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One thing he hasn’t done, is spend money unlike fk face pace
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That's because Pace already spent most of Poles money this year
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PAY HIM! He's 25 years old and arguably the best player at his position in the NFL!
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Glad you think we can just go draft another Roquan Smith. The Bears are deficient on talent as it is. This is the perfect time to pay him because we have no one to pay right now. I think he’s better suited to pay WLB anyway. He should bet on himself and end up getting more. But Poles is messing up. If you knew you didn’t value him like that. Should of shipped him away while he was cleaning house. It makes no sense to drag this out. He’s not gonna sign for what we’re offering so he’s either getting traded or getting what he wants anyway. It’s a distraction that’s not needed
Also the owners make these high ass prices for us to watch this entertainment so of course they’re gonna have the pay the guys providing the entertainment. So I know it’s just a game but a lot work goes into being a football player. They just don’t wake up and become superstars. They deserve every penny they get
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I didn't say he SHOULD honor his contract. I said I have no sympathy for him to make more money NOW because he is playing on a contract he signed, making far more money than we will ever make.
I then followed that up with he has the choice to show up and honor that contract or sit out, pay fines, and forfeit checks. That's it.
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I'm not saying they don't deserve it. Get what you can get. It's a crazy world. My point is that Bears shouldn't strap themselves in the future to pay a player that isn't great just because we don't have any great players that we need to pay right now. He's the "best" turd on a crap team. That doesn't mean you give him crazy money. Yes, I fully believe we could draft an equal replacement this year at a huge savings. Will Anderson would be a perfect fit.
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That's not good - He's young and talented.
Guys like that you generally want to build around.
We'll see how it all plays out.
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Smith happens to be one of the best Coverage LBs in the NFL. Through 12 games last year he was the only LB (non DB) on the Top 5 list that held apposing qbs QBR around 50 on qualifying players with 40 or more targets thrown their way.
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The teardown was needed, as painful as it is. Had to get it out of the way unless they want to wallow around in mediocrity. I'm still concerned about how he approached the draft after that first pick. Although I do like the Reiff and Schofield signings to at least give Fields some protection. It just feels to me like they weren't concerned with building around Fields when that should be a top priority to help the decision to move forward. I'm not very big on the HC hire either. Everything feels "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" to me. I don't want another JA/Lovie situation.
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I would love to get paid millions to work out, eat right, and play a game for a living. My sympathy is zero.
They work very hard and deserve whatever anybody is willing to pay them. I just don't support either side and don't care about millionaires arguing with billionaires. Especially when you aren't a star player at your position and wanting to be paid like one. The Bears have a ton of holes and paying Smith because he's the "best" player on a bad team is foolish.
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Is anyone surprised?
He had difficulties with his first contract.
He’s negotiating for himself and fired a good agent.
Not sure why people are attacking the Bears? They usually take care of players well. But that doesn’t mean they need to cave into every players demands.
Anyways…. Stay or go I really don’t care. This team was bad with him and it’ll be bad without him. Nothing matters if Fields isn’t the guy. And he doesn’t play a position that helps Fields so again… who cares? I’d be much more upset if this was Mooney.
He had difficulties with his first contract.
He’s negotiating for himself and fired a good agent.
Not sure why people are attacking the Bears? They usually take care of players well. But that doesn’t mean they need to cave into every players demands.
Anyways…. Stay or go I really don’t care. This team was bad with him and it’ll be bad without him. Nothing matters if Fields isn’t the guy. And he doesn’t play a position that helps Fields so again… who cares? I’d be much more upset if this was Mooney.
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Absolutely. Overpaying for players doesn't help you get more wins than losses. Especially when that player can be replaced.
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He also has the option of trying to force a trade which is what he is doing.
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So let's overpay a LB that can cover RBs and average TEs while the rest of the league is going deep with elite TEs and superstar WRs. Unless Smith can cover those guys and produce a 50 QBR he's not worth the money.
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Not according to PFF..........
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It’s tough. Certainly doesn’t warrant To be paid the highest lb in the nfl, he’s very good though
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There's no let's. It's not our money.
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You can try to force a trade, but I wouldn't give in unless I get decent compensation. I think he's replaceable, but I wouldn't dump him for a 7th rounder.
If you don't get decent compensation, you make him stay around and either play or sit and forfeit checks. Either way this team is going nowhere and if he sits out, the Bears save money.
There really is no incentive to trade him for anything less than DECENT compensation. Anybody with a brain can see he is overplaying his hand and really shouldn't have any sympathy for him.
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Meh. People deciding one way or the other on Poles are dumb. Call me after a couple years and we can discuss.
