Martz makes it hurt to be Cutler

Published: September 27th, 2011 | Tags: Around the League, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Mike Martz

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Poor Jay Cutler. The guy has been pummeled during his time with the Bears thanks to Mike Martz’s pass-happy offense and his reluctance to scale back, even as Chicago’s offensive line has proven to be softer than Jell-o.

“Jay’s been here for two years and three games,” Tom Waddle said Tuesday on “Around the League”. “Over the course of that time in a Bears uniform, he’s been sacked 101 times. … Up front, that offensive line has really struggled to protect Jay.”

Ya think? And Michael Vick thinks he has it bad.

Martz might want to think about running it more — if not for Cutler’s sake, then maybe the Bears’ defense, which can use a rest from time to time.

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Jim Mora: Give Mike Martz credit

Published: January 16th, 2011 | Tags: Mike Martz, Chicago Bears, GameDay Scoreboard, Jim Mora, Matt Forte, NFC Divisional Playoffs, Tom Waddle

The Bears don’t always win with a lot of flash, but rely on doing what they do better than their opponent. Since their bye week, that has been running the ball.

The numbers bear it out: The Bears are now 10-0 this season when they have 21 or more rushing attempts. And, since their Week 8 bye, the Bears are averaging 30.3 attempts and 117.3 yards per game. They’ve gone 8-2 in those games.

Balanced Bears are better Bears.

“I’m very impressed with what they’ve done since the bye week offensively, they’ve become a very balanced team,” NFL Network’s Jim Mora said. “Give Mike Martz credit for recognizing the type of team he [is] coaching now. … He altered the way he calls games. It’s really payed off for them.”

Added Tom Waddle, “I think Matt Forte has been their best offensive player all year. When they give that running a game a chance to develop and stay committed to it, this team is undefeated this year.”

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