Bears Bring Briggs Back
 

[url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/821409,briggs030208.article]Bears sign Lance Briggs :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears[/url]

Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs has agreed to a $36 million, six-year contract to remain with the organization.

Re: Bears Bring Briggs Back
 

Man it's amazing how the market was completely non-existent for him.

He really didn't even come back for all that much money.

Somewhat on-topic, do you guys think Tommie Harris is worth making a trade for?

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Yea, thats pretty strange, I thought San Fran had some interest? Its also strange how last year he was "supposedly" going to sit out unless they released him (until it came time for the checks to stop coming in, then he had a change of heart.....)it's all about the money.

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he really thought that we were gonna shovel 20 million guaranteed to him. Sucks for him. At least he gets to be on the field 45-55 plays a game with that offense.

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[quote=SmootSmack;428044]
Somewhat on-topic, do you guys think Tommie Harris is worth making a trade for?[/quote]

Tommie Harris is still productive and would probably command at least a second round pick. I stick to my prediction that the Redskins trade a 5th for DeWayne Robertson before the draft.

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[quote=SmootSmack;428044]Man it's amazing how the market was completely non-existent for him.

He really didn't even come back for all that much money.

Somewhat on-topic, do you guys think Tommie Harris is worth making a trade for?[/quote]

I would pass on a trade for Tommy Harris. He has OK numbers in 07, Carter has better. I hope we can address the DT need in the draft.

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Unbelievable.
I really thought he'd sign for a whole lot more money!

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I am not enamored with the idea of trading for anyone. We'd really need to cme out on top in the deal and that is tough.

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I guess his deal shows that the decision to walm away from him last year wasprobably correct.

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I hate seeing us pass on Briggs at this price. That's a big time bargain for a guy of his caliber.

Such is life. We better draft well this year.

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Yeah, that's shocking to me. Absolutely shocking. This is a guy who spent months spitting venom at the Bears and their management and then he resigns with them? And just as surprising is the price. What a bargain! I never thought I'd see the day that Gibril Wilson got more on the open market than Lance Briggs.

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[QUOTE=Schneed10;428061]I hate seeing us pass on Briggs at this price. That's a big time bargain for a guy of his caliber.

Such is life. We better draft well this year.[/QUOTE]

PFT is reporting that the Redskins pursued Briggs and offered him roughly the same deal the Bears did. The Bears definitely got Briggs at a good price; I would've thought he would have gotten a deal averaging $8 million per year with a signing bonus north of $16M. The deals being handed out are simply nuts.

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According to PFT (so it's definitely [I]allegedly[/I]) we offered him about the same, and he decided he'd rather stay for the same money.

Sounds shady to me. More likely Briggs' camp is leaking that info to save face a little. The market's a little crazy - linebackers are wildly unappreciated.

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good deal for bears.

tommie harris is absolutely worth trading for. he's really young and we can't do any better in the draft.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;428069]PFT is reporting that the Redskins pursued Briggs and offered him roughly the same deal the Bears did. The Bears definitely got Briggs at a good price; I would've thought he would have gotten a deal averaging $8 million per year with a signing bonus north of $16M. The deals being handed out are simply nuts.[/quote]If true, I'm impressed with the Redskins for allowing the market to set the price, and making the player choose instead of overpaying.

Good job on all sides.

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So, had Briggs come to the Redskins....he would have replaced McIntosh...but once McIntosh had healed...what then? I wonder if this affected his decision? Or maybe the fact that Williams is not here anymore?? Just curious.

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harris id go for

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[quote=SmootSmack;428044]Man it's amazing how the market was completely non-existent for him.

He really didn't even come back for all that much money.

Somewhat on-topic, do you guys think Tommie Harris is worth making a trade for?[/quote]

I'm not surprised. Briggs is a good player but he's not a game changing type of linebacker and he doesn't rush the passer. And he probably wouldn't be as good in another defense. He made the right move and he's still gettting a ton of dough. 13 mil guar. isn't bad at all.

I don't think we need Harris. I think we're fine with who we have. We need a DE more than a tackle.

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[quote=Schneed10;428061]I hate seeing us pass on Briggs at this price. That's a big time bargain for a guy of his caliber.

