Chicago Bears: What a Difference a Week Makes

Bears fans visit: Love Your Smith A week ago Chicago Bears fans were convinced that Jay Cutler was going to be a bust as a Bear and that even if Kyle Orton struggled in Denver, the Broncos still got the better of the offseason deal.  Fast-forward to Saturday night at Soldier Field on Chicago's lakefront and you would think that Jay Cutler was a 26 year old John Elway that arrived from Denver. He showed that he was human by overthrowing Devin Hester by a hair on a deep ball that would have resulted in a Bears score but he also showed why he is an elite quarterback in the NFL with a couple of his passes during his first half playing time.  What passes am I exactly talking about?  We'll go in order: 13:44, 1st Quarter - 3rd-and-8 from the Bears 26: Obvious passing down and he reads blitz.  You don't see him panic and leave the pocket like so many quarterbacks do, instead he stands and waits until the last possible second to release the ball.  Sure h...