http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/6989847/kick-throat-chicago-bears-jay-cutler-complicated-calls Well it's not quite the same as deliberately failing to change protections to prove a point, but the result is the same. Apparently Cutler got kicked in the throat and couldn't bark out instructions loud enough for the line to hear snap counts and adjustments over the crowd noise. It makes sense considering how many edge rushers came completely unblocked near the end of the game.