Cut Cutler some slack

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In the Chicago Bears loss to the Green bay Packers 21-14, Jay Cutler was injured in the last series of the second quarter. He played the first series of the third quarter but then came out and didn't return. He stood on the sidelines and watched Todd Collins play awfully and their third string quarterback Caleb Hanie come in. Key word there: STOOD. If he was in so much pain why wouldn't he be sitting down or in the locker room? At the end of the half he was just 6/13 with 80 yards and had thrown an interception. Did he come out because he was doing so badly? I doubt it, but as many have said, you would have to fight me to get me to come out of the NFC championship when my backup is Todd Collins. The worst thing for Cutler was probably the backlash he got from current and retired sports players. Maurice Jones-Drew tweeted "the urban meyer rule is in effect right now... When the going gets tough........QUIT." Then after he found out Jay Cutler was actually hurt he said he was just joking. There should be no controversy about if he's hurt or not because we all know he has a grade 2 strained MCL. I am okay with Cutler coming out. Maybe Caleb Hanie is a better option than a hurt Jay Cutler. Cutler was already having a bad game and it would of just gotten worse. The one criticism I have for Cutler is he should of been right there with Hanie the entire game, helping him. It was a smart move because he could of sustained a career-ending injury if he hadn't come out. Everybody, Cut Jay Cutler some slack, he really was hurt and it really wouldn't of made a difference in the game if he had stayed in unless it was bad.