27-year old Jay Cutler was not the savior the Bears thought he would be last season.  Cutler played in all 16 games for the Bears last 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).  Cutler also carried the ball 40 times for 173 yards (4.3 ypc) with 1 TD run last season.  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.  Cutler now has a 24-29 (45.3%) record in the NFL as a starting QB.  Cutler has a strong arm but he often forces the ball when he shouldn’t resulting in pickoffs.  Cutler has more physical tools than any QB Mike Martz has coached to date so we’ll see if he can bring out the best in him.

The Bears might still be looking for a veteran backup QB but if they don’t find one 24-year old Caleb Hanie will likely be the #2 QB again in 2010.  Hanie played in 3 games for the Bears last season and he completed 3 of 7 passes (42.9%) for 11 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (10.7 QB Rating).  Hanie has no exceptional skills so he wouldn’t likely do too well if he were forced into action.

Rookie 6th round pick Dan LeFevour was a outstanding QB at Central Michigan but he will be hard pressed to beat out Hanie for the #2 QB job for 2010.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE BEARS QBs in 2010:  B

The Bears have signed 26-year old linebacker Brian Iwuh.  Iwuh played in 15 games for the Jaguars last season and he had 29 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  He has now played in 58 games in his NFL career and he has 83 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  This was a good signing for the Bears as Iwuh will provide depth at linebacker and help on special teams.

The Bears have picked OT J’Marcus Webb with the 218th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  He started his college career at Texas before transferring to West Texas A&M.  He is a huge guy at 6′8″, 328 pounds so he has the size to handle the job.  But the Bears are going to have to coach him up to get him onto the field as most draft experts didn’t think Webb would get picked at all.

The Bears have picked QB Dan LeFevour out of Central Michigan with the 181st overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  LeFevour is a big guy at 6′3″, 229 pounds and he is enough of an athlete to buy time in the pocket as he runs a 4.75 40.  LeFevour landed in the perfect spot as he will likely flourish under offensive co-ordinator Mike Martz’ tutelege.  LeFevour played in 14 games (all starts) for the Chippewas last season and he completed 318 of 456 passes (69.7%) for 3,438 yards with 28 TD passes and 7 INTs.  In his four years at C.Michigan, LeFevour played in 53 games (51 starts) in which he completed 1,171 of 1,763 passes (66.4%) for 12,905 yards with 102 TD passes and 36 interceptions.  LeFevour will likely bump Caleb Hanie from the #2 QB job at some point in 2010.

The Bears have picked CB Joshua Moore with the 141th overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft.  Moore is on the small side at 5′10″, 188 pounds and he’s not the fastest runner around (4.52 40) but he is a solid football player.  He is willing to tackle against the running game and he is a decent special teams player.  Moore played in 12 games for Kansas State last season in which he had 76 tackles, he broke up 11 passes, had 2 interceptions and he had 5 tackles for a loss.  Moore played in 25 games at K.St. and he finished up with 111 tackles, he broke up 16 passes, had 3 interceptions and he had 7.5 tackles for a loss.  Moore was a solid pick for the Bears as he projects out to be a nickel back while helping out on special teams as a rookie.