tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post4074434070237537396..comments2023-11-05T04:16:44.937-05:00Comments on Advanced Football Analytics (formerly Advanced NFL Stats): Don't Pay Fortay!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-55136779023506375152011-11-10T07:08:31.172-05:002011-11-10T07:08:31.172-05:00"We only have to look at Forte himself. As we..."We only have to look at Forte himself. As we’ve seen with several RBs, they can go from thermonuclear hot one year to cold as a fish the next, even without injuries...Forte went from one of the top performing RBs in 2008 to one of the worst in 2009"<br /><br />Nope. Forte was injured through all or almost all of 2009 but played through it.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-4603602736600678312011-11-09T14:32:24.967-05:002011-11-09T14:32:24.967-05:00Excellent article. God I love this site. :)Excellent article. God I love this site. :)Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391741204628687296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-31248113627958403162011-11-09T02:21:48.413-05:002011-11-09T02:21:48.413-05:00> There is no way that Forte just shows up next...> There is no way that Forte just shows up next season and allows the Bears to franchise him in 2012 and then again in 2013. He will almost certainly hold out and at that point you have a situation where the Bears' two best players (Forte and Briggs)are both unhappy and feeling underpaid.<br /><br />Bully for them.<br /><br />They can hold out from training camp and bitch and moan to local sports radio all they want.<br /><br />When you get down to the bottom line, Forte still will have been franchised and Briggs will still be under contract to the Bears through 2013. If these guys want to be paid millions of dollars to play in the NFL in 2012, they'll have to do so for the Bears on the Bears' terms. There's no other choice.<br /><br />Sucks for them, but such is life as a player in the NFL, where the owners have all the leverage.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-44344113839126440842011-11-08T14:03:39.811-05:002011-11-08T14:03:39.811-05:00I don't know who is being more stupid: the Bea...I don't know who is being more stupid: the Bears for offering a huge $14 million in guaranteed money, or Forte for not taking it. Matt, if you're out there, put your pride/agent aside and take the money. If you take it, you will never have to work another job. Ask yourself where Curtis Enis is right now. When you come to your senses and take the deal, no need to thank me, although sending me 0.1% of guaranteed money would be a nice gesture.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-76813150789051663032011-11-08T07:53:42.802-05:002011-11-08T07:53:42.802-05:00NFL teams have incentive to burn out their good RB...NFL teams have incentive to burn out their good RBs. They get good play now at little pay, and then cut the RB later when his skills decline. But his skills declined partially due to the high usage that the team put him in. It is a tough situation for good RBs. Be a good team player and get your body get beat to pieces, and you get nothing in the future. Or be selfish, hold yourself out with nagging injuries from time to time, and you'll have a longer career that may net more money. Is Ricky Williams the smartest RB of all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-53019462018050054962011-11-07T19:55:02.209-05:002011-11-07T19:55:02.209-05:00On paper, Brian's suggestion is a no-brainer b...On paper, Brian's suggestion is a no-brainer but there is a bit more to the story here. There is no way that Forte just shows up next season and allows the Bears to franchise him in 2012 and then again in 2013. He will almost certainly hold out and at that point you have a situation where the Bears' two best players (Forte and Briggs)are both unhappy and feeling underpaid. Maybe this shouldn't factor into the calculus but the Bears will have to decide how to handle what is quite likely to be a protracted holdout to start 2012. JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-9265111401161140792011-11-07T18:47:48.416-05:002011-11-07T18:47:48.416-05:002 years of Franchise tags would be about 17M. Cons...2 years of Franchise tags would be about 17M. Considering how poor Angelo is at getting RBs, he should keep him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com