‘"You go through some ups and downs, and as a quarterback, it’s tough at the time," Cutler said this week during a conference call with the local media. "Once you get through it and look back on it, it kind of helps shape you as a quarterback. That’s kind of how the NFL game is and how the NFL season is. There’s going to be ups and downs, there’s going to be some bumps. You just have to keep grinding and keep trying to work things out."’