When the Chicago Bears met with Jay Cutler early this month — Ian Rapoport reported that they left the room convinced they had to pick up the quarterback’s $10 million option for 2016.
That doesn’t mean John Fox is going to start Cutler just because he has to pay him. Fox made it clear Wednesday that the Bears will have an “open competition” at quarterback.
“Obviously you’ve got to start somewhere,” Fox said, via CSN Chicago, “and my experience in football, really in anything, it’s not where you start a competition; it’s where you finish it.”
Fox believes Cutler lost some confidence after being benched.
“I think maybe he got to the point where he lacked confidence a year ago,” Fox added Wednesday. “To build that back up, it’s going to take time, daily. It takes trust, like any relationship.”