The Chicago Bears haven't had a blueprint on how to build an offense around Jay Cutler since his arrival in April of 2009.

Cutler has been expected to make productive receivers out of average players.

But Phil Emery quickly moved to give Cutler a familiar weapon in Brandon Marshall.

"In past years it has been defense first and for good reason," Cutler said. "They were really good at it, they won games. With Phil coming in, he made an emphasis to help out the offense. Without some guys on the outside, it kind of limits what you are able to do offensively."

The Bears also drafted Alshon Jeffery and he has been impressive in camp.

"We have some guys who can play on the outside," Cutler said. "There is no doubt about that. Hopefully, it's going to make my job easier just being able to get them the ball and let them work. Up front the guys know there is some pressure on them because Matt Forte can run if we give him holes, and if I get the guys the ball on the outside and we hold up and have time, we can make some big plays."