Brian Urlacher: Where's the Outrage?

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

You don't make sense - are you saying I can't have an opinion on this?

I am not saying that you cannot have an opinion. I am saying that it has been noted that he is not doing this for money, and despite those reports you still affirm that he is in fact doing this for money.

Edit* This whole dialog is based on what you said about CJ. How does it not make sense?

[lwiedy]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I don't buy that for a second. CJ wants to get paid - this is just the excuse of the moment.

When was the last time a “big time” player got traded and there wasn’t a new deal involved? Every year the ceiling on salaries escalates and some guys insist that they are in the new tier all the time. The notion that he would be necessarily be happy with received a deal signed in ’06 is laughable. How long did it take TO to want a new deal from Philly?

[Stuck in TX]

This reminds me of.... oh wait there is no one on the Skins complaining about their salaries. In fact, if I am not mistaken, we just restructured several contracts. This is for all you Gibbs II sceptics: He didnt have free agency when he was coaching but he learned quickly how to take his player's minds off of free agency and put them in the mindset to play for each other and the franchise. While the Bears and Bengals are distracted the Skins are thinking football. This is what the new Gibbs brought to us!!!

And a little more on topic, I agree with Matty, the situations are different and I believe that when its all said and done, Urlacher will play regaurdless and CJ will either be sitting out or on the trading block all season (or at least till week 6).

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

I don't have much of a problem with players who hold out, particularly when they don't play for us. I do, however, have a problem with Chad Johnson because he seems to be your stereotypical "me...me...me" wideout. It's not as though this is an isolated incident.

[SmootSmack]

Here's an update:

Bears' Urlacher: 'I never said that I was going to quit' -- chicagotribune.com

[SmootSmack]

Not surprising there are two conflicting reports from the two major Chicago papers

[SFREDSKIN]

Personally I like Urlacher for 3 reasons:

1- He claims to have grownup as a Redskins fan

2- He banged that whore Paris Hilton

3- He's a great LB

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Personally I like Urlacher for 3 reasons:

1- He claims to have grownup as a Redskins fan

2- He banged that whore Paris Hilton

3- He's a great LB

1. Cool

2. Cool, but he's on a pretty long list.

3. WAS a great LB, his best days are behind him.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Lest we think Chad Johnson holds a monopoly on complaining...why aren't we all up in arms over this? Because he's not as "loud" as Chad Johnson?

"Urlacher feels he has outplayed his contract and is demanding more money. He's boycotting the team's voluntary offseason workout program and threatening to hold out of minicamp, organized team activities and even training camp if he doesn't get a new deal."

Brian Urlacher situation is tricky business for Bears :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Sports

The Bears have so many players who want new deals (Harris, Hester, Gould, even Briggs is allegedly complaining). They're a mess

I don't care, because there haven't been any rumors about him showing up here. I'll bet if I started a thread and posted some sort of BS link, rumoring him to be coming here, it would get the same attention and responses the CJ threads have (until folks found out it was bogus).

That being said, Urlacher needs to play under his current contract. Sound to me like his agent/s trying to get paid one last time before his injuries catch up to him. Also convenient that the Bears have $ 16M of cap space. The tactics many agents use are sickening (I know the teams are not saints either).

I have more respect for CJ, I know money is always an issue, but I don't think him wanting out of Cincy is solely about money.