Shut him down completely. Even if you make the playoffs by the slimmest of margins. Get him healthy for next year.
I've had that thought too ... but I'm also very worried about the Bears window to win a championship closing after this season because of the aging defense.
Guys like Peppers, Urlacher, Briggs, Tillman and others aren't getting any younger, and it won't be long before they'll need to be replaced.
I don't know how many years the Bears have left, so I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to go all in this year toward winning a championship.
Although the Bears could be set on offense with a relatively young core of Cutler, Forte, Bennett, Carimi, etc.