Comments on: Bears’ tactics with Urlacher may turn out to be brilliant

By: larryboodry

larryboodry — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:04:38 +0000

Good move by the Bears, now they can focus on finding his replacement, rather than waiting for Brian to finally realize that $2 mil for one year is all that he’s likely to get. As for DJ Williams, he is not a MLB, he should be a WILL backer only.

By: chi01town

chi01town — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:52:55 +0000

Emery is doing Exactly what he should do. getting rid of OLD players whom cant play at a high level. Urlacher cant help the team win the Superbowl because hes only playing 7 games. the Bears need to get young… good players that will buy into the system NOT have OLD players whom will resist because hes crying over Lovie

By: thompsonway

thompsonway — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:59:36 +0000

Wow, I guess that Loyalty and class left with Lovie. I am not slamming Emery or Trestman here. This is Urlacher’s issue. When you listen to Urlacher, you don’t hear loyalty, or love for the Bears. You hear a spoiled kid, who just asked the cash strapped Bears for more than they can give, then he called it “a slap in the face”. Well, Urlacher, the real slap in the face is you not playing for the Bears when they need you the most. The first time the Bears couldn’t pony up the cash, your willing to go to some other team for the same or less. Wow.

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:59:08 +0000

I don’t think any decision like this can “turn out” to be brilliant. You can’t wait for future information to decide if a decision today is a good one or a bad one; that’s highly illogical. It either is or it isn’t and nothing in the future can change that fact.

The only question is to what confidence level today can you identify with one of those choices being the correct choice, because there is ZERO percent change that both of these choices could be correct, there can and only ever was one, just like with any decision.

That being said, this decision has already turned out to be brilliant because it is, automatically and instantly. Unless of course the premise and logic that feeds my opinion of Urlacher not being a value player is flawed in any way.

By: scrp2

scrp2 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:25 +0000

5.5 Million a year? Wes Welker doesn’t make that much.

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:17:57 +0000

Anyone have the Bears cap number? All I hear is Urlacher complaining about how much he wants. Does he not realize that he only has Lance Briggs lined up next to him (if he did come back)? The offensive line sucks, Cutler needs pass-catchers.
The Bears could be using that money to get better not stay the same.

Earth to Urlacher, to Bears days of only focusing on Defense are over. It didn’t win us championshps while you were here, so a change needed to be made.

By: 15starr

15starr — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:39:04 +0000

Packers do this every year. Nothing new.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:31:16 +0000

ijr213 says:Mar 22, 2013 9:33 AM

To be fair, Urlacher said he wouldn’t play for the Bears for $2 million. This could mean he’d play for another team for that sum.
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Revenge is sweet and can be its own reward. Urlacher should sign with the Lions for the vet minimum. He can show up the Bears by knocking Cutler out the first time they meet.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:26:45 +0000

tokyosandblaster says:Mar 22, 2013 9:22 AM

The bears and brilliant should never be uttered in the same sentence.
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It’s OK as long as you use the word NOT.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:24:27 +0000

Players, take note of this. Dedicate your whole career to this team and they’ll kick you to the curb. They’ll low-ball you to the point where its a push when compared to relocating due to the cost and disruption in your life and the lives of those ypu love. The Bears are indeed bad news.

By: 85bears

85bears — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:22:57 +0000

without*

By: 85bears

85bears — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:22:28 +0000

it was time.. i really believe that we were better off with him.. teams would burn us in the middle if he was to be out there regardless of his leadership

By: myeaglescantwin

myeaglescantwin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:19:05 +0000

looking forward to the bears sucking for another decade.

They hitched their train to two divas in Marshall and Cutler, and let the only emotional leader on the squad walk away.
BRILLIANT POLICIES FELLAS.

By: matiberio

matiberio — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:15:25 +0000

Does Belichick like him?

By: ialwayswantedtobeabanker

ialwayswantedtobeabanker — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:14:16 +0000

Somehow, I’m missing the brilliant part here. They offered Urlacher what he was worth in response to Urlacher trying to highball them. Urlacher responded angrily and emotionally.

And this is not analogous at all to the situations with Favre and Peyton — who still had LOTS of value (real and/or perceived) in the NFL marketplace. Urlacher’s value at this stage isn’t even in the same hemisphere. He can’t even lift his knees when he runs.

In short, the Bears did not purposefully concoct some genius blueprint here — you’re reading into it way too much, again.

By: monstersofthemidway545051

monstersofthemidway545051 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:12:36 +0000

I will withhold final judgement until I see who is in the Bears’ LB room come August, but this does not feel like a brilliant move to me. I just assumed Urlacher would be back this whole time.

By: miriam45

miriam45 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:10:52 +0000

Tossed like garbage!

By: chi01town

chi01town — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:07:56 +0000

Urlacher made his choice the 2 million dollars was not enough money so he walked away. Dont blame the Bears cause they tried to
keep him. Emery has to Build a championship team and he is doing just that GO EMERY GO

By: b921

b921 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:47 +0000

The difference here, of course, is that Manning and Favre both had something left in the tank making them worth more than a low ball salary offer from their current teams.

By: officialmiamidolphinsspokesperson

officialmiamidolphinsspokesperson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:20 +0000

Best Brian Urlacher pic..looks like he just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar

By: crazycane

crazycane — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:03:49 +0000

Hardest thing in sports, per several HC’s, is to tell an aging former super star that it’s over.

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:55:46 +0000

Amazing. Trestman comes up with the revolutionary idea of getting rid of an aging veteran, and people act like he just invented penicillin.

By: j4man1

j4man1 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:54:40 +0000

secret sauce?

By: roadbiscuit

roadbiscuit — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:48:16 +0000

WOAH. This is the first time in history that a team has lowballed someone. Pure genius.

By: jimbo75025

jimbo75025 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:42:24 +0000

Teams will continue to huff and puff about Urlacher until after the draft. A few will then realize that the player they “wanted” was no long available in the draft. Urlacher will then sign somewhere for something in the $2.5 million range.

By: gator2006

gator2006 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:39:30 +0000

Reopen talks and sign him for 3.5MM

By: britishteeth

britishteeth — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:38:38 +0000

I’m smelling Olin Kruetz part deux.

By: deathmonkey41

deathmonkey41 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:36:41 +0000

F lovie smith.

By: ijr213

ijr213 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:33:51 +0000

To be fair, Urlacher said he wouldn’t play for the Bears for $2 million. This could mean he’d play for another team for that sum.

By: 34sweetness

34sweetness — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:30:52 +0000

Didn’t one PFT writer call it an insult the other day?