the GSOT Rams) didn't think Greg Olsen(TE) would fit in his pass happy scheme and subsequently traded Olsen before the start of the season for a 3rd round pick in the 2012 draft
as a life long Bears fan it’s fun to see stuff like this get covered in a video.
we were so pumped on Cutler back when he first came lol. The Bears organization specializes in destroying QBs
This still hurts
1st off, Bobby Wade won a championship in 63. Jim McMahon won a Superbowl, one of the greatest performances by a defense AND until that time, offense, in league history. McMahon was in every sense of the word, a FRANCHISE QB. Eric Kramer was 'almost' great and Trubisky, like ALL Bears QBs in their defensively dominated history, got screwed by a TERRIBLE management.
Ted Philips needs to be hung with the credit for destroying the Chicago Bears FAR more than the players. There are ALWAYS potentially great players at every position waiting for the right team to pick them up and properly coach and manage them. The Bears have been languishing in noman's land for decades because of Philips, moreso than ANY other factor.
Love how he avoided the Kellen Winslow TD vs Tampa Bay 😂
Really enjoyed this video, very well made. Count me as a new subscriber.
8:17 I'm assuming the man he won't show is Kellen Winslow?😂
I wasn’t a bears fan but I loved watching cutler play. Some of the best arm talent I’ve ever seen. Could make unbelievable throws with screwing looking footwork and without twisting his body. Touched by god kind of shit
12:06 Single worst day of my life and the worst single off-season ever as a Bears fan.
When it comes to the Bears and Quaterbacks, everyone always trashes them. I'd just like to point out Jim McMahon. He gets dumped on, too, but I'd just like to point out that he was a better quarterback than he gets credit for. When the Bears won the Super Bowl in 85, it was not just about one of the greatest defenses of all time. The 85' offense was 4th in DVOA, and 2nd in points scored. While McMahon's stats that year were largely average, (2,392 yards, 15 touchdowns, 11 interceptions), it was McMahon's preternatural ability to sieze the moment that made him a good quarterback and a better one than we remember. Any analysis of his 3rd quarter comeback against the Vikings in 85' suggests this (3 touchdowns on four consecutive passes after riding the bench for the whole game). It's one example, but i firmly believe that had his career not been ruined by a Packer illegally body slamming his shoulder to the turf between plays in 86', McMahon would be regarded as a better quarterback in Bears history than he currently is.
Why did you choose not show or mention the buccaneers player?
Rapist… unfortunately that’s not a joke.
The Bears front office ruined Jay Cutler, revolving door of coaches and schemes, no wonder he failed.
Hopefully things have changed for the better -
Thankfully things have changed for the better. Cutler won the US Corn Hole championship a couple years ago
Still the best qb they've had since McMahon, and the last qb to win them a playoff game
I just posted on Cam Newton and RG111z podcast how good Stafford was he never had a Defense in Detroit he always scored he was and is a mobile QB
I was 13 when the bears traded for Cutler, and at the time, i thought it was a red flag that Denver was willing to trade Cutler. He never had a winning season in Denver, and he was still a turnover machine. His flaws was just amplified in Chicago because they couldn’t protect him. But when the bears got the draft picks to build around Cutler by drafting guys like Kyle Long, and Alshon Jeffery, trading for Brandon Marshall, and had the money to resign Matt Forte, and sign Martellus Bennett, Jermon Bushrod, and Matt Slauson, Cutler didn’t get better. The offense in 2013 played better my opinion with Josh McCown than it did with Cutler. I think the bears would’ve been better off long term if they would’ve just moved on from Cutler after 2013, resign McCown to a short term contract, and if they was bad in 2014 like they were with Cutler, they would’ve been in a better position to draft a qb high in 2015. Hindsight is 20/20 looking at Mariota and Winston’s careers. The bears probably would not have developed those guys, but if they was still bad, they wouldn’t have been paying a qb and a roster full of aging vets big money to be bad. And the reason why the bears would always unravel when Cutler went down or when he wasn’t playing well was because the bears refused to bring in competition at the qb position. They rarely invested Day 2-3 picks at the qb position. They always brought in vets that bounced around the league and didn’t challenge or threaten Cutler for the starting job. And during Cutlers time in Chicago, some good qbs that became franchise qbs, or atleast decent backup qbs came out in day 2 or 3 in the draft that the bears could’ve taken.
Cutler was the man. How can anyone say that he didn’t care when the chased down the defender after a pick and tried to tackle him and then broke his thumb? He played while being injured plenty of times.
BTW...that Denver game had way less to do with a botched FG attempt and way more to do with the fact that if Marion Barber simply stays in-bounds on that run, the Bears win.
To be honest with you guys I really miss this era of Bears football
People have talked about how the Bears from 2005 to 2013 were the ultimate whack-a-mole franchise. They had a complete team except for at quarterback. Then by the time they got a quarterback the wide receivers and offensive line were bad. Then by the time they got Cutler some weapons and fixed the line the defense had collapsed and the new coaches were terrible
Hate that they choked so bad. Pittsburgh would’ve absolutely rolled them.
The Packers just kept getting hotter. Of course they played easier teams but still
It’s actually impressive. The Bears. The FOUNDING FRANCHISE OF THE NFL, are totally inept and one of the most pathetic franchises in all of sports.
I miss johnny knox.
Poor guy got folded in half, he was great
Who’s the man he would not show against the Bucs?
