Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte indicated he's forgotten about Jay Cutler's experience in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, and suggested his quarterback should do the same.

From Forte's standpoint at informal Bears workouts this offseason, Cutler appears to be taking that advice.

Cutler's knee injury and the resulting fallout from the team's 21-14 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Packers have been well-documented. But for Cutler's teammates, it's a distant memory.

What's important now, according to coach Lovie Smith, general manager Jerry Angelo and several Bears is how Cutler responds to dealing with the adversity from last season. Cutler appears to have taken the right steps by organizing informal passing workouts with teammates at undisclosed locations in the area.

Forte said he and Cutler have been in contact throughout the offseason.

"We had a lot of contact," Forte said. "The weather is crazy up here, but once it finally got good enough to where we can go and safely run routes and catch the ball, we got together multiple times every week. Everybody from the skill positions was there catching balls and running routes. So I think it was a really good thing that he got everyone together."