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You were thinking the same throughout his first 2 years. You 'member
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Just wondering if anyone has pointed out that Forte was never an All-pro?
He should have been in 2013. But instead they gave it to Eddie Lacy who ran for ~200 less yards while averaging a half yard less per carry, had ~350 less yards receiving, and had 1 less TD.
He should have been in 2013. But instead they gave it to Eddie Lacy who ran for ~200 less yards while averaging a half yard less per carry, had ~350 less yards receiving, and had 1 less TD.
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It is amazing to me how blind you are to the abilities of one of the top 3-4 backs in the entire NFL for the length of his career. People can argue whether or not to give the guy a new contract. That is fine. But you should open your eyes and your mind about what the hell you should want out of a running back. Forte has all around abilities. That is his genius. He is the 2nd best all around running back that the Bears ever had behind the GREAT WALTER.
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Yeah, and some of that, I think was the lack of respect that anything Bears has offensively with the media.
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Yeah, Forte's always getting disrespected.
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Hahahaha. Many RBs have had far more impact than Forte during his career. I'd refer to him more as a workhorse than anything amazing.
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He used to like him until he picked him as his troll target for 2015.
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This new regime seems to be irresponsible optimists. Sure White can just replace HOF'er Marshal. Sure we can just replace all-pro Forte with worthless to NFL Carey, worthless to NFL Langston (new kid from Mi. st), and an old scat back.
How do GM's not see the compliment to Forte is not these little scatters but a beast back to shoulder some early down loads and goal line, short yardage things. None of these other backs are his complimeent and I would trade them all for anyones backfield in the NFL.
How do GM's not see the compliment to Forte is not these little scatters but a beast back to shoulder some early down loads and goal line, short yardage things. None of these other backs are his complimeent and I would trade them all for anyones backfield in the NFL.
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I like him but he ain't great and it is time to move on from him. You used to think the same of him as I do, nothing amazing.
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Why is it time to move on from a top all purpose back who still produces? Sure you point to his dip in ypc last year but he was playing behind a banged up line in a terrible offense where everyone sucked. He still did the lions' share of the grunt work in a thankless task with that passing game. There's plenty of shit to remove and replace that should be a higher priority than replacing one of the few gems on your roster.
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All purpose schmurpus. Get a back that can give you an effective running game. Cutler and Forte for Kaepernick. That's what I'm saying. Wooooh!
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He was second in rushing the year before when the line was healthy and the passing offense wasn't a laughing stock. I would rather draft and develop our own QB.
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Bears might already have their next Rb on the roster. I can't say for sure that they don't. Just don't think Forte is a good value at his current pay. Of course I want a new Qb before anything. Not sure the next draft class offers any good prospects or that the Bears will have a high pick. Think they'll be more mediocre this season than God awful.
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McCoy is not as good an all around back as Forte. Period.
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How did those averages match up in the most recent yr?
Who would people on this board want for 2015 if they could have either?
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Did Brady or Eli Manning need an rb like Forte to win SBs? How about New Orleans or Green Bay when they won their Super Bowls? Who were Pittsburgh rbs when they won their Super Bowls? Forte was probably better than the rbs that these teams had, but why does it matter? Only Seattle won with a great rb but it was due to their D more than Lynch. What wins SBs is QB play, not RB nowadays. Why waste spending money on a 30 year old rb to be stuck in the lower end of mediocrity and rebuild from scratch. I rather have an All Pro QB than an All Pro RB any day.
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We've been looking for 80 years, but yea **** the rest of the team till we get a qb
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Did I say the whole team? Just rb. How come GB or Pittsburgh finds franchise QBs? Great FOs. The Bears only had a great FO when Jim Finks and Halas was running the show. Tobin was an idiot. Hatley was just a scout. Angelo was good at first, then went full Special person. Emery....I would like to forget those 2 years.
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Silly bastard.
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