Comments on: Report: Bears’ offer to Forte is $15 million guaranteed

By: stanleyhalas

stanleyhalas — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:39:47 +0000

For the idiots saying forte isn’t a complete back and doesn’t deserve the money, look at his yards from scrimmage compared to the rest of the league since his rookie season. VERY few are better than he is. Peterson and Johnson are about it. I recommend watching espn once in a while, just leave it on in the background broskis

By: spacincasen

spacincasen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:22:46 +0000

Forte deserves a heavy contract. Although he might not be considered an elite pure runner, there is a lot more for a RB to do in the NFL than to take handoffs all day. Forte does it all, and does it all very well. Excited to see what he does this season.

By: drshankenstein

drshankenstein — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:20:13 +0000

He’ll sign it. Its fair for what he’s done and in comparison to what other backs have got.

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:26:13 +0000

Very fair deal. Forte is elite and that’s good money

By: deiong

deiong — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:23:19 +0000

i dont see what is so great about him, most of his “runs” only gain a couple of yards at best, every now and then he will get a rare 10 plus yard run, but far to few, far less then most first string rb’s. it might be bears offensive line hampering that, but he is the one that has to rise to the occasion if he wants to get paid like a star he should actually play like one. i think he does better catching the ball then running, they should make him a te instead. but this is great money, makes me wonder what kind of person would turn down more money then he seems to be worth. maybe he is worth it and more, but he really needs to prove he is worth this kind of money, and get longer runs more often then once a blue moon.

By: whitecastleisafoodgroup

whitecastleisafoodgroup — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:07:08 +0000

Hmmm … take the money and effectively be a Bear for life or wait it out and go with a team that can win a Super Bowl in your career-span.

Life is full of choices.

This is coming from a Bears fan too.

By: dbarry14

dbarry14 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:24:04 +0000

Why shouldn’t he get DeAngelo Williams money? Here’s their total yards since they’ve been in the league (excluding return yards)

DW: 4211 rush 922 rec 5133 total in 5 years 1027/year
MF: 3236 rush 1495 rec 4731 total in 3 years 1577/year

Forte is a top 10 back and should be paid accordingly. He’s never caught less than 50 passes and never rushed for less than 900 yards in a year. He’s not CJ or AD but without him that offense is stuck in neutral.

By: Derty Ernie

Derty Ernie — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:21:17 +0000

That offer is unbeleivable. He would be wise to jump on it since he’s not that great a back and is one knee injury from a career ender.

By: chc4

chc4 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:07:00 +0000

So let me guess… this site believes a deal can get done and the two sides compromise. In other words the Bears give Forte exactly what he wants.

By: supafinger

supafinger — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:46:08 +0000

The DeAngelo Williams deal is the worst deal for a running back since Clinton Portis. $21 million for 5 years for a 28 year old running back. What is Carolina thinking?

By: buhbay1c

buhbay1c — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:28:36 +0000

Sounds pretty reasonable actually.

By: barneysbullet

barneysbullet — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:28:33 +0000

Come on Angelo & Co., open your wallets and make Forte a Bear for life…

By: ajknox88

ajknox88 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:19:34 +0000

He should take that deal for sure

By: berniemadoffsides

berniemadoffsides — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:10:49 +0000

I would take the deal, Forte. You’re not as complete of a back as any of those backs. You’re terrible in short yardage situation and you can disappear for 5 games at a time.

By: dexterismyhero

dexterismyhero — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:05:48 +0000

sign on the dotted line Matt………………

By: 4dabears

4dabears — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:05:43 +0000

GREEDY!

By: mrbigass

mrbigass — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:57:26 +0000

Is he even worth that?

By: trbowman

trbowman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:50:41 +0000

Forgot how bad that DeAngelo Williams deal was. Panthers are such a horribly run franchise.

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:45:15 +0000

If there’s one position that’s replaceable in the NFL, it’s running back. With the exception of the absolute elite, which nobody see’s this guy as. If Forte can’t see the writing on the wall, show him the door. He’s not worth that much more than Gore.

By: otistaylor89

otistaylor89 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:35:27 +0000

If I were Forte I would run and sign that contract.

It looks like DeAngelo Williams was ridiculously overpaid for the current market.

By: brs027

brs027 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:27:57 +0000

Doesn’t deserve more guaranteed money than Bradshaw either

By: anhdazman

anhdazman — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:26:51 +0000

Better sign it Forte, you got Marion Barber breathing down your neck and ready to take your place. Get your money now! Actually with Barber and Forte, you got a very good combo attack. It’ll also keep each RB more fresh.

By: catman72

catman72 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:16:58 +0000

If nothing else, I’m happy we screwed things up for teams like the Bears and Giants by paying DeAngelo Williams what we paid him… who’s the cheap bastard now?

By: monetdali

monetdali — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:14:23 +0000

He better take the money and run. Overrated.

By: jpiro

jpiro — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:09:22 +0000

Take it, Matt. You’re a good back who fitz Martz offense perfectly, and $15 mil guaranteed is nothing to sneeze at.

That said, your position isn’t worth what it used to be and you can be replaced. Don’t get left out in the cold.