No, Jay Cutler isn’t going anywhere.  But, I do see the Bears trying to upgrade his back-ups as they shouldn’t go into 2010 with either Caleb Hanie or Brett Basanez on the roster.  Jay Cutler finished the season really strong to make his numbers look a lot better than they should have as he stunk for most of the year.  If you would have told me before the year started that Kyle Orton would outplay Jay Cutler in 2009 I would have suggested you to be put in a straight jacket.  But, it happened.  Jay Cutler started all 16 games for the Bears this season and he completed 336 of 555 passes (60.5%) for 3,666 yards with 27 TD passes and 26 INTs (76.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 40 times for 173 yards (4.3 ypc) with 1 TD run this year.  Cutler has now played in 53 games in his NFL career and he has completed 1,098 of 1,775 passes (61.9%) for 12,690 yards with 81 TD passes and 63 INTs (83.8 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 153 times for 596 yards (3.9 ypc) with 4 TD runs in his career.  The Bears need Cutler to step up because they don’t have anyone behind him.  They have put all of their eggs in his basket.

24-year old Caleb Hanie was awful in his brief time with the Bears this year.  He played in 3 games this season for the Bears and he completed 3 of 7 passes (42.9%) for 11 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (10.7 QB Rating).  The Bears must bring in a new back-up QB as Hanie is clearly not NFL material.

26-year old Brett Basanez is the #3 QB for the Bears and he’s not much of a player either.  He played in 1 game in 2006 for the Panthers and he completed 6 of 11 passes (54.5%) for 56 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (30.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards in his NFL career.  I’m thinking the Bears could sign a undrafted free agent who would be a huge upgrade on either Hanie or Basanez.