LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Excuse Ron Turner for feeling like a kid on Christmas morning. But that’s what happens when an offensive coordinator suddenly and unexpectedly has a Pro Bowl quarterback delivered to his door.

Asked if there’s more pressure on him because of Jay Cutler’s arrival, Turner said: “I don’t know if there is, but if there is I’ll take it. I’ll take a player like this any time. I’ve been around some really good quarterbacks and the last couple we’ve had I think were really good players, but I’ve never been around an arm like this.”

Jay Cutler hasn't missed a day of the Bears' offseason program since he arrived April 2.

Turner has been spending several hours a day with his prized new quarterback, helping Cutler digest a Bears offense that’s similar to the one he operated with the Denver Broncos.

“It’s been great,” Cutler said. “Ron’s been great. We’ve looked at a lot of stuff that Chicago has done in the past couple years. We’ve looked at some of the stuff we’ve done in Denver.

“A lot of the terminology is the same. With the West Coast system, it’s just a lot of memorization. We might call something ‘A’ and they call it ‘B.’ It’s a little different, but the way we line up and get guys to different places, it’s all the same.”

Turner has been wowed not only by Cutler’s natural gifts but with his willingness to work and his ability to process all of the new information that he’s being fed.

“His arm strength is rare,” Turner said. “You don’t see that very often, and his ability to come in and learn [is impressive]. 

"Really it’s everything—his demeanor around the guys, the way he’s been accepted, the way he’s handled himself coming in and saying, ‘I’m just one of the guys,’ yet he’s also showed great leadership. 

"So he’s making the transition very well.”

The Bears intend to take advantage of Cutler’s mobility. The athletic 6-3, 233-pounder was sacked only 11 times while throwing 616 passes last season with the Broncos.

“We will have some designed movement plays,” Turner told reporters. “We’re moving the pocket with him, and then he has the ability to create things on his own when it’s not there—if the coverage isn’t what we wanted or if there’s a protection breakdown. That’s something the receivers will have to get used to and something we’ll work on definitely more than what we’ve done.”

Cutler played his first three NFL seasons in Denver after arriving as the 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft. In his first full season as a starter in 2007, he completed 63.6 percent of his passes for 3,497 yards with 20 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and an 88.1 passer rating.

Cutler was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2008 after connecting on 62.3 percent of his passes for a Broncos-record 4,526 yards with 25 TDs, 18 interceptions and an 86.0 rating. By comparison, the Bears’ single-season mark for passing yards is 3,838, set by Erik Kramer in 1995 during Turner’s first stint as offensive coordinator.