Cutsizzle Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 He's earned it and he'll get it. Bye bye Tommie Harris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChileBear Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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