Chicago Bears Defend Jay Cutler Like He's The Goal Line

It’s probably not surprising how Bears coaches and players rushed Wednesday to defend quarterback Jay Cutler from the verbal attack of a couple former NFL head coaches. Cutler is going to need every bit of backing from the team—and their confidence—this Sunday if not the rest of the season. Facing the world champion Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at Soldier Field and playing out the schedule without Brian Urlacher on defense only puts so much more pressure on Cutler to produce. Coming off a career-worst, four-interception effort against Green Bay can leave anyone in need of a confidence injection. Cutler certainly couldn’t help but get one from the words of head coach Lovie Smith and offensive coordinator Ron Turner Wednesday when they answered Rams coach Mike Martz and former Saints/Colts coach Jim Mora, who on “The Coaches Show” had lambasted Cutler’s “nonchalant” attitude during his post-Packer game press conference. “We had...