I understand what Potash is trying to say and it's hard to argue against it because of Jay's injury history, his age and the recent success of McCown, but this is on Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith. Jay was and still is a franchise QB that has some good years left and the only reason there is a debate about resigning him is because prior to Emery and Trestman the organization set him up to fail here.
Jay exposed the Bears' offensive incompetence under Jerry Angelo and Love Smith. Angelo surrounded him with bad receivers and an abysmal offensive line. Lovie went through 3 offensive coordinators and fired the only one who connected with Cutler and made him better.
I have an appreciation for Jay's career here because he was able to endure physical punishment, lack of talent and a clueless offensive philosophy. Jay was to talented to fail here and it's been a joy watching him play. I believe we should resign him because he's still in the prime of his career even if it is on the back end. I understand that we would be taking a risk with trusting Jay's ability to stay healthy, but Jay still gives us the best opportunity to win. I'm all for drafting a QB in the next few years to groom for the future, but I really want Jay resigned. He's a stud and I hope we can all look back on his career and appreciate how good he was. The only disappointment I have about his career is the injuries because they're probably a result of all the hits he's taken as our QB.