Just Give Lance Briggs A Ticket Out Of Here!

by Adam T on Apr 25, 2008 8:13 AM CDT

Bears linebacker Lance Briggs needs to get his head back on straight and maybe Chicago is just not the place.

Contract issues aside, last summer Briggs wrapped his Lamborghini around a guard rail and then promptly left the scene. His deal with the authorities was he would not leave the state of Illinois and perform 120 hours of community service. He has apparently not followed either of those two rules and now is set to appear in court on June 19 to explain why he left the state and find out his plan to complete his community service.

Hoffenberg also wants to look into how Briggs’ community service is coming along. Sneed says he’s completed two of 120 hours thus far. That leaves him with 118 to knock out in the next five months. That means he’s roughly has to do eight-hour days for three weeks to bang it out. So when he returns to the area, football won’t be the only business venture he’ll have to occupy his time.

I'm just curious what Briggs plans were as far as the community service had he signed with the 49ers. Did he think they would just forget it since he wasn't in town anymore? Also I don't know how long he is required to stay in state, but that would also put be an issue with going to play for another team.

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Where’s his esteemed agent in all of this? The guy’s getting some poor direction here, unless all of this is entirely of his own doing.

by Waylon on Apr 25, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

calling Brigg's agent

by Waylon on Apr 25, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

his agent?

not a lot his agent can do regarding something like this. his agent is there to help him with football related issues, not skipping town and avoiding your community service issues. it is just becoming more and more apparent that lance briggs is a freakin’ retard.

by lopey986 on Apr 25, 2008 11:09 AM CDT reply actions

I thought about this yesterday and wanted to post it but wcg was down and I almost went mad

We all know Lance Briggs is an amazing player and it would be very nice to have him play LB for the bears for the rest of his career, however the way his contract is structured it doesn’t seem like his is in the bears long term plans. So why not get it over with now and trade him. I know that when he hit the open market there werent any suitors, but he does have value. We could trade him and our early third to the patriots for their first. It seems like the patriots are gonna take a LB with this pick anyway.

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Apr 25, 2008 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

i dont

think briggs would fit well into a 3-4 defence and REALLY dont think that he could be unselfish and do whatever it takes to win. he a cry baby, mad b/c he doesent have the spotlight in chicago. in my opinion he is not a spotlight player, he’s better playing in somones elses shadow

by SuperBowlXX on Apr 25, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

new england is where all the crybabies go

moss, stallworth, rodney harrison, all crybabies, I think he would do extremely well in a 3/4 were he would probably be on the inside stopping the run which he excels at.

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Apr 25, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

I thought Briggs' strength was being the best cover-LB in the league.

"I've got a class (coming in) here, we've got a chance to do some things." --Tom Izzo on why he might not consider the Bulls coaching vacancy.

by tyger1147 on Apr 25, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

he is good at that too but

briggs is one of our big run stoppers, shaun alexander in the playoffs anyone. The plays were we get gashed are when his is blocked out, urlacher is a way better cover LB.

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Apr 25, 2008 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Ummm... false?

"I've got a class (coming in) here, we've got a chance to do some things." --Tom Izzo on why he might not consider the Bulls coaching vacancy.

by tyger1147 on Apr 25, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

wow your argument is amazing in its complexities

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Apr 25, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

I think the idea

is let him play 2 more years, while we get Williams and Okwo ready; although, they talk like Williams is ready now.

Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!

by Adam T on Apr 25, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm going on revisionist record and saying...

...they should have re-signed Berrian instead of Briggs. They drafted replacements for Briggs the past two years, and the LB corps overall is a lot better than the WR corps. They haven’t done the same w/ the WR’s. With Berrian instead of Lloyd (and Booker instead of Moose), the WR’s look a LOT better and become no concern on draft day, and it wouldn’t create a LB “need”, either.

Of course, there are good arguments for keeping Briggs: he’s been one of the best WLB’s in the game the past two years, and Urlacher’s longevity was/is a concern. Oh well. Hope it works out.

"I've got a class (coming in) here, we've got a chance to do some things." --Tom Izzo on why he might not consider the Bulls coaching vacancy.

by tyger1147 on Apr 25, 2008 11:24 AM CDT reply actions