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" I had this football reporters caught -- touchdowns sun days of love -- you let her -- at Halas hall is Wednesday that means -- JJ. If he can speak with his caught up hunger. And his bruised and battered body. We'll find out fellows actually."

" Hello guys and yes Jay Cutler talk we'll hear from him in just a bit but the most interesting thing that -- set -- household today came from Cutler's immediate superior offensive coordinator Ron Turner who says he is not -- scaling back the bears' offense."

" Not really we we have to execute better that's we are come out and you know take care of our business picks compare him you know we were to look I don't I don't agree definitely about four finals what we're doing as good or better."

" Now before people start ranting and -- the right Dan rather than the Bears likely you will incorporate new concepts to their offense that are in the playbook but you haven't seen a lot of such as a moving pocket for Jay Cutler. That was your call right it was your idea yes and -- let's hear from Jay Cutler talking about that."

" Yeah those of us can we talked about it we have seen some of actual crimes -- does move the puck around is tomorrow so many kids in you know he's a great stuff. You know I'm not sitting tiger you guys are you know -- taking -- aftereffects -- hum attitude that if."

" I think one of the biggest problems that the Bears have had in the reds from the start getting into the -- on the one of the best teams it to a Mets seventh in the league and rich -- red zone visits this season guys but. You gotta score touchdowns the reason Jay Cutler was acquired the reason -- gave up to number one picks a starting NFL quarterback in the third rounder to bring Jay Cutler in these -- utilize his ability to put touchdowns on the board as opposed to having to settle for field goals and you figure that -- the Bears I was talking to some players today and no one really wanted to go on the record about what they're trying to do here but basically. If you look at what the Bears haven't done in the red zone. And I keep in consideration with how many times they've been there. It's probably cost them about 47 points per game they're -- it's a lot yeah. Exactly and when you look at how many forget the Cincinnati game now and forget the Cleveland game because -- the accusations against now -- says good advise anybody to forget -- there right now that that the rest of the games they've all been close the Bears have shot themselves in the foot because in Atlanta they couldn't score in the red zone between Green -- they had difficulty doing it and that's the stuff that has to change. Moving forward if they expect to be. A playoff contender at least expect to make December meaningful in terms of playoff front. Stephen King is second still wonder even after okay they're gonna try some new thinks there's nothing wrong with that that's fine. What -- ever going to be what's your identity going to beat that's what I can't figure out do we just physically I can't figure out what they do really well yet I mean. Offensively and talking -- do not do that just you often self. I'm just not sure what it is they faced economic say something they do this really well I think what. You can do we start to. Put on the list the things that they don't do well and then go from there or did you know that at this point eight weeks in seven games that have been played they don't run the ball well and that's not gonna change unless you. Make other changes -- your offense in order to open things up for the running game they had difficulty blocking. I think it's 77 games that have been played you can see that they have some protection issues that they keep shooting themselves in the foot with silly penalties at key moments in turnovers to key moments. What can you eliminate easily you can eliminate those penalties you can eliminate those turnovers the protection issues lot more difficult to fix the running game more difficult to fix. But you have a quarterback that he's mobile but you can if -- that is accurate even win on the move you respect to your advantage everyone keeps talking about the -- receivers and granted they're about the tallest group but they played well this season but you do have tall guys they just don't have a WR next to their name I'm talking about. A guy like Greg -- six spot Kellen Davis for 67 Desmond Clark -- 63. You need to see more of those guys in the red zone as opposed to handing off to Garrett Wolfe and having him run between the tackles using the wildcat offense. He in key situations I don't see how you get better in the red zone by taking the ball attitude Cutler's hands when he's your best offensive player."

" That's I'm really happy to hear that they're not gonna strip this thing down he can't do that you can't did that that is so defeatist. If you just say well we're gonna we're gonna try to win but not really just go for it the guy's gonna throw interceptions you hope it isn't -- don't interceptions. But -- he's he's gonna throw some you've got to let this guy beat the best player in your team's bright NL things get a little."

" It more typical -- sometimes we forget that you think it's easier because you're you're moving down the field you get. Get closer to the end zone when you get inside the twenty but at that point the field shrinks and defense is can do different things and it Jay Cutler has to just have to be better. In the red zone if you look at all the lead quarterback in Jay Cutler was acquired because he can be got all the tools that you would like to see an elite quarterback that's what you don't see Drew Brees making those mistakes and you don't see Peyton Manning making those mistakes and Cutler has the ability that those guys have and I think they need him to make better decisions and I also think they need to give him a better opportunity to find some of his biggest weapons at this whole week has become a -- in which if you have tall receivers or tall targets you complain jump ball against the defense and it. It might not be something the people wanna hear but it's something to people in this -- do you guys have watched the teams you see it being done to the Bears and that's why if you know having those big defensive backs is such a big key. Why can't the Bears start using their big weapons and putting the defense had a mismatch. Well I'll still be curious whether -- whatever is going to be that extended down there on the to a get a decent defense because I just don't think they can run it and -- Lately when you look at like credo. Circuit in two were third and two from the goal line down there might. God the plays that have come out of that is just been hideous brilliant and I don't know what to do. Right and that's why go back to when we know what they can't do so. -- Cutler he is so intent on on throwing the ball down the field sometimes you lose. Easy yardstick can be teamed with like a short check down -- in a screen pass to go to Matt Forte and he did that very well last year I know people don't wanna see that. But I don't think it's a bad thing to start incorporating that just a little bit more balance things out and use the passing game almost as a running game a little bit to soften things up what's wrong with that. Right Nuggets tit -- that Hester injury and such Hester has a little bit of an ankle banged up in the -- game last week against Cleveland but recurrent back into the game remembering get a touchdown that was called back as a return man. So he's -- that Lovie Smith said he should be back on the practice field tomorrow Tommie Harris to practice today on Wednesday second consecutive week he's done that but it was on a limited basis. Anquan Boldin did not practice today with the right ankle sprain neither did that Darnell -- one of the talented Arizona defenders also just so people know. The Bears they installed the game plan on Wednesday so they work comes first and second down tomorrow's third down Thursday Friday is the big -- though that's when they do. The red zone action and that he's gonna be a huge day for the Bears because it got to improve improve that. I think they're gonna be a much better team over the remaining nine games of the season. All right -- being Q you guys just hours being brought to you by -- 188. Crash."

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