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In good hands?

By Jerry Bonkowski
ESPNChicago.com

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Jay Cutler may just be getting his feet wet as the Bears' starting quarterback, but what if something happened to him, like an injury? Would Cutler's backups, Caleb Hanie and Brett Basanez, be able to tread water, or would they and the Bears' offense sink? There's no disputing Cutler's credentials: a Pro Bowl quarterback who has thrown for 9,000-plus yards and 54 touchdowns in the past 2½ seasons. But Hanie and Basanez have very little pro experience, to say the leas ...

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