"After one of the nine sacks of Jay Cutler in the first half of the Bears' 17-3 loss to the Giants on Sunday night, Cutler slowly got up and started walking toward the wrong sideline. As Cutler wobbled, so did his football team. What direction are the Bears headed now after such a lopsided loss to the Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium? After "How's Jay's head?'', that's the question of the week. Depending on how quickly Cutler recovers from the concussion that forced him to miss the second half, the arrow of the Bears' season doesn't have to be pointed south. Not if the Bears learn from this humbling experience. It would be silly to overreact to one loss, even one this overwhelming, and underestimate a team that just beat the Cowboys and Packers in succession. Hasn't Chicago already made that mistake once about this team? Yet for the Bears to make good on the playoff promise offered by a 3-0 start, they will have to figure out more ways to keep their quarterback upright and get their running backs moving downhill. They have to be more willing participants in handoffs. The running game doesn't have to be the Bears' 17th opponent this season. Without improving on the ground, the Bears may want to keep the smelling salts handy. "Embarrassing,'' running back Matt Forte said of the Bears' 59 rushing yards. "We couldn't move the ball and after awhile, they knew it and started blitzing every play.'' The sack after which Cutler appeared disoriented may have been the play that inflicted the concussion. Or it may have been one of the other times the Giants' defense turned the Bears' quarterback into a piñata in the pocket. There were so many collisions to choose from that Cutler's body language appeared to be saying, "Please, stop.''" Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...rs-haugh-chicago--20101003-n,0,6808545.column
