"It is what it is. Anytime you have a backup quarterback -- and to Brian's credit, he played well," Cutler said regarding Fox's openness to starting Hoyer. "I think as a team, we wish we would have won some more of those ball games. But Brian went in there and did a great job. My discussions with everybody that I have relationships with in here were positive, and whenever I was ready to go, I'd be ready to go. There was never any discussion regarding (whether I'd take back over) with me."