Hopes for Bears soaring Cutlerville
| August 5, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Don Banks at SI.com visits the Chicago Bears training camp and finds things all smiles and sunshine, even during an onfield skirmish between the offense and defense, since the arrival of Jay Cutler and an actual passing game.
But all the fun is designed to start when the ball is in Cutler’s hands, and he drops back to find his next intended receiver. When have we ever thought that about a Chicago quarterback? Like I said, it’s going to take some time to change that reflex-like perception.
“He’s as good as advertised and he’s been that way since day one,” Smith said of his new starting quarterback. “Not having a guy at quarterback like that in so long, (the fan reaction) has been a little overwhelming at times, but you expect that. We’re not complaining at all. Jay knew what he was getting himself into. This is the type of town you want to play for. As a quarterback, you embrace that.”
Of course, this is a city and a team that has been excited about Rex Grossman and optimisic about Brian Griese and ignored the one quarterback who has regularly with the team in the past five years and is now the Denver Broncos starter. Read the full story here.
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