Comments on: Forte not happy after Bears sign Michael Bush

By: erniecohen

erniecohen — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:21:04 +0000

Hmm, a good running back trying to hold out for a gigantic contract. Where have we heard this before?Are the Bears going to show that they are just as stupid as the Titans?

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:40:22 +0000

das14 says:Mar 22, 2012 3:05 PM

chicago doesn’t take care of its players.
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That’s so true. So any free agents going to Chicago need to ask for 50% more than the best offer form other teams.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:36:59 +0000

Broncofanatic7 says:Mar 22, 2012 3:05 PM

Forte come to Denver and win a ring with Peyton! We’ll pay you, we have enough money.
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Don’t you mean ride the pines with manning? Greedy Swamp Boy is done.

By: cubear34

cubear34 — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:51:10 +0000

Matt, read this.

Green Ellis just signed for 3 mil/yr with cinci. Your value is dropping daily. Sign the effing contract and stop whining. At this rate the bears would be lucky to get a third round pick for you. Open your eyes!

By: fan555

fan555 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:05:32 +0000

Phil Emery,

You are the greatest GM in the history of football!
Bush is Larry Csonka.
Draft a run-blocking guard.
Now trade Forte to a team in the South.
That is what he wants.

Bears in Super Bowl in 2013!

By: butkus51

butkus51 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:34:24 +0000

Dear Matt,
I am a lifelong Bears fan and a big supporter of yours. I think you’re a great back! Last year if we had a good back up RB and any backup QB,we could have stayed alive. Again Matt I think you’re a great RB. Here’s my problem though,you need to sign a contract and win championships with Da Bears. You are going to make 7.7 million this year to PLAY FOOTBALL. I on the other hand will make $40,000 this year as an Infantry soldier in Helmand Province Afghanistan. I hope you make the right decision.
Thanks for your time,
signed- A husband and father of 3 a long way from home.

By: steelcitywhitty

steelcitywhitty — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:59:49 +0000

Brandon Marshall is signed for 5 years / $47.30 million with the Chicago Bears. He is making $9.30 million in 2012. Please explain how he is more valuable than Forte.

By: greenbaysucks

greenbaysucks — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:09:22 +0000

Forte – I like you a lot but you got to start acting like a man and not a bitch.

This is a business, is it not?
It makes more sense for the Bears to franchise you, give you $7+mil for ONE YEAR, then sign you long term.
You’re also coming off a pretty serious injury. Would you sign you? I’m sure you would!

Stop being a bitch.

By: philtration

philtration — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:02:01 +0000

Do some of you people even read the posts here or do you just glance at the headline and then run at the mouth?

Forte was offered a fat contract not once but twice by the Bears and he turned it down.
Now they franchise him and he whines about it so that make the bears the bad guy?

I have grown tired of Forte’s whining and I would not mind if the Bears trade him or pull that franchise offer off of the table.
They can use that money for an O linemen and another WR.

I worked 12 hours today Matt and I don’t make 7 or 8 million a year.
Take your fat paycheck, play ball and shut the hell up or go away.

By: mauricebrewington

mauricebrewington — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:08:25 +0000

And you people who think players should shutup because they make a few million bucks don’t get the big picture. THEY make the owners hundreds of millions! They are entitled to their fair share. People don’t buy owners Jerseys. People don’t pay to watch.Jerry Jones sit in the club box. They pay to watch Forte bust 80yard runs. They pay to see Clay Matthews clobber Forte. Therefore Forte should be paid accordingly! With out top notch talent the owners would be speculating on Wall St. Getting much less stable returns on their money!

By: roadtrip3500

roadtrip3500 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:30:16 +0000

$7.778M isn’t enough, Matt? Brandon Jacobs will probably do it for $5M right now.

By: saclay

saclay — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:16:10 +0000

It’s a business
Sometimes a cruel one but a business is what it is

By: deiong

deiong — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:34:51 +0000

hes had good games, but hes had way to many games were he forgo to show up, people blamed it on the line, but his replacements did a good job,
moral of the story he shouldnt have been greedy, he was offered a very generous deal, he was greedy, he started off with a great season, but that didnt last to long and the remainder of the games he did play he might as well have stayed home…. i like the guy, he has been good, but if he wants to get paid like a star, he really neds to play like one for more then a third of the season.

By: KIR

KIR — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:16:08 +0000

The same people complaining about Forte are the same people last year saying he’s doing it the right way and Desean Jackson and Chris Johnson were idiots! haha Desean and Chris 40 mil contracts.

What did playing all out for 600k get Forte last year? Almost a major career ending injury. Now, you want Forte to again shut up and be a good soldier? Not going to happen

By: howiehandles

howiehandles — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:05:33 +0000

He’s not elite. I’ve seen pretty much every game since he came here, and it is what it is.

Sure, he had a great year last year, or was, and the year before was pretty good. But, how about those first two years? 3.6 and 3.5 yards per carry?

