Dowell Loggains: Ex-Bears QB Jay Cutler will be 'wonderful' on TV

Dowell Loggains: Ex-Bears QB Jay Cutler will be ‘wonderful’ on TV

By Patrick Finley

Ex-Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is a Fox analyst. (AP)

Jay Cutler joked last week as the newest Fox color analyst that he would “crush every play call” Dowell Loggains makes this season.

On Friday, the Bears’ offensive coordinator said with a smile that he’s prepared.

“I’m perfectly ready for Jay to criticize our offense,” Loggains said after the first of three rookie minicamp practices at Halas Hall. “I’ll hear it before you guys do — through text message.”

The two are close and -figure to remain so even after Cutler starts his second career alongside Fox’s Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis.

“I think he’s gonna be wonderful,” Loggains said. “Jay’s an extremely talented person. He’s a smart person.

“Jay will be successful in whatever he chooses to do, and I think he’s going to do a wonderful job.”

Cutler would have preferred to remain with the Bears. Had the team not cut him, he wouldn’t have considered retirement. After Cutler couldn’t land with another team, Loggains made it sound as though Cutler’s career change was of the quarterback’s own making.

“I think Jay was really content on the decision he made and what he’s doing,” Loggains said. “And I think that was the path that he was very comfortable going down.”

Cutler has been effusive in his praise for Loggains, even before Loggains joined the Bears’ coaching staff two years ago. He told ESPN Radio last week that Loggains deserved to be a head coach one day.

“There are probably people that are gonna say I’m kind of building him up because I’m friends with him and have known him forever, but I wouldn’t do that,” Cutler said. “He’s an unbelievable coach.”

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