Jay Cutler: Believe It Bear's fans, He Is Ours

At roughly 4:00 pm central daylight time on Thursday, Apr. 2, the long, sad, and infamous legacy of Bears quarterback mediocrity came to a screeching halt.

No longer will training camp be shrouded in quarterback controversy.

No longer will Chicago sports radio be flooded with requests to see the second or third string quarterback supplant the starter.

No longer will the Bears specialize in three-yard runs and call it an offense.

No longer will there be a debate between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton.

No longer.

With one bold and ballsy move, Jerry Angelo silenced his critics with a powerful and long reaching shout, channeling his inner Obama: "Enough!"

Today in Chicago a new era begins, and you can just feel it. 

Sports talk show hosts on local radio were giddy in their excitement. Bewildered in amazement. 

Callers couldn't complete their thoughts. You could see the smile on their faces through the radio.

As I write this, I still can't believe it. Jay Cutler, starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears.

I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. Except I know what the present is and I have to wait four months to play with it.

I suppose the question remains: Who the hell is he going to throw to? Devin Hester? Rasheed Davis? Greg Olson?

The Cutler signing instantly makes these three players better and they will certainly put up better numbers.

The fundamental difference is that this is no longer the city where receivers go to die. Chicago is now the city wide receivers will want to come to. 

Just ask Brandon Marshall how he liked his numbers last year.

A 6'4", 230-pound stud with a cannon for an arm will lead the Chicago Bears on the field this fall.  I still can't believe it.

After I read the news and processed that it wasn't April Fool's Day any longer, my brother called me. He sounded more excited than when he told me his wife was pregnant.

But he said one thing that, at first, I brushed aside: "I feel bad for Orton."

I am not a Kyle Orton fan. I felt he was a solid backup who only got the job because it was PR suicide to make Rex Grossman the starter.

However, both Grossman and Orton showed class and professionalism during their tenures with the Bears and I think they both received somewhat of a raw deal.

But today isn't about them.

Tomorrow won't be either.

Jay Cutler is the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears.

Pinch me!