possibly be suggesting that a bear drafted running back would even consider holding out or attempt to use the teams misfortune or record to leverage more money….

surely the bears prestige is enough for any player to want to play for minimum wage.

If forte doesnt accept angelos initial offer, i think we should cut him. Im tired of players coming to chicago and thinking that this is a business.

Why wont they get it. even when the biggest debate right now in football is rookie lottery picks getting overpaid, bear nation does not believe in draft lottery picks demanding money. If we dont tolerate lottery picks wanting to get paid, why we would we tolerate a 2nd round pick doing so.

Just using the same cedric benson logic.

of bowman holding out. first round talent or no first round talent, the kid should be begging to sign a piece of paper with ANY $ amount on it after having two significant knee injuries in two (consecutive?) years of college ball. you’re a 5th round pick, so how about you try getting out there and proving yourself before you’re put back at 6th on our CB depth chart, sit out the entire season, and then get dropped like a bad habit when the bears (and no other team, for that matter) are no longer interested in your boom or bust potential. unbelievable.
as for forte, I think its a very sticky situation. I think that rahulsriram’s knee-jerk reaction, though a bit over-the-top, has some sound logic. at the same time, though, consider the fact that the kid just watched this organization and ‘bears nation’ crucify cedric benson for his off-season actions and his on-field performance. seeing as how the o-line will most certainly not be fixed come the start of preseason, this kid has every incentive in the world to try and get money to match the savior-level expectations everybody has set for him in the wake of benson’s departure before he inevitably disappoints and this ridiculously impatient fan base throws him up onto the chopping block. I would say that he can get in line behind AP, GW, PJP, and ML to sit there as long as he wants, but unfortunately that lineup isn’t the same as the lineup the bears can tout at other positions with rookie holdouts that can be broken once they realize their refusal to sign is actually hurting their long-term individual cause.

on another note, I was checking some responses to a recent rosenblog article and was amazed to see a post where somebody noted that rookie free agent RB Tony Temple out of Missouri is available … ??? I absolutely loved the fact that the bears didn’t rush to sign an overpriced free agent RB after cutting CB, but I was less of a fan of the news that they were’t going to be adding ANY other prospective backs to the roster to duke it out with all of the young talent already there. this non-signing frankly leaves me in disbelief. while he is a bit smaller of a back, he strikes me as a no-brainer upgrade to GW.