March 20, 201313 yr comment_118533 Per 670, Urlacher won't take one year deal at 2 million and the Bears are moving forward. Report
March 20, 201313 yr comment_118538 I thought this was heading this way I just didn't want to say so. This is a new regime and he is the poster child for Lovie and his regime. We have never experienced a Bears HOF LB not retire with the team but it does remind me of Butkus leaving the Bears and suing about his medical treatment. This has to be viewed in a bad PR way when you see how Ray Lewis went out but if you look at how Nick Barnett and Keith Brooking are playing for other teams, its understandable that they have decided to go elsewhere. Report
March 21, 201313 yr comment_118647 While I expected to have Urlacher back I also expected Emery to have Tillman and Jennings contract extensions done and that hasn't happened. OTOH I expected Urlacher to realize his value was far closer to $2-3mil than to $5mil. He is doing the same thing Kreutz did and we know how that worked out. When he hears crickets today he'll have time to contemplate his legacy. Clearly the new regime is headed in a different direction. They do not view this roster as capable of competing for the Superbowl this year, and thus not worthy of mortgaging the farm to make the effort. Trestman and his staff are getting something of a clean slate going forward to build their team. By holding firm (so far) on contract extensions this season I'm wondering what cap space we'd have for next season and what the plan might be. What other changes are in store for us? Report
March 21, 201313 yr comment_118677 While I expected to have Urlacher back I also expected Emery to have Tillman and Jennings contract extensions done and that hasn't happened. OTOH I expected Urlacher to realize his value was far closer to $2-3mil than to $5mil. He is doing the same thing Kreutz did and we know how that worked out. When he hears crickets today he'll have time to contemplate his legacy. Clearly the new regime is headed in a different direction. They do not view this roster as capable of competing for the Superbowl this year, and thus not worthy of mortgaging the farm to make the effort. Trestman and his staff are getting something of a clean slate going forward to build their team. By holding firm (so far) on contract extensions this season I'm wondering what cap space we'd have for next season and what the plan might be. What other changes are in store for us? As of right now we have roughly $43M under if cap stays the same. Plenty to work with Report
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