Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer continued his highly critical assessment of the Bears’ Jay Cutler on Thursday.
“The limiting factor in reaching your athletic potential is flawed mechanics,” Dilfer said during an ESPN conference call. “It doesn’t mean you can’t be good. But you’ll never reach your potential with flawed mechanics. It truly is a limiting factor.
“So you look at a guy like Jay Cutler and your jaw drops with all of the potential he has. But then you are frustrated because you wonder, ‘Does he not understand how good he could be if he just fixed and dedicated himself to fixing some very basic principles of his mechanics?’ “
Local attractions: The Blackhawks will host the 2011 Illinois State High School Hockey Championships at the United Center on March 13. General admission tickets for the day-long event will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at the United Center Box Office or through Ticketmaster. … The White Sox have single day and two-day passes to SoxFest 2011 available at whitesox.com/soxfest. Single-day passes to SoxFest, Jan. 21-23, are $50 (Saturday) and $35 (Sunday), while two-day passes for both Saturday and Sunday are $70.
Sights seen: Kerry Wood at O’Donovan’s. … Patrick Kane bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes. … Kane, Jonathan Toews, Jack Skille and Dave Bolland having dinner together at Hub 51.
