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[BSLChrisStoner]

Grantland: The new monsters of the Midway

http://grantland.com...alshon-jeffery/

[BSLChrisStoner]

Pro Football Focus: Preview

https://www.profootb...-chicago-bears/

[DJ MC]

Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Chicago Bears

[DJ MC]

Apparently this Bears collapse is getting to everyone:

 

Sun-Times' Bears Headline: "Hedy Hey Hedy Hey Hedy"

 

Add in the "decky decky..." and it's kind of poetic.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: Bears fans have given up on Cutler

http://mmqb.si.com/2...cago-bears-nfl/

[Mackus]

Cutler benched for Jimmy Clausen.

[Mackus]

Cutler's contract was all base salary (early portions guaranteed) and no bonus.  So the Bears can trade him just $4M in dead money from a restructure bonus.   His entire 2015 salary ($15.5M) is guaranteed, so if they cut him, they'll have to pay him that and count it against the cap, plus the $4M roster bonus, which would be $19.5M in dead money, and I don't know if they can spread the $15.5M 2015 salary into any subsequent years or not like they could if it was dead bonus money.

 

I can't see the Bears finding any takers for him in a trade unless they agree to pay a lot of his salary, effectively increasing the dead money they owe on him to something higher than the $4M cap hit they would owe in any trade but less than the $19.5M cap hit (and $15.5M in actual money paid to him) they'd owe if they just cut him.  Less whatever the Bears chip in, a new team would be on the hook for his entire $15.5M 2015 salary and would be guaranteeing $10M of his $16M 2016 salary (assuming he's not immediately cut).  If he plays both 2015 and 2016 with his new team, they'd then have to decide on a $10M roster bonus, which would be $2.5M in cap money in addition to $12.5M, $13.5M, $17.5M, and $19.2M salaries.  I can't imagine a team being too happy about paying Cutler those rates for his age 34-37 seasons, but maybe if he has a major bounce back they might.

 

But if the Bears pay $6M of his 2015 salary and $4M of his 2016 guaranteed salary, then a new team would effectively be signing him to a deal that pays him $9.5M in 2015 and then either $12M to keep him for 2016 or $6M to cut him.  I could see someone giving him a shot for that type of deal, and the Bears save $5.5M in actual cash and salary cap space.

[BaltBird 24]

I know the Bears have been playing rough, but you can't blame that entirely on Jay Cutler. I watched most of the Monday night game then their offensive line was just destroyed by New Orleans. Jay Cutler is still 100000x the QB Jimmy Clausen is. 

[NewMarketSean]

So within the last month you saw:

 

RGIII benched for Colt McCoy

 

Brian Hoyer benched for Johnny Manziel

 

And now Cutler benched for Jimmy Freaking Clausen.

 

Wow. 

 

I know the Hoyer/Manziel change isnt that crazy -- but the other two are batshit crazy.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Grantland: Chicago’s First Scapegoat: Jay Cutler

http://grantland.com...tler-scapegoat/

[BSLChrisStoner]

McPhee gets paid...

[DJ MC]

Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Chicago Bears

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: Pernell McPhee has versatility put to the test in new-look Bears defense

http://www.si.com/nf...camp-vic-fangio

[BSLChrisStoner]

FOX Sports: Chicago Bears preview (No. 30): Can Fox fix an aging roster?

http://www.foxsports...-preview-081015

[BSLChrisStoner]

Kevin White hurt, going to miss the first 6 weeks.

[SportsGuy]

Kevin White hurt, going to miss the first 6 weeks.

...and maybe the whole season.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Football Outsiders: Film Room: Pernell McPhee

http://www.footballo...-pernell-mcphee

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: Bears look to future with rebuilt D

[NewMarketSean]

Possible ligament damage in Cutler's right thumb.

 

Ouch.

 

Not that Cutler is any good, he's terrible, but the Bears are a dumpster fire right now.

 

0-16 is a possibility.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Hoyer with a broken arm.