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Possibly. But, on the other hand, playing Cutler could be a mistake. Here's why. Let's say Cutler is still out week 4, Bears lose to Raiders, season starts 0-4. Current rebuilding discussions hint strongly at Cutler not being a Bear for 2016. The argument has been "Hey, let's play Jay 1 more season while we fix the big problems, then trade for a younger, cheaper QB in 2016." But with Cutler out and an 0-4 start, why would you play him? So you can finish 2-14? Why would I risk injury to a huge salary, for a player who does have an injury history, just to look good? An injury to Cutler makes him untradeable. I would bench him, put a "For Sale By Owner" sign on him, and tell him to smile for the cameras. At age 32 he is still a marketable player. As mentioned above, Pittsburgh could use him. But, if he gets injured it is a huge hit to the Bears 'cause they are then stuck.
The idea was to play Cutler in 2015 to at least have a somewhat decent season. Now that it appears the 2015 season is a bust, trade him now while you can.
An injury makes him untradeable ?????? At 100% he is untradeable. His salary is obscene. Nobody is going to take that on for the ? return? on Cutler. His track record is what it is. He has had better O lines but he has had decent receivers and running backs throughout his career. He will do 9 things right and then he on his tenth play he will do something stupid and turn it over. It has always been that way.