How is it people ever viewed Jay Cutler as a franchise QB. Yes he put up some lofty numbers at times but he was so completely reckless with the football. There are some QBs who throw interceptions but Cutler threw some of the most soul crushing and inexplicable interceptions. I understand he had a new offensive coordinator seemingly every other year but we had a golden opportunity to move off of Cutler with Josh McCown who was racking up big numbers and winning games in 2013 when Cutler got hurt and was playing like trash 🗑️. No we roll him out with the division on the line vs. the Packers. In fairness Jay played well and was not the reason we lost that game. But Josh should have been given the chance to be out there that game. But no we chose to pay him as the highest ever paid QB at that time. Jay was horrific consistently from that point forward. And i also remember saying to everyone that trading for Cutler when we were good with Kyle Orton would set the Bears back a decade and that prophecy held true.
It’s honestly impressive how the Bears have consistently failed at getting a good QB. Even the Lions have had better QBs over the past decade.
Trubisky is the only QB with over 50 starts and no pick sixes thrown
Jay Cutler was and is statistically the best quarterback the Bears ever had. (I know that’s not saying much.) point being that the Chicago Bears organization top to bottom is and has been a dumpster fire for a long time, especially if you’re a quarterback. The fact that this man hasn’t come out years later and trashed them publicly says a lot about his character, the Bears certainly had no problem, trashing him for their failures. Cutler just didn’t have the personality of your typical NFL QB that’s all he’s guilty of. He was a tough SOB, yes a gunslinger but could make every throw a pro QB needs to make. Oh yeah an Cutler was the most sacked QB in the NFL during multiple seasons with the Bears.
I was always confused by why they fired Mike martz after the season. Although Caleb hanie wasn’t great, when cutler was healthy the offense looked Super Bowl ready.
Because mike martz is a moron and traded away greg olsen who instantly became a stud after leaving Chicago. He was a disaster in St. Louis too but that’s a whole other story.
Don’t ever mention Cutler and Franchise QB in the same sentence please! Thank you 🙏
I remember the 2011 bears
8:15 Kellen💀💀💀💀
They should be treating Cutler like Michael Jordan in Chicago.
This video is incredibly hard to follow with your commentary not lining up with the video AT ALL
He was a good QB he never had a true number 1 WR until Marshall and Jeffrey had he had those weapons Forte TE Olsen Marshall Jeffrey that would've been sick! He almost got to the Superbowl with #3 WR material I don't blame him at all and they compared Mahomes to Cutty during the draft I think that's y Da Bears didn't get Mahomes
Hold on you have to mention the fact that Barber ran out of balance and we didn't even have to go to overtime against the broncos. We could have won the game.
The final pro bowl season for brian urlacher
I thought Johnny Knox died when he got folded in half.
Typical fair weathered fan statements in the comments section 😂 this is Poles team now, with only a handful of pace players left and the rest all Poles. Average age of team a shade under 25 yo, big issue so far is Brisker still not practicing and jenkins to the ir. Still the team is totally different from last season and that should be enough for exciting and hopeful results. 🐻⬇️
chief keef had them chicago bears going in 2012
people forget how dog awful the o line was, every season Cutler played he would be one of the most hit QBs of course he wouldn’t be happy and would get hurt
Oh, and his starting WR in '11 were Johnny Knox, Dane Sazenbacher (!!!), Hester, Drug Kingpin Sam Hurd, Earl Bennett, Tyler Clutts (lol), and Matt Spaeth. That might be the worst set of pass catchers in the history of football.
Fields is next up, too do what nobody ever did in Chicago
Dark days, Aaron rodgers was the boogeyman as a bears fan
As a Bears fan this is when I started rlly watching and what a terrible season to start watching it was 😂 a season w promise ending flat is way worse than a season that was jus flat out bad… wanted to at least see some playoff football that season. I just remember our offense post-Cutler being so flat in 2011 and felt so bad for the defense
I've always contended that the Bears could have done what the Giants did that year and won the Super Bowl if Cutler didn't get hurt. The team was rolling before the injury, was going to make the playoffs with that easy schedule and could have pulled off the upset in Green Bay.
We should've beat GB to end the year, keeping them out the PO, that really came back to fuck us over big time.
I thought this was the year he faked his injury an rode a bike during a playoff game. Might not have faked it but it seemed fishy an now we know bout his beef with the gm
Your narration doesn’t match up with the video you’re using at all, did you even try my goodness 😅
No, not a priority of mine.
Trubisky was good in Chicago
Da Bears should've won the Superbowl against Peyton watch the video they should've kept feeding Jones the ball
Looks like you found your niche
Damn you Culter
Bears organization owes us fans an apology for selecting trubisky in 2017 instead of the better QB mahommes like everyone of us wanted... lol
No one knew who Mahomes was so don’t lie. Watson is what we wanted, not Mahomes. Hindsight is 2020
Lol no one in Chicago wanted him really easy to talk though now since he the best qb in the league
This f ing argument is stupid. Go back and look up mock drafts. Almost everyone had mitch the first qb off the board, followed by d wat then pat.
....but but but but but but
It's cool. Fields will win more superbowls than Mahomes🥱🥱🥱
@Nicky2Chains I wanted the Bears to draft Mahomes if they were to pick a quarterback that year only because I thought he could be a better version of Jay Cutler. I never thought he would be the best quarterback in the league, however, maybe a better version of Jay Cutler is the best possible quarterback 🤷🏻♂️
as a packer fan this video gives me so much joy.
Repent and trust in Jesus you will be saved I love yall and God bless y'all
Johnny knox wouldve went far
everyone knows josh mccown was better than jay cutler
if cutler fans need any more evidence how trash he is…..
Hate
The Bears couldve won 2 super bowls under lovie smith and couldve drafted Mahomes even tho ppl compared him to cutty w that Defense the bears wouldve ask of bare min from mahomes and wouldve won theee bowls easily ans still in competition every year
We don’t owe cutler shit
Lol.
Hey, on the bright side, this season the bears don't have to worry about AR12 owning them. That is the start of something positive, right?