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In advance of Chicago Bears training camp, ESPNChicago.com's experts are taking a look at some of the key issues the team must confront in the coming weeks. Jeff thingyerson: Except for ultra-consistent starting cornerback Charles Tillman, the Bears’ secondary always seems to be full of potential moving parts.Episode 171: Redskins DeAngelo Hall Jerseys Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen discuss Brian Urlacher's status for camp. Cris Carter breaks down who is the best available free agent. The NFL32 crew discuss Romo and the Cowboys.Pro Football Focus seems to think so. As their Training Camp Battles series makes its way around the NFC North, they looked at some potential position battles between an incumbent player and an incoming free agent - and for the Bears, they picked Lance Louis taking on newcomer Chilo Rachal. Redskins Chris Cooley Jerseys Louis started last year at right guard, was injured, and took over at right tackle when Chris Spencer took over his right guard position and Gabe Carimi left for the season with his knee injury. Rachal lost his starting position to Adam Snyder last season, lost his spot permanently at halftime of week three, and filled in when the team began using occasional six-man-line formations.This puts an end to the ongoing drama that hung over Forte and the Bears since before the start of the 2011 season.
Forte, dealing with then-Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, turned down a deal. After the Bears hired Phil Emery as the new GM, the team gave Forte the franchise tag. Though Forte was not happy about it, the tag ended up being a negotiating tool to get them to a deal.He's proven himself, and I think we all know how valuable he is. Redskins Brian Orakpo Jerseys But as far as players getting compensated, this is not a guaranteed league. Football is not like baseball or basketball, where if you sign a deal with a team, that's the money you're going to make, no matter what. So, this league is built off of, 'What have you done for me lately?' Either you're performing at the level of your contract, or you're underperforming, or you're overperforming. And if you're underperforming, teams tend to cut you or trade you, or do what they want with you. When you're outplaying your contract, as a player, you have to go to your team and ask for a raise. And if they don't want to give you a raise, you ask to be traded or to get another opportunity to make more money while you can. It's a business."
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In advance of Chicago Bears training camp, ESPNChicago.com's experts are taking a look at some of the key issues the team must confront in the coming weeks. Jeff thingyerson: Perhaps no single Bears position received more attention in the offseason than wide receiver, a group long believed to be one of the weakest in the NFL. Titans Chris Johnson Jerseys Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said Thursday there won't be any limitations in training camp from the knee injury he suffered in the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings.In advance of Chicago Bears training camp, ESPNChicago.com's experts are taking a look at some of the key issues the team must confront in the coming weeks. Jeff thingyerson: With 19 sacks over the past two seasons, it’s safe to say Julius Peppers has mostly lived up to the monster six-year deal he signed with the Bears in March 2010.It's the latest move the Bears have made to bolster the offense. In March, they traded for Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall, who put his best numbers when he played with Cutler in Denver. They also added running back Michael Bush, and drafted receiver Alshon Jeffery. Redskins Robert Griffin III Jerseys At the end of the 2011 season, they also parted ways with offensive coordinator Mike Martz and promoted Mike Tice to the job. Jeremy Bates, the quarterbacks coach who worked with Cutler and Marshall in Denver, was added to the Bears staff.
In advance of Chicago Bears training camp, ESPNChicago.com's experts are taking a look at some of the key issues the team must confront in the coming weeks. Jeff thingyerson: Except for ultra-consistent starting cornerback Charles Tillman, the Bears’ secondary always seems to be full of potential moving parts.Episode 171: Redskins DeAngelo Hall Jerseys Suzy Kolber and Chris Mortensen discuss Brian Urlacher's status for camp. Cris Carter breaks down who is the best available free agent. The NFL32 crew discuss Romo and the Cowboys.Pro Football Focus seems to think so. As their Training Camp Battles series makes its way around the NFC North, they looked at some potential position battles between an incumbent player and an incoming free agent - and for the Bears, they picked Lance Louis taking on newcomer Chilo Rachal. Redskins Chris Cooley Jerseys Louis started last year at right guard, was injured, and took over at right tackle when Chris Spencer took over his right guard position and Gabe Carimi left for the season with his knee injury. Rachal lost his starting position to Adam Snyder last season, lost his spot permanently at halftime of week three, and filled in when the team began using occasional six-man-line formations.This puts an end to the ongoing drama that hung over Forte and the Bears since before the start of the 2011 season.
Forte, dealing with then-Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, turned down a deal. After the Bears hired Phil Emery as the new GM, the team gave Forte the franchise tag. Though Forte was not happy about it, the tag ended up being a negotiating tool to get them to a deal.He's proven himself, and I think we all know how valuable he is. Redskins Brian Orakpo Jerseys But as far as players getting compensated, this is not a guaranteed league. Football is not like baseball or basketball, where if you sign a deal with a team, that's the money you're going to make, no matter what. So, this league is built off of, 'What have you done for me lately?' Either you're performing at the level of your contract, or you're underperforming, or you're overperforming. And if you're underperforming, teams tend to cut you or trade you, or do what they want with you. When you're outplaying your contract, as a player, you have to go to your team and ask for a raise. And if they don't want to give you a raise, you ask to be traded or to get another opportunity to make more money while you can. It's a business."