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La Canfora: Bears' Decision - Expensive Cutler Vs McCown & Roster Help

By Jason La Canfora-
CBSSports.com

(CBS)  At some point in a few weeks, Marc Trestman could face the most pivotal call of his young NFL head coaching career.

The Bears' rookie coach could be forced to juggle a true quarterback controversy with his team in the midst of a playoff push, with Josh McCown seemingly a perfect fit in his quarterback-friendly system and incumbent Jay Cutler on his way back from another injury.

Then again, by the time Cutler returns from his high-ankle sprain, perhaps there won't be much of a decision to make at all. Not if McCown can continue his mastery. As far as I'm concerned, McCown has already displayed more than enough to earn a longer look-see as the Bears' starter -- even if Cutler makes a dramatically swift recovery from his ankle injury as his recent hip ailment.

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