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Jay Cutler feels 'comfortable' in Bears' new offense

Published Aug. 27, 2015 12:06 p.m. ET

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When the Chicago Bears hired Adam Gase to be their new offensive coordinator, his main objective was to clean up Jay Cutler's quarterbacking. Last season, Cutler turned the ball over 24 times (18 interceptions, six lost fumbles) and led the Bears to a 5-11 finish.

So far, Gase seems to be getting the job done. On Wednesday, Cutler touched on his comfort level with the Bears' new offensive scheme.

"I feel comfortable," Cutler said, per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. "(Gase) is doing a really good job of making sure the quarterback is in good position. He gives us parameters and a little bit of flexibility with what we can do up there. It's not like we're just free-styling. We have some rules and if you stay within those rules you're probably going to be successful. I feel good about it. I know we're heading in the right direction."

Flexibility at the line opens doors for the quarterback and makes the offense more difficult to defend. However, for it to work properly, Cutler and Gase need to be on the same wavelength at all times.

"It's just different," Cutler said, via the Tribune. "As a quarterback it's hard to just call your own game. You're going to need somebody to help you along and (Gase) does a great job of talking us through things, and being in the headset and giving us different options as we go."

There's a lot of responsibility riding on Cutler's shoulders. There's nearly no room for error, as the 32-year-old signal-caller faces what very well could be a career-defining season in 2015.

(h/t Chicago Tribune)

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