I hope they pay the man. Forte represents so much of their offense. He has worked hard, he deserves some reward.
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No, he deserves to be payed for how he will perform in the future–not for what he’s done in the past.

He’s a Chicago Bears Running Back – something they have always valued and focused on (to the detriment of other key positions at times) with fervor.

Yes, it’s a passing league now, but a RB that can catch as well as run in the upper tier of the position league wide is critical to any team’s success, especially a media sensitive one like the Bears.

They’ll write a fair check, and they should. Forte also is a quality person (we won’t be seeing his mug shot on “The Smoking Gun” anymore than we’ll be seeing Tebow’s), something the McCaskey’s place a high value on.

Yawn… Nothing more than part of the ‘process’. The agent of Forte is probably there for the combine, so they’ll chat.

Tag the guy twice if he gets greedy. It’s a passing league, Forte is quickly approaching the age of decline (27), and he’s got 8 years of yardage on those legs from Tulane and with the Bears.

He’s also not in the Martz offense anymore, so there will be a lot more running between the tackles and fewer outlet passes to the RB.

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Have you watched a Bears game? at all?!

His highest running total was his rookie year (minus Mike Martz)

He’s put up some pretty decent numbers for his first 4 years in the league. Keep in mind it’s been behind a piss-pour OL.

For a team that’s been struggling to get some kind (any kind) of offensive identity. I wouldn’t take a way a thing! I’d add as much as possible.

Keep in mind we need a OL and WR for that Offense, so yes pay the man but remember there are other needs that must be addressed now not later.
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Priority #1 is MATT FORTE. That is the now. There is no later. The only way we can get players on the OL and WR position is through free agency. Which means if we wait until then to re-sign Forte HE’LL be a free agent and probably a mad one (that the Bears didn’t give him a deal).

So yea! That need needs to be addressed NOW!

Tag the guy twice if he gets greedy. It’s a passing league, Forte is quickly approaching the age of decline (27), and he’s got 8 years of yardage on those legs from Tulane and with the Bears.

He’s also not in the Martz offense anymore, so there will be a lot more running between the tackles and fewer outlet passes to the RB.

But the NFL seems so positioned these days to replace RBs and not pay them top dollar. It is very interesting to me. When did that shift occur? Seems like only the past 7-8 years where that strategy has become more prevalent.

I feel bad for RBs in this respect. I’m not sure there is another position in football, that takes a worse physical beating than do RBs. Constant contact like linemen. But when they get hit, most times the defensive player is literally trying to cause harm or inflict the level of hit that causes a fumble. Those types of hits, 25+ per game, take a toll.

And with the passing rules, is it really worth spending upwards of $8-10 million on a RB, when you could just pick up 3 or 4 guys and spend 5 million on the whole bunch, and get pretty much the same team-total in RB production, except that it’s not coming from 1 guy… all the while, relying on the arm of your QB to rack up 4,500+ yards and pretty much be the whole offense.