http://www.chicitysports.com/2011/02/02/ma...chicago-agrees/

 

I agree 100% with him. Check out the list of players who make more then him. Todd Collins, Brian Iwuh....UGH

He couldn't have been an FA this offseason, so the team had no reason to get an extension done before they knew what the CBA was going to look like.

If the CBA gets done, I wonder what kind of money he will be looking for. Maybe Tillman money? (IIRC, that was something in the neighborhood of 6 years, $30m.)

 

EDIT- never mind. That seems awfully low although I'm not familiar with how much RB's make these days. Maybe 5y-40m?

He's earned it and he'll get it. Bye bye Tommie Harris.

He's earned it and he'll get it. Bye bye Tommie Harris.

Once the CBA is cleared up, I fully expect him to get an extension. Further, I agree we have seen the last of Tommie on the Bears.

 

Peace

Forte deserves a nice-sized extension and he'll get one. I'd be hesitant to give any running back a mega-deal, just because of how short their careers tend to be, but Forte definitely should get a decent chunk of change when the CBA's all sorted out.

 

EDIT:

 

Here's a possible model for Forte's deal - Maurice Jones-Drew has about the same number of all-purpose yards over the last 3 seasons, and he got a five-year, $30.95 million contract with $17.5 million guaranteed (which includes a $9 million signing bonus.) However, Jones-Drew's base salary was only guaranteed for the first two years of the deal (which makes sense, given the nature of the position.)

 

I think $6 million a year max value is a pretty good deal for what Forte brings to the table. They could front-load most of the guaranteed money into the first couple of years, and tie a lot of the later-year value to roster bonuses and stuff like that, so that the contract reflects the lifespan of your average running back.

Once the CBA is cleared up, I fully expect him to get an extension. Further, I agree we have seen the last of Tommie on the Bears.

 

Peace

Total agreement!