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If there was one thing I thought I knew going into this Bears season, it was that Jay Cutler was not a leader, could never be a leader and most likely was genetically incapable of being a leader.
No matter how hard the team tried pushing him in that direction, Cutler was always going to be to leading what Rush Limbaugh was to rapping. That’s what it looked like to someone who viewed the quarterback as consistently distant with his teammates on the sidelines.
But with the departure of center Olin Kreutz, it’s clear I’m going to have to reconsider my opinion of what a leader is. Look at the Bears’ offense. Who is there for players to follow? Who has the experience, the success, the...
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