Everyone knows that the Bears have had huge troubles in that area. No surprise that if you’re the only one able to succeed in spite of their failings that you’ll become the workhorse.

Of course the modern game is more about the vertical game than the past where every position was running. At least then you had the benefit of never knowing who was carrying the ball across the LoS. Once most of the RBs became WRs, it just gets way too easy to figure out who to cover on a run… then you have your work cut out for you.

Personally I love the running game. It requires more than just “stacking the box” to stop a true ground and pound offense, and could still be done well if any team cared enough to turn the clock back and go with ball control and clock management.

Boring? for some… but quite effective. You could have 7 very good RBs rotating in and out constantly for the price of one super dud QB or a couple of prima donna WRs. Sadly, no one is going to eliminate the passing game. Would be fun to see though.

Yeah they have a contract. Yes they should honor the contract and play ball. Yes its a contact sport.

The teams should still do the honorable thing and write up some new contracts.

They got a name for that…its called FOOTBALL, dummy. You are all grinding yourselves into a pulp no matter how much money you make.

Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson got too much. Jamaal Charles contract is about right. Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson really got rewarded for past service; but they earned it and they did not dog it after they got paid.

As a Lions fan who has seen this guy burn them numerous times, I find it hard to believe that they
can’t give him a new contract. Then again, don’t
think that other players around the league who will
soon be free agents aren’t paying attention to this.
It just shows what a half-a$$ed organization the Bears
are.
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Don’t fool yourself.
The Lions have not done nearly enough for their fans to start calling any other NFL a half assed organization.

You have been looking up at them in the standing for a long, long time.

He’s holding my Fantasy team on his back!

Anyone that keeps claiming that the Bears are cheap or not trying to take care of Forte really needs to stop pretending that they know anything about the NFL or what’s going on around the league.

Stop making stupid snap judgments based on reading the headlines and then going right to the comments box for a change.

Ahh, the BearTards are back in season, I see. Forte is a crybaby. He’s complaining that he gets the ball too much? You have to be kidding me.

You are completely right about your contract. In fact, I think you should sit out your game in 2 weeks against your NFC North rival in protest of your contract.

Sincerely,

A Lions Fan

If Forte continues to get carries at his current pace, he will not be in the top 300 all time in terms of the number of carries.

Just sayin’

Would you BUY an extended warrenty on your car for 10 years? Most people won’t because most people don’t keep their cars much more than 4 or 5 years.

Do you buy a 5 year warrenty on your cell phone? No, because most prople buy a new one every couple of years.

OMG! They’re not paying him?? He’s playing for free!!

What an idiot!

The Bears aren’t cheap. Peppers, Urlacher, and Cutler, to name a few, are paid very well. Kreutz walked over 500k. The Bears upped their offer to 4mil, he was “insulted”, signed for 2mil with the Saints and quit mid season to avoid being benched. Briggs is mad because he is on the back end of a front loaded contract and wants to buy a new Lamborghini to crash and abandon.

They even grossly overpaid several free agents (Chestor Taylor, Spencer, Manumali-bigblockingtightend, Roy Williams). The front office is more stupid with their money (crappy GM) than cheap

The average RB lasts something like 3 years in the NFL. If Forte tears an ACL in the remainder of this
season, it may cost him millions. I don’t blame him
for complaining. He’s a proven commodity.

Nov 2, 2011 3:15 PM
He is making 600,000 a year to catch a football and run around. Cry me a fricken river.

Thanks for the chuckle. Your comment “Catch a football and run around.” Makes it sound like so easy. If it was that easy, then why aren’t you doing it? Perhaps you have choosen to do something else, more than likely making about a fifth of what the league minimum is just because you feel like it. Point is, you couldn’t do it, I couldn’t do it, and I’m betting a vast majority if the WORLD couldn’t do what these men and women athletes can do.
We pay billions as a world for sports entertainment. Where should that money all go?

Sorry for the spiel and as far as the Forte situation.. Pay the man.

It basically punishes somewhat randomly the best players on each team – while lesser players get better contracts.