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I thought interior O-line was a need on the grounds that Garza isn't a spring chicken before seeing these.
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What stands out most to me is that by avoiding the massive signing bonus we should have more cash on hand to give out some significant signing bonuses to some FAs. Need to see what we did with Jennings and Slauson and tally all this up but I'd say by going this route the Bears paid Cutler more than they wanted per season in exchange for having some money available to fix the defense this offseason. The Bears are a family run organization that does have the deep pockets some other owners have.
The "leaving the Bears able to give out signing bonuses" would make sense if they were actually close to a yearly spending limit, but "having money available to fix the defense this offseason" is the opposite of what a deal structured like this does. The big benefit to the team of the front-loaded signing bonus is that it allows the team to spread the bonus out over more years, reducing the cap hit in the early years. This deal, it would appear, does not do that - it takes the cap hit as it is written, in exchange for giving the Bears the ability to end it quicker if necessary.
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Actually answering question in thread title
Set to count $18.183 million against the team’s cap in 2013, Peppers could be asked to restructure his deal to clear some space. But it’s worth noting that prior to announcing deals Thursday for quarterback Jay Cutler, cornerback Tim Jennings and guard Matt Slauson, the Bears had $80,313,001 committed to the 2013 cap, which ranked as second lowest in the NFL, according to ESPN Stats & Information.Also, the club remains in the process of performing a self evaluation, a process that involves assessment of every player on the roster.
“I’m not going to get into contracts,” Bears general manager Phil Emery said. “He’s under contract. Julius had an 8-8 year like all of us, like I did, and that’s where he’s at.”
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“I’m not sure, I don’t know [what’s going to happen],” Peppers said Sunday when asked about his future. “I’m in a contract. You’ll need to talk to a decision-maker about that.”
Peppers’ production in 2014 seemed par for the course for a player on an 8-8 team, but Emery stressed he doesn’t consider the defensive end an 8-8 player.
“I didn’t say he was an 8-8 defensive end. I said he had an 8-8 season, to correct that,” Emery said. “That’s a whole lot different. Obviously, Julius had a lot of good games like a lot of our players, and he had games that he would want back, and I think Julius would say that, too. We will work through each and every player on our squad and to determine where we’re going with him in the future, and that process is going to take time. But Julius is under contract. We’re proud that he’s a Bear, and that’s where we’re at.”
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I am hoping it is very "cap friendly" at least for 2014 as there is a lot of work to be done.
I'm struggling to imagine any way this contract could be cap-friendly, it's going to be a major hit whether the team likes it or not.
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If, from what I am hearing, the Bears have some "outs" after the first 3 years, it would make the gamble a bit more tolerable.
That could also be interpreted as the Bears keeping a lot of his guaranteed money in the first 3 years...which would make the cap hit higher during those years.
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Disagree there. He made the play happen. Moron safety
Apparently the safety didn't get an audible that was called at the last second, according to the press conference today. Does that make him a moron if he didn't hear a last second call?
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Yes we need to keep him until after the draft/FA to see if we can a good DE....if we cant or don't then offer him a restructured contract.
The problem is you'd really like to restructure him before the FA period starts if you're going to do so because otherwise you have $20 million sitting there against next year's cap.
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mediocre hire for Tampa. Not a bad hire, not a good hire. They will be what the Bears were for years-- The epitome of average. Lovie needed to go to a team with an established QB, and an offense that already had it going like Detroit.
Tampa Bay is back in a position where the epitome of average would be an improvement.
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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain 6m
Trestman said Briggs checked to a blitz on 4th-and-8, Conte didn't get the call, he was in zone.
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Happy to get the contract crap out of the way really quick, to cement the starter, and move on, but am I the only one who feels like the price was too steep? It's almost exactly what we've been talking about for months. It's damn near Peyton Manning money.
I sure hope Cutler stays on the upswing and tears the league a new A-hole, but his history suggests he won't change too much, and the money spent might be a bit much.
The dollar amount in the first couple years is similar to or even less than what it would take to franchise tag him and by doing this with a 7 year contract it'll probably make his cap hit something like just over $10 million a year.
