Comments on: Bears announce Brian Urlacher will not be back

By: packerbadger

packerbadger — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:13:48 +0000

Packers should take him. Would be great to see him de-cleat Cutler and crush the Bears at Soldier Stadium!

By: pantherdg

pantherdg — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:04:35 +0000

Better not make any implications that Peppers is now the leader of the defense. As soon as that happens, he’ll want out. Too much of the spotlight highlights his plays off…

By: nodindenver

nodindenver — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:02:49 +0000

He would look really good in predominately orange and, geographically speaking, we are nice and close to New Mexico! John Fox would have no problem kicking those tires and 54 deserves to hold the Lombardi.

By: sdaim

sdaim — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:50:27 +0000

I’m a life-long Packers fan, but would like to wish the best to Brian Urlacher in whatever the future holds for him. It’s too bad he couldn’t have retired as a Bear, but no player seems to be immune to the trading block these days once he’s reached a certain point in his career. Perhaps Tom Brady will retire a Patriot, but even that isn’t a sure thing. Anyway, good luck #54 — the Packers-Bears games just won’t be the same without you.

By: Punk

Punk — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:25:48 +0000

I scrounged my house looking for $10 to put into my gas tank because payday is still two days away and I am supposed to feel sorry for Brian Urlacher because he turns his nose up at TWO MILLION DOLLARS?!

Sad times when the former MLB of the Chicago Beats is a prima donna.

By: jazsrt

jazsrt — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:17:58 +0000

Brian was a great player for the Bears-and alot of fans are pretty sour to see him go-however, the comments i’m reading are thoroughly dumb. I am going to break it down for the commentors on here who do not understand what a salary cap is, or, how the business of football works in general.

Brian Urlacher is like an old sports car. Yes, at one point in time, he was the best there was, but unfortunately at this point in time, that car has over 150,000 miles on it, and it costs too much to repair. So instead of doing so, they are trading him in for a newer model.
Yes, you had great memories in the car, smashing chicks in the back seat, and blowing the doors off of other sports cars, but unfortunately the time has come to let it go.

Hopefully, this post/analogy wasn’t too hard to follow for the commentors who are saying The Bears organization should have given him 3- 6+ MM/year.

The time has come to say good bye.

Go Bears.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:19:46 +0000

But wait … now we learn poor Urlacher had no choice because the Bears shafted him! Yes, sad day for him and the fans, but he wouldn’t have left if given a fair deal. Hope he beats the odds and finds a great home in another NFL city!

By: johnnyb216

johnnyb216 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:16:48 +0000

Vikingfan,
Yeah, just like Percy was never a free agent right?

By: asublimeday

asublimeday — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:46:50 +0000

Sometimes I really hate the Bears.

By: bighyzer

bighyzer — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:46:05 +0000

As a Viking fan, please DO NOT sign this guy. Great career but now he’s old and slow.

By: bobonmycob

bobonmycob — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:45:39 +0000

chawk12thman says:Mar 20, 2013 6:43 PM

Might be time to quit…….Can’t think of him being anything but a Bear.

Yeah einstein because you are a bears fan. He spent his career with the Bears but guess what? Money talks.. And if he gets enough of it he WILL be in a different uniform next year… Why do you fans think these players need to be loyal to the team? They need to do whats best for them. Urlacher could give a damn less about chicago and its fans… But again.. For Chicago fans that is a hard pill to swallow.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:42:14 +0000

Sad day for Bears fans and sad day for Urlacher. Not sure why they couldn’t work it out, but his career days are numbered and he’ll never have another NFL home like Chicago. Most players his age find leaving over a contractual dispute like this is rarely worth it.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:41:39 +0000

Go to Dallas, they’re playing that archaic Cover 2.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:39:32 +0000

My fondest memory of Urlacher was when Jerome Bettis ran him over near the goal line late in the 2005 season during the Steelers’ playoff push.
Many running backs (Curtis Martin comes to mind) never have a signature run. That was Bettis’ signature run. Both Urlacher and Bettis were great players. Both deserve to be Hall-of-Famers.

By: patch24680

patch24680 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:39:15 +0000

WOW! Did NOT see that one coming! I’m not a big Bears fan, but you have to admire #54 for all of his great contributions to the Bears! What a beast! Whether you decide to retire or continue on with another team, I wish you luck!

By: bws2390

bws2390 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:37:09 +0000

Nooooooooooooo!

By: vikingfan1971

vikingfan1971 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:37:03 +0000

johnnyb
adrian will not be a free agent when his contract is up he will stay a viking,

By: paulz624

paulz624 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:35:47 +0000

To quote Rob Ryan, He’ll have a job in 5 minutes !

By: redrocker77

redrocker77 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:26:11 +0000

Signs w/ Jags. Babich is the DC. And no state tax for last contract. We could use some more depth.

By: thepeoplesjunk

thepeoplesjunk — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:19:54 +0000

I am unsure how I feel about the rumors of him coming to MN…. I know he WAS great and may have a little left, but we are trying to get young and build through the draft. I am not sure that a 1 year stop-gap will help the team. Maybe he can tutor a draft pick for a season and then hand over the reins.

By: thraiderskin

thraiderskin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:19:49 +0000

What would make him “not” a HoF’er?

By: rayguyreturns

rayguyreturns — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:19:32 +0000

Not to worry. He’ll catch on with another team for a year or two, piss off a few Chicago people in the meantime , then retire as a Bear in Canton. Real Bear’s fans will be there to cheer him on.
Great player.

By: vicnocal

vicnocal — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:18:27 +0000

It is now the Lance Briggs Show. Briggs has been the most dependable and consistent Bears player for the last decade anyway. Yes, even more than Urlacher, because Briggs has hardly ever missed any time due to injury.

I think with the core of Briggs, Peppers, Tillman, this defense can still excel. Briggs has always been more vocal than Urlacher as well, so maybe that translates well as far as him being the new captain.

By: cronneb

cronneb — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:18:01 +0000

In equal company along side Butkus and Singletary. I hope the Bears’s fans appreciate all he did for them

By: ponderqb

ponderqb — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:16:26 +0000

The Vikings could really use some help at MLB, Urlacher would be able to step right in to the spot and be more productive than what we have there now… but I don’t think i could keep my respect for him if he moved to another NFC North team… feels different the Brett. What a great player to watch all these years though.

By: drbandkgb

drbandkgb — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:16:04 +0000

Dear Bengals…
If you could get a year or 2 out of him and the leadership he could bring in for your young core…

By: monsterofyourgirlsmidway

monsterofyourgirlsmidway — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:15:14 +0000

Wow. I thought he’d retire a bear for sure. He’s been the anchor of a pretty damn good defense for the last decade.. A true monster of the midway. Thank You #54!

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:15:06 +0000

That guy has killed my Packers in so many different ways that I hated the guy. Now that he’s gone I must say that he is one of the best players I’ve ever seen play. I’ve always respected him for what he meant as a player, and he knew what it meant to be a Bear. I just wished he could’ve retired a Bear.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:12:51 +0000

Like we couldn’t see this coming with all the BS rhetoric spewing from Trestman’s mouth all month?

By: jetsjetsjetsnow

jetsjetsjetsnow — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:10:57 +0000

He has the right attitude & disposition to make an interesting Jet to play & mentor the young guys but we probably can’t afford him.