Jay Cutler had a small MCL tear: Does that make him a pussy or his critics dumbasses?

Our post yesterday suggesting that Jay Cutler acted like a pussy in the Bears' loss to the Packers on Sunday churned up an emotional debate about whether Sweet Baby Jay is being unfairly pilloried or deserves to be grouped with Steve Bartman among Chicago's greatest sports villains. Here's a sampling...
By Michael Roberts
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Our post yesterday suggesting that Jay Cutler acted like a pussy in the Bears’ loss to the Packers on Sunday churned up an emotional debate about whether Sweet Baby Jay is being unfairly pilloried or deserves to be grouped with Steve Bartman among Chicago’s greatest sports villains. Here’s a sampling of the radically polarized views, with some following reports that he sprained and/or tore his MCL.

Harvey writes:

This just in…the team reports it was an MCL “sprain”. Defend that.

Oh wait, Cutler was just trying to prove that he’s no Jeff George.

Jeff George never quit on his team.

Guest writes:

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You are an effing jerk. Suck my cat.

J$ writes:

MCL Sprain= Pussy.

Matt writes:

Michael Roberts: dumbass.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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