Something I didn’t realize until yesterday: the Bears are playing a Sunday night game against the Eagles this weekend. As we all know, in the Bears’ three night games so far this season, Jay Cutler has throw 11 interceptions. This is bad. Very bad.

And it’s been an oft-talked-about topic; sure the Bears have plenty of holes, but what’s more likely to get picked apart on a national, and even local, level: five picks from a supposed franchise quarterback who came to the Bears under unusual circumstances and has a history of being a polarizing figure, or the offensive line not getting it done? It’s almost always the former.

Perhaps because of the scrutiny, and perhaps because there’s just not much more to say at this point, the Bears decided not to make Lovie Smith, Jerry Angelo or Jay Cutler available for a segment that will run on NBC’s “Football Night in America” about Cutler’s struggles.

“We try to do whatever we can for anyone that’s coming in,” Smith said. ”We’ve played quite a few Sunday night games. There’s not a whole lot more to talk about. We’re making our players available right up until game time. But as far as participating an awful lot right now, it’s kind of time for us to play football. We try to do as many interviews as we can during game week, but once you get a little bit closer to it, you’re kind of reeling things in a little bit.

”There’s nothing else to say. We’re disappointed with where we are at this point in our season. We’re anxious to play this game this week. We need to get to the game.”

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