OC Gase's time with Peyton pays off for Cutler

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Bears quarterback Jay Cutler thinks offensive coordinator Adam Gase's history with Peyton Manning has contributed to his improved play.

"When he first got here he went through his relationship with Peyton and how it worked throughout the week and in the offseason and what Peyton liked, what Peyton didn't like," Cutler said Thursday. "You're talking about a lot of experience there and a lot of success. I think Adam had a good feel and picked his brain pretty clean over the last three years. That's been able to help me too."

Bears QB Jay Cutler says offensive coordinator Adam Gase discusses Peyton Manning often, and that it's paying off for the Bears.Cutler, in his seventh…