Once you do that math, the question then becomes how much it takes to get it done now versus February, and there's an obvious benefit to getting it done now since they will not have to work out any top level QB's in February during the combine/interviews, they can focus on the guys they want on defense and get to work in FA.
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First 3 years of Cutler deal averages $18 on initial reports. Seems a little high for me but at least it is done and the Bears know what they have to work with.
It's a 7 year deal so that the early money is spread out to lower the cap hit,.
Probably a whole lot better than franchising him.
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Topic pinned at the top for your viewing pleasure.
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Wow Stafford is dumb, and clearly can't take an honest look at himself. I heard the team chemistry there was awful. People think Jay's a prick how'd you like to have a QB with serious flaws in his game and refuses to do anything to fix them because in his mind he's good.
The problem is...coming off that 0-16 team and multiple years of Stafford injuries...Detroit needed to have an attitude like this to get themselves out of the cellar. I totally buy where this is coming from...someone had to tell them to be nasty, to be extremely cocky, just to get these guys believing in themselves.
It should be clear though that attitude could only take them so far. This was the attitude they needed to get out of the cellar, now they need someone to come in and kick their tails into gear to turn them into a disciplined, effective football team.
We'll see if that's the kind of coach they hire at this point. Lovie Smith, IMO, would have been a terrible fit there for that reason - the player's coach isn't what these guys need.
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Compared to where they were this does probably make them a better team but they're in a tough division right now until Brees retires or gets old.
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Maybe even Briggs goes for the right price, Emery has said he would like Bostic to play OLB next season.
That makes a whole lot of sense.
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Well, if you're going to do a 3-4 transition that should definitely be your first pick....but that tells me how much of a risk it would be in switching to a 3-4 since you suddenly can't use that pick to address the other major needs on D.
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I can't remember so don't lynch me here but who's call was it to keep the old scheme was that Tucker's idea? Was it Trestman's? Was it Emery's? Anyway it was a gamble that turned out bad. Had it worked we wouldn't be having this conversation instead we'd be applauding the idea. Hindsight is always 20/20. I think there are two issues here one of those may be clouded by the other. Lack of fundamentals could very well cloud whether the idea to keep the old scheme/language was good or not. I do recall before the season that Many here were intrigued and even supportive of the idea, after all if it ain't broke don't fix it.
That said when it was clear that it wasn't working, that the D was fundamentally unsound, and was now allowing anyone to do anything to us. That is when Tucker should have stepped in and made changes to the system, and refocused the players on fundamentals. The whole of the bye week should have been spent drilling fundamentals into their heads. This is where I have issue with Tucker. Since he's taken over the D has looked undisciplined, fundamentally unsound, soft, and emotionless. There used to be a real swagger with the D and that's gone now they look defeated when the step onto the field. I know a coach can't go out and play for them but there's enough leadership on this team that a good-great coach should be able to have his men ready to play. That falls on Tucker. He may get one more chance next year, but I wouldn't mind replacing him with someone who can motivate, coach, and prepare a defense.
If memory serves, aside from keeping a 4-3 setup...didn't they fundamentally switch schemes last offseason? (from a 1-gap to a 2-gap defense or something along those lines?)
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Jay Cutler ends up 1-8 career against the Packers.
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Need to start using timeouts if they get in FG range. They are grinding the clock out.
How much confidence do people have in Crosby?
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This game will be on the offense. The defense cannot get off the field anymore.
One more TD and it sets up a late-game 2 point conversion for the tie if there's no further turnovers.
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WElp that pretty much sums up the 2013 Bears defense.
Jeff Dickerson
Hey, at least the Bears actually got a sack.
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Stupid auto correct. Myopia
That's the autocorrect you complain about?
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Well, it's better than multiple INT's I guess.
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The Bears D isn't likely to force more than 1 or two 3 and outs all day, IMO. They want the defense off the field? The offense needs to match the Packers drives. It's really that simple.
Bears are already working hard to give it right back.
With the 14th pick?????
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One lesson we should take from Emery's first 2 drafts...in both cases, he has taken an unexpected, fast-rising, possible overdraft in the first round.