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Quarterback Jay Cutler’s career with the Bears has seen its fair share of ups and downs with last Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers representing one of the down notes.

Cutler was 16-of-30 for 182 yards against Tampa with two interceptions and a lost fumble. One interception was returned for a touchdown and the fumble turned into a safety, giving the Bucs nine points on a day when the Bears produced only 10.

After the game, Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report reported that two Bears players told him that Cutler had lost support in the locker room and that his lack of preparation for the game was “truly embarrassing.” On Thursday, Cutler shrugged off those reports — “we can have a discussion about it” if people put their names to the quotes — and noted no one was saying that after he led the Bears to a win over the Vikings in Week Eight.

“The game before it was the opposite end of the spectrum,” Cutler said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. “Whenever you lose we all know what this position entails and when you have a performance like that as a quarterback, you’re going to get some of that stuff. I’ve never felt that in the locker room with those guys. But myself and the offense included, we’re definitely working to get better.”

Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains said he didn’t notice anything off about Cutler’s preparation for the game and called him “the same guy we were praising against Minnesota.”

Cutler’s heard a little bit of everything during his time in Chicago, but he might not have to hear it too much longer. Cutler can be cut with $2 million of dead money on the cap and $14 million in savings after this season, which would seem to make it likely that he’ll be dealing with a new locker room come 2017.