Bears wide receiver Devin Hester has come to the defense of new quarterback Jay Cutler. Cutler has been criticized for not being a good enough leader. "If you haven't been around a person like Cutler, how could you say something like that?" Hester said Monday night. Former coaches Tony Dungy and Mike Ditka have knocked the quarterback lately. "Can't judge a book by its cover," Hester said. "If you haven't sat down and talked to him, how could you say something like that? He's calm in the huddle. He makes us laugh and he jokes around before the ball is snapped. That's the kind of quarterback who is relaxed and says, 'Let's play ball.' "