Such is life. We better draft well this year.[/quote]

Signing Briggs would mean we're giving up on Rocky. Did you happen to see how well Rocky played before he got hurt? We're fine w/out Briggs and let's hope Rocky's knee's will hold up.

Almost had Briggs!
 

[LEFT][B][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]'SKINS MADE A PLAY FOR BRIGGS[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Though the decision of linebacker Lance Briggs to re-sign with the Bears has created the impression that he had no options elsewhere, a league source tells us that the Redskins made a run at Briggs.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]It was, per the source, "very close" between the Redskins and the Bears. In the end, Briggs decided given the similarity of the numbers to stay home.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Factoring in the $7.2 million salary he earned as a franchise player in 2007, Briggs will earn $28.8 million over four years.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Factoring in the Lamborghini he crashed and abandoned, the number is more like $28.3 million. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT]

Re: Almost had Briggs!
 

That is a PFT rumor which means it is garbage.

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[quote=wilsowilso;428086]That is a PFT rumor which means it is garbage.[/quote]

I agree so far PFT was the one that said that the Redskins had deals in place with Hacket and Florence. So far we haven't heard anything from Hacket and Florence signed with the Jags.

Also JLC, says that those rumors aren't true, and JLC isn't one to suck up to Danny boy. If the Redskins had made a play he would have confirmed it.

[B]Still Very Quiet[/B]

[FONT=Times New Roman,times,serif]Despite reports to the contrary, multiple sources say the Skins did not make any real push for Lance Briggs; in fact, Chicago was his strong suitor by a mile.
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I think us getting Briggs would have been the same case as the Eagles getting Samuel. Yeah he's a good player, but is not in an area we really need (Philly needs a WR badly, probably more than we do).

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I merged the "Almost Had Briggs" thread into this one

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[QUOTE=Sean"Big Hurt"Taylor;428085][LEFT][B][/B]
[B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]'SKINS MADE A PLAY FOR BRIGGS[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Though the decision of linebacker Lance Briggs to re-sign with the Bears has created the impression that he had no options elsewhere, a league source tells us that the Redskins made a run at Briggs.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]It was, per the source, "very close" between the Redskins and the Bears. In the end, Briggs decided given the similarity of the numbers to stay home.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Factoring in the $7.2 million salary he earned as a franchise player in 2007, Briggs will earn $28.8 million over four years.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Factoring in the Lamborghini he crashed and abandoned, the number is more like $28.3 million. [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][/QUOTE]


lol, does crashing a car count against the cap!?

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[quote=SKINSnCANES;428094]lol, does crashing a car count against the cap!?[/quote]

Brigg's doesn't know anything about that.

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I would like Tommie Harris & DeWayne Robertson maybe a 3rd & 4th pick then we can get DE in the 1st & CB in the 2nd, Anthony Mix will step up as the WR we need, if that don't work give Detroit a 2nd for Roy Williams the WR

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[quote=SmootSmack;428044]
Somewhat on-topic, do you guys think Tommie Harris is worth making a trade for?[/quote]

Is he available? Because if the Bears haven't stated openly that they're looking to trade him, you can bet they won't consider any proposal that doesn't include at least one arm and one leg. Not sure it's worth talking about?

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[quote=NYCskinfan82;428122]I would like Tommie Harris & DeWayne Robertson maybe a 3rd & 4th pick then we can get DE in the 1st & CB in the 2nd, Anthony Mix will step up as the WR we need, if that don't work give Detroit a 2nd for Roy Williams the WR[/quote]

Ah wouldn't it be awesome if being an NFL GM were as easy as playing Madden?

:doh:

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[quote=Schneed10;428146]Ah wouldn't it be awesome if being an NFL GM were as easy as playing Madden?

:doh:[/quote]


It would be fantastic then we could trade away picks for star players then trade 3 scrubs and get the picks right back.

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Im not too surprised at this. However Im not too mad at this as well, I never really liked him much.

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[QUOTE]"I didn't think I was going to be a Chicago Bear. I actually thought I was headed to Washington," Briggs said from his home in Arizona. "At the last minute, my agent (Drew Rosenhaus) told me we had a deal with the Bears. We talked for a while, and I told him this was the deal that made sense.[/QUOTE]

[url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-080301-lance-briggs-chicago-bears,1,4073733.story]Bears able to keep Briggs in fold -- chicagotribune.com[/url]