Jay Cutler will get tested early as he will be immediately thrown into pro football's most storied rivlary: Bears vs. Packers on Sunday Night Football In America at the frozen tundra. (Maybe you'll see a TBDS Civil War?) Then the Bears come home to host the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
If the Bears can at least find a split of its opening games, Cutler should cut up the Lions and Rams in weeks three and four before the Week 5 bye. After a game against the Michael Vick-less Atlanta Falcons, the QB of the Present and Future should be able to pick apart the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns in Weeks 7 & 8. And if Ben Roethlishotdogpolishberger's performance against the Arizona Cardinals on that Super Bowl-winning drive is any indication, Cutler could breeze by the Redbirds in Week 9.
As for playing Mike Singletary's San Francisco 49ers (that just doesn't sound right at all) in Week 10, you can expect every Chicago sports columnist and blogger to call for Singletary to come home to replace Lovie Smith if the Bears lose ... or are struggling.
Other than a Week 15 game against the Baltimore Ravens, I'm liking the Bears' chances down the stretch. That Ravens game is sandwiched between games against the St. Louis Rams and Packers before mention closing out the year against the Minnesota Vikings and Lions.
It's only April, but I'm ready for some football!
David Haugh: 2009 schedule breaks Chicago Bears way [Chicago Tribune]
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