[USML Announce] (NPW) Bears quarterback Jay Cutler comes under fire for shoving

[Brad Jansen]

Seriously....Jeffrey shoves me at every draft...what's the big deal?


On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Doug Shabelman <
Doug.Shabelman at burnsent.com> wrote:

> Wow, thanks for filling us in on this. Even though most of us live in
> Chicago, this is very timely and up-to-date news which most of us didn't
> see already.
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> (NPW) Bears quarterback Jay Cutler comes under fire for shoving teammate
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> Bears quarterback Jay Cutler comes under fire for shoving teammate
> 2012-09-18 15:04:22.843 GMT
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> Bears quarterback Jay Cutler comes under fire for shoving teammate
>
> By Associated Press
>      Sept. 18 (National Post) -- LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Seven sacks. Four
> interceptions. Shoving one of his offensive linemen.
>      Jay Cutler's last game was one the Chicago quarterback probably would
> rather forget. With the Bears preparing for Sunday's home game against the
> St. Louis Rams, most of his teammates tried to put Cutler's shove of left
> tackle J'Marcus Webb and his critical postgame comments in the past.
>      Most, but not all.
>      "I think it's just wrong, though honestly," defensive back D.J. Moore
> said. "I would feel the same kind of way if he was to do me like that. It
> would make it seem like, well, the reason I'm having a bad game is because
> it's what you're doing and not me taking accountability for myself because
> I'm throwing these type of passes or doing this type of read. So it's just
> a tough situation."
>      The Bears lost to Green Bay 23-10 on Thursday. Cutler appeared upset
> over a lack of pass blocking when he shoved Webb, who declined to comment
> on the situation as he left the practice field Monday. Cutler did not talk
> with reporters.
>      Related
>      Right tackle Gabe Carimi called it "overblown." He said he was
> standing near Webb and saw the incident.
>      "Honestly it was barely a shove, so I don't think I would have even
> recognized until it was brought up on media," Carimi said.
>      Cutler looked great in the season-opening blowout of the Colts,
> finding new wideout Brandon Marshall often. But the Packers befuddled him
> and the Bears never got going in Green Bay.
>      Moore acknowledged quarterbacks have more leeway in terms of being
> critical due to their leadership role.
>      "But when you act like that, though, with your own teammates on the
> sideline, it's just something different that you normally wouldn't do," he
> said. "You might say it in the locker room or something, but to do it like
> he did, that's something different. It's just weird."
>      Not much has been said by Cutler to Webb or the team.
> Moore doesn't expect him to, either.
>      "I think it's just him," Moore said. "That's the type of guy he is.
> He's not going to hold anything back. So I mean, if he was to talk to the
> team I guess you would kind of feel weird about it because it's really not
> just his thing."
>      Cutler's behaviour apparently has done nothing to damage his standing
> with coach Lovie Smith.
>      "It's pretty simple: I like Jay Cutler and everything that he is,"
> Smith said. "And I am not trying to trade any of our players.
>      "The week before, you didn't hear an awful lot of this stuff. We were
> talking about how good we were and how we were playing. So, we'll get back
> to that where the focus is on the play on the football field. That's what I
> was disappointed in:
> Our play. The way we as coaches prepared our guys and the way we played
> during that game. But we'll correct that."
>      The Bears (1-1) will stick with Webb at left tackle, but are
> considering a change at left guard from Chris Spencer to Chilo Rachal as
> they prep for the Rams (1-1).
>      "I want to take it to another level," said Rachal, a former San
> Francisco 49er who signed in free agency with the Bears. "This is a good
> opportunity. I have a small window and I want to maximize this opportunity
> because you never know when I'll get this chance again."
>      The Bears had good news regarding running back Matt Forte, who went
> out early in the second half last week with a right ankle sprain.
>      "Matt Forte does not have a high ankle sprain - he has an ankle
> sprain," Smith said. "As far as when he'll be back, I don't know. But he
> looked a lot better today."
>      Forte did not practice Monday, but did not wear a cast of any kind
> and jogged off quickly after watching practice.
>
> -0- Sep/18/2012 15:04 GMT
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