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Cutler commented to reporters about wide receiver Devin Hester's failure to break up an interception on a pass that fell short Saturday night following the team's 27-20 preseason loss to Buffalo. His remark seemed to rub some people the wrong way.
"Devin is more of a go-get-it guy; he is not really a back shoulder or jump-up-and-get-it [guy]," Cutler said Saturday. "You learn from it.
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"We made some mistakes. It's the first preseason game. Luckily enough, we have some time to correct them and keep going."
The Bills' Leodis McKelvin intercepted the pass.
Hester admitted Monday that Cutler's comment upset him at first.
"But then he [Cutler] said he didn't say it," Hester said.
Hester said they're just getting to know each other.
"It wasn't criticism or anything like that," Hester said. "He was saying, you are not a 6-8 receiver. You can't go up and get everything. But we know you are the type of receiver if we throw it out there, you will go get it."
Cutler was not available for comment. He is only made available to the media in Bears camp on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Offensive coordinator Ron Turner said Cutler should have checked down to a shorter receiver route when he had to slide up in the pocket on the play rather than put the ball up for grabs.
It appears that Culter is still blaming others for his short comings and poor reads.