Cutler: Practice fights have Bears on verge of being 'dumb team'

A fight involving Chicago Bears' star offensive linemen Kyle Long at the team's "Family Fest" has quarterback Jay Cutler questioning his squad's intelligence.

Long incited a brawl Saturday when he sprinted across the field to dive on top of a fight between center Ted Larsen and linebacker Lamin Barrow, causing several teammates to follow suit. The fight was added to an unusually long list of practice bouts the Bears have experienced this summer.

"It's a tough team, I think, but now we're getting to the point where we are just kind of being a dumb team," Cutler told ESPN's Jeff Dickerson on Monday. "We have to find that fine line of when we are being tough and when we are being dumb. I think we are right there on that edge, so now we have to start dialing it back."

Cutler addressed Long's participation in the fight and his disappointment with the blocker's actions. Long has been the leader of the Bears' line in recent seasons and agreed his reaction was uncalled for.

"I mean, he's got to be smarter than that," Cutler said. "We talked to him. He's better than that, he's smarter than that, and he's come a long way in his years here. I know he is protecting his teammates and doing everything possible, but there are some things we just can't do."

"It's unfortunate what unfolded, but it's football and tempers can go sometimes," Long said. "At the same time, we are all family, so we're all talking about it amongst each other in the locker room. But it can't happen. We can't let that happen.

"I hold myself accountable for some of the stuff. That's on me. It's a bad representation of the Bears and not a good representation of myself as an athlete and somebody as a role model for younger kids."