So, remember when Jay Cutler acted like he didn’t care after Sunday’s loss to the Packers? How Mike Martz and Jim Mora ripped him a new one for it? And how he supposedly always blames his teammates for things, even when he’s a main culprit, too?

Well, as it turns out, Jay Cutler can accept blame for his actions! How about that? Yesterday during a press conference, Cutler was questioned on the loss and a few other topics, and he said stuff like this:

“Any time you put a defense in a hole like I did with four picks it’s going to be tough. I’ve got to limit that,” Cutler said, adding he was disappointed in his own performance. “But on a good note, we did some good things out there. We made some plays, our receivers played well, the line played well. I’ve just got to pick it up.”

And this:

“I’m disappointed. The locker room’s disappointed in the loss. I’m disappointed in my performance. I let the guys down, four picks. But we can’t dwell on it. I can’t dwell on it. We’ve got to keep going. The city obviously is probably a little bit disappointed as well. We’re going to bounce back, I’m going to bounce back. We’re going to get better. That I can promise you.”

Progress! Whether he’s genuine or not — which, I would have to think he is here … I mean, four picks? — is irrelevant. As long as he’s saying what he should be saying and not stepping on any toes, it should serve to keep some of the off-field criticism at bay, and have us focus on his on-field performance.