Comments on: Forte open to franchise tag if long-term deal follows http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Sat, 25 May 2013 21:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cshearing http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556737 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556737 Maybe the new CBA should get rid of this franchise tag. I understand the origins of it, but it seems to have become perverted into a way to not pay your players. For players with particularly short shelf lives (like RBs), it is even worse.

]]> By: jbcommonsense http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556336 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:06:07 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556336 Current rules are ridiculously unfair to RBs. Forte’s legs may be wrecked before he ever gets paid. He should insist on a multi-year contract.

]]> By: brennankm46 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556242 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:47:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556242 NakedCowboy! says:
Feb 2, 2012 5:23 PM
Trivia qn: what is a one man offense called without that man…

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Answer: It is called the Caleb Hanie version of Chicago Bears.

Watch the games, please.

]]> By: philtration http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556188 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:05:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556188 NakedCowboy! says: Feb 2, 2012 5:23 PM

Trivia qn: what is a one man offense called without that man…
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A team?

]]> By: raiderapologist http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556175 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:57:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556175 Does Forte really think management needs more time to negotiate a long-term deal? They can pay him the 8M or so it will cost to franchise him, run his ass off next season, and see what happens.

]]> By: thevza http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1556121 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:22:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1556121 How is this newsworthy? Of course Forte would love to get franchised and then long-termed. That’s actually his best-case scenario. How about just changing the headline to: “Forte prefers to get more money than less of it?”

]]> By: mycrackie http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555914 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:05:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555914 Who cares about the jets!!!???Get a real quarterback and not a foot loving “coach” then you’ll get some where.

]]> By: gshfootball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555901 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555901 He better be ok with it, it’s in the CBA and he may not have a choice. I want Forte to get paid as much as the next bears fan, but truth be told I’m just glad he’s gonna be a Bear.

]]> By: 420hippy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555869 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:49:08 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555869 forte is a beast pay him

]]> By: NakedCowboy! http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555791 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555791 Trivia qn: what is a one man offense called without that man…

]]> By: jhumbe http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555783 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555783 Matt,

You are one of my favorite players and I hope you get paid but don’t act like you weren’t offered a fair long-term deal already. If you are going to try and break the bank, then expect the Bears to use the tools available to them.

]]> By: dabears2485 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555775 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:18:23 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555775 I think the play of Kahlil Bell down the stretch may have hurt Forte’s cause. If the third-string RB can step in and produce, the Bears may not need to keep Forte with an elite RB price tag. If they can’t get him cheap enough, they may let him walk. That wouldn’t make me happy as a Bears fan, but it may not be far from the truth.

]]> By: whatnojets http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/02/forte-open-to-franchise-tag-if-long-term-deal-follows/#comment-1555747 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=206133#comment-1555747 Brian Coz twitted:

“Just talked with Jets owner Woody Johnson. He said he has spoken with Mark Sanchez. The 2 are having dinner next week.”

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