He should have taken the deal he declined. Get as much guaranteed money as you can, and hope you get several years to pick up game checks to boot.

Emery just called your bluff, and gained the leverage back, by getting Bush. Sure, Bush isn’t AP, but he’s not garbage either. A power back for a more power back driven offense under Tice.

It’s a business, pure and simple.

By: howiehandles

howiehandles — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:59:22 +0000

“They just need to release so someone else will pay for his services.”

Because that makes good business sense.

By: howiehandles

howiehandles — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:57:07 +0000

“Forte come to Denver and win a ring with Peyton! We’ll pay you, we have enough money.”

Everybody has the same amount. It’s called a cap.

“chicago doesn’t take care of its players.”

Based on what? How long have guys like Urlacher, Tillman, and Briggs played there?

This is the business side of football. Why should they pay a RB, coming off an injury, what he wants? How did that work out with guys like Chris Johnson? He was offered 15 million, guaranteed, and turned it down. He’s good, but he’s not AP good.

By: tweeter75

tweeter75 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:41:24 +0000

I don’t understand this whole Twitter age thing….what ever happened to men being men and handling issues like men? If most people aired their dirty laundry with their employers for millions to see I imagine they would be fired??

GROW UP!!!!!

By: tebowsmom

tebowsmom — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:36:50 +0000

The Bears have screwed him…repeatedly. Yeah, he got hurt last year because he is their ENTIRE offense. Not only a top caliber runner, but he’s the Bears best receiver, too.

Shame on you, Bears, for not taking care of the best player on your team. Good luck with Bush.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:28:06 +0000

Forte is a good guy? The guy sure whines A LOT for a “good guy”.

By: varaider

varaider — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:25:27 +0000

What a lot of you guys are overlooking, is that he’s not so much crying about the money… A franchise tag is NOT as wonderful as you guys think it is. It’s basically a 1 year contract, the downside is of he gets injured his career (financially) could be OVER…. I think he’s more focused on a long term deal than he is over the money…

By: sabatimus

sabatimus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:43:18 +0000

govtminion says:
Mar 22, 2012 2:51 PM
“To sign yet another running back, prior to completing a contract with Matt, suggests disregard for Matt and his contributions to the Bears,” said Forte’s agent, per ESPN Chicago’s Mike Wright.

…Or, it could represent the Bears wanting insurance in case your client gets hurt again. Do all agents have some requirement to throw a bitch-fit like this every time they feel like it?

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Yes.

By: sabatimus

sabatimus — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:40:38 +0000

Hey Forte: you’re not consistent enough to warrant a longer deal.

By: daburgh1985

daburgh1985 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:38:54 +0000

Forte should embrace the help and focus on a ring…they just reunited b.marshall with cutler…m.bush could help spell him and keep him healthier for the long haul…the traditional running game is disappearing, a two RB system is the new way

By: leatherfacestwin

leatherfacestwin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:08:14 +0000

Its really sad that the Bears cant get a long term deal with Forte. I understand RBs are a high risk but he is prob the best running back Bears have had in yrs. Pay the man before he leaves the Bears wins somewhere else! Im all team Forte on this!

By: duck99

duck99 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:03:55 +0000

Do folks that comment here even understand the NFLPA rules and how a team operates its finances? Forte signed a 4 rookie year contract and is under the Bears control for the next 2 years which are the prime earning years of his career. He was offered a longer term contract with a substantial guarantee that would have set him and his children up for their lives but decided to roll the dice. That’s fine. The Bears made a wise move signing Bush so that Forte does not have leverage in case he holds out and also a back who can score inside the 5 yard line (which Forte has not been able to do).

Anyone going to offer a first rounder for Forte and then pay him a huge contract? No.

Forte will either play in a Bears uni the next 2 years or he will sit out the 2 peek earning years of his career.

By: slugdc

slugdc — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:53:03 +0000

contract says:
Mar 22, 2012 4:40 PM
Someone tell me … where did being a good soldier get Matt Forte?
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It got him to the bank where he has deposited nearly $4 million to date and is due another $7.8 million this year.

He may not be able to afford as many gold-plated Escalades as some other athlete. I’m crying for him on the inside. Really.

By: squared80

squared80 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:50:25 +0000

WTF is his problem. He should be glad that Bush is there so he doesn’t have to put 45% of the offense on his shoulders. Bush will put 2 years back on your career. Should you be paid? Yes. Do you need to shut up in this case? Yes.

By: raiders11

raiders11 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:47:55 +0000

Suck it up Forte! Sad to see you go Bush…You were a great running back

By: macarwolf

macarwolf — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:41:56 +0000

Bears are trying to get off cheap with Forte. He should be right underneath Chris Johnson contract. He isnt Adrian Peterson but he is dependable and seems to carry the offensive run game single handily pretty well. Now, that he got hurt with them running like they do him. They just need to release so someone else will pay for his services. The guy deserves it. RB’s dont last and take a beating. It’s not like Chicago dont have the money to take care of there players when signing DE’s 90 million.