The TO was to give the defense more time to rest, probably. As far as the challenge, he's already seen the refs blow one clear challenge, and didn't want to chance this one, since Jeffrey's back miiiiight have been down first.
That's a good observation. It's been a very strange gameplan; nothing down the field after the Marshall completion until Jeffrey dropped the ball on the ground.
I actually think we should pound it more. Trying to have Cutler matriculate the ball down field is bad with short controlled passed is no bueno. Have him hand off and let him play sandlot football out there when he does pass. ' I'm okay with that, provided that Forte doesn't do the Thomas Jones-patented "run straight into the line and fall down" play. Whatever results in them not having the ball for like 9 minutes in an entire half.