March 17, 201016 yr comment_79265 Per Biggs and Schefter. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...ack-vasher.html Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79266 Whoa, well it is one them cases where I think we got the best outa him, his first 2 years were great but after that it fell off, Better to cut bait then to hang on to that contract. Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79270 Only surprise is this didn't happen sooner. Per Biggs and Schefter. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...ack-vasher.html Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79271 Only surprise is this didn't happen sooner. This is the perfect year to get rid of bad contracts as it doesn't hurt the team now with no cap at all. My only question is how much did we save from us cutting him. Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79273 I know this was the perfect year to cut him for cap purposes. What surprised me about the timing was why we didn't release him the first day possible. I figured we were waiting to make sure we could do better in FA and/or the draft. I know we just signed a guy, but is he seriously good enough to make a move? Don't get me wrong. I am glad we made the move. I just wonder why we didn't do it a month ago. This is the perfect year to get rid of bad contracts as it doesn't hurt the team now with no cap at all. My only question is how much did we save from us cutting him. Report
March 17, 201016 yr Author comment_79274 Just speculating now: Tried to trade him? Asked him to take a paycut? Uncertain about the tender levels on replacements on the RFA market? Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79275 Just speculating now: Tried to trade him? Asked him to take a paycut? Uncertain about the tender levels on replacements on the RFA market? anyone know his "cap hit" for 2010? what it woulda been anyway Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79277 Scratch my last comment.... per PFT and saw something on ESPN(screw u shefter) Vasher saves 2.95mill for 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,3055776.story Report
March 17, 201016 yr comment_79282 No real surprise. Vashy, thanks for the good memories, and so long to the bad ones... Per Biggs and Schefter. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...ack-vasher.html Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79291 Scratch my last comment.... per PFT and saw something on ESPN(screw u shefter) Vasher saves 2.95mill for 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,3055776.story With the big money we shelled out on the first day of free agency, it's not surprising we're looking to dump salaries for "fringe" type players. McKie & Vasher save us close to 4 million. I expect we'll save even more when we unload Greg Olsen. Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79296 Just speculating now: Tried to trade him? Asked him to take a paycut? Uncertain about the tender levels on replacements on the RFA market? I would guess we wanted to have some type of vet replacement before dumping him. He was decent depth, just not worth the money he was making. Signing Jennings made him expendable. I think if we hadn't gotten Jennings or someone else, you would have seen Vasher still with us at camp. Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79301 With the big money we shelled out on the first day of free agency, it's not surprising we're looking to dump salaries for "fringe" type players. McKie & Vasher save us close to 4 million. I expect we'll save even more when we unload Greg Olsen. According to the Tribune this morning by us cutting Vasher we save $10.25 million over the remainder of his contract. Stop dreaming about Olsen. He isn't going anywhere. Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79302 According to the Tribune this morning by us cutting Vasher we save $10.25 million over the remainder of his contract. Stop dreaming about Olsen. He isn't going anywhere. Olsen is making next to nothing. His only value is playing well or being traded for a reasonable draft pick. Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79305 Olsen is making next to nothing. His only value is playing well or being traded for a reasonable draft pick. Your right. I am sure the team wants to get a high draft pick for him but nothing I have heard has him going anywhere for anything good. If JA can get a 1st(unlikely) or a high 2nd I would be ok with it. But most analysts are saying that he will get between and low end 3rd and a 4th at best. I would rather see him and Martz get on the same page. Martz has never had a TE like Olsen before. I know Martz prefers to have a blocking TE which we have now with Brandon M but its not like Martz doesn't utilize the TE though. Ernie Conwell was probably his best receiving TE and he got 38 balls in 2002. I don't to hear about Vernon Davis because he couldn't stay out of trouble long enough to even warrant playing time. Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79312 Vasher being cut was overdue but am I the only one scared shitless about our CB's? Tillman & Bowman have had injury concerns & the depth looks nothing special Report
March 18, 201016 yr comment_79315 Thats a pretty substantial savings. I'm curious to see if the Bears utilize some of that savings on Atogwe eventually. I think they are going to literally stay on the sidelines and wait that whole situation out, but by opening day he'll be a Bear. Report
March 19, 201016 yr comment_79320 Vasher being cut was overdue but am I the only one scared shitless about our CB's? Tillman & Bowman have had injury concerns & the depth looks nothing special I was more scared of the catch and run with Vasher on the field... seemed after 06 Season he couldnt cover my pool for winter, let alone a mediocre NFL WR Report
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