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I think Pace is playing one of his long games with Fournette. There are some pros and cons in this, but, overall, Fournette needs the Bears. The question is, do they need Fournette. This post will, hopefully, come to an answer.
What are the knocks on a back that has amassed over 2,500 yards and 100 catches in three years? A big back that is also a top ten back? Simple. He’s a locker room cancer with a reputation straffed with questions about his work ethic and commitment. There is also the issue of his contract. We will get to that first.
Leonard Fournette Contract: Bears Would Get Him on 1-Year, $4 Million Prove-It Deal in 2020. There it is. That’s a Deer in heat lewing for big buck pace to come on down. A one year prove it deal for a back that will bring a few victories to Chicago? I am not sure why this hasn’t already happened.
Okay, let’s discuss why this would work for Fournette.
Fournette has one year to make or break his next contract. A guy picked up a few picks after him, CMC, just made the kind of bank he could only dream about. Fournette got his fifth year declined as his, start laughing now, “reward”.
So, he needs a location where he will rehabilitate his image AND show the league that he cares about something other than fame and money. Yeah, right…
So, why Chicago? Simple. He will either do one of two things here, relegate Monty to the bench or share carries, either way, it is a win/win for Chicago.
Scenario 1: Fournette just blows everyone away and illustrates why he was a top five pick. Monty sits. He’s the type of guy that will bide his time and put the team first. Either way, he gets paid. He runs havoc in ‘21 or stays as a role back as the Bears look for his replacement.
Scenario 2: Fournette is in a time share. His attitude looks good. He shows what he can do. He takes fewer hits and is ready for the next team after a change of scenery and an image rehabilitation.
Why Chicago?
He has the Louisiana connection. You don’t think Pace saw him play at LSU when he was heralded as the next Adrian Peterson?
He has ties to ‘Flip. He has ties to Foles.
He gives Chicago, IMHOP, at least two extra victories, takes a load off of the starting QB, and, even better, forces the opposing D to recognize the run and allow AR212 and company to wreak havoc.
I think we still have the cap available. Over the cap has the Bears sitting at 9 mil. I’m not sure if that includes both the new free agents and the designated June 1st cuts. I’m not a salary cap guy, and I don’t claim to be, but it does look like we can swing the 4 mil and some change to get Fournette.
Now, the con: what if he is a complete turd. Nagy said his team has no turds. What does Pace do? This is where he is shown the door and he blew up any chance at getting a good contract. He is a different level of fucked if he can’t prove it on a one year prove it deal.
What would it take to get him from the Jags?
They were shopping him on day two of the draft, so I’m thinking they wanted a third rounder for him at worst. That was then. This is now. Sure, they’re renewing their vows and saying the right things now, but I think they just don’t want to weaken his market even more by hinting at a release. So, I think we can get him for even less. We might snag him for a fifth, or even a sixth, of which we have 3 or 4 of, thank you comp picks.
If you think a 5th or 6th is fucking hilarious, think about the fact that they don’t have a TE! Okay, they signed perennially hurt Eifert. As an aside, I really want to forgive the lot of you chicken lovers that were pining for Eifert when the off-season started, but I can’t, not yet. Time heals all wounds. So, back to the Jags. If you guys want a great laugh, look at their TE depth chart, 2/4 have a Q already and Eifert is just a matter of time. I can’t make this shit up. They need a TE and we have Burrito Gronk! Yeah! Give dem da Sheen!
We have a waste of draft pick. They have a waste of a draft pick, so it looks like the closing time trade to end all closing time beer goggle trades. Hopefully, they will wake up hung over and disappointed while staring at the tall hunk of a dude they thought they were getting as they look his burrito chiseled form up and down and wonder if the shot was worth it.
So, it is possible we give them a shitty TE for Fournette. A 6th rounder we got for free for a Jag. I wonder if there was ever a precedent for sending a comp pick to the Jags for someone they don’t need anymore. Maybe a QB that got beat out by the guy that Fournette was openly campaigning to get rid of by bringing in Cam Newton? Yeah, Mustache Minshew is still there. It is kinds sorta his team now.
So, this post is long enough and rambling enough as it is.
What do you guys think about Fournette coming to the Bears?
What are the knocks on a back that has amassed over 2,500 yards and 100 catches in three years? A big back that is also a top ten back? Simple. He’s a locker room cancer with a reputation straffed with questions about his work ethic and commitment. There is also the issue of his contract. We will get to that first.
Leonard Fournette Contract: Bears Would Get Him on 1-Year, $4 Million Prove-It Deal in 2020. There it is. That’s a Deer in heat lewing for big buck pace to come on down. A one year prove it deal for a back that will bring a few victories to Chicago? I am not sure why this hasn’t already happened.
Okay, let’s discuss why this would work for Fournette.
Fournette has one year to make or break his next contract. A guy picked up a few picks after him, CMC, just made the kind of bank he could only dream about. Fournette got his fifth year declined as his, start laughing now, “reward”.
So, he needs a location where he will rehabilitate his image AND show the league that he cares about something other than fame and money. Yeah, right…
So, why Chicago? Simple. He will either do one of two things here, relegate Monty to the bench or share carries, either way, it is a win/win for Chicago.
Scenario 1: Fournette just blows everyone away and illustrates why he was a top five pick. Monty sits. He’s the type of guy that will bide his time and put the team first. Either way, he gets paid. He runs havoc in ‘21 or stays as a role back as the Bears look for his replacement.
Scenario 2: Fournette is in a time share. His attitude looks good. He shows what he can do. He takes fewer hits and is ready for the next team after a change of scenery and an image rehabilitation.
Why Chicago?
He has the Louisiana connection. You don’t think Pace saw him play at LSU when he was heralded as the next Adrian Peterson?
He has ties to ‘Flip. He has ties to Foles.
He gives Chicago, IMHOP, at least two extra victories, takes a load off of the starting QB, and, even better, forces the opposing D to recognize the run and allow AR212 and company to wreak havoc.
I think we still have the cap available. Over the cap has the Bears sitting at 9 mil. I’m not sure if that includes both the new free agents and the designated June 1st cuts. I’m not a salary cap guy, and I don’t claim to be, but it does look like we can swing the 4 mil and some change to get Fournette.
Now, the con: what if he is a complete turd. Nagy said his team has no turds. What does Pace do? This is where he is shown the door and he blew up any chance at getting a good contract. He is a different level of fucked if he can’t prove it on a one year prove it deal.
What would it take to get him from the Jags?
They were shopping him on day two of the draft, so I’m thinking they wanted a third rounder for him at worst. That was then. This is now. Sure, they’re renewing their vows and saying the right things now, but I think they just don’t want to weaken his market even more by hinting at a release. So, I think we can get him for even less. We might snag him for a fifth, or even a sixth, of which we have 3 or 4 of, thank you comp picks.
If you think a 5th or 6th is fucking hilarious, think about the fact that they don’t have a TE! Okay, they signed perennially hurt Eifert. As an aside, I really want to forgive the lot of you chicken lovers that were pining for Eifert when the off-season started, but I can’t, not yet. Time heals all wounds. So, back to the Jags. If you guys want a great laugh, look at their TE depth chart, 2/4 have a Q already and Eifert is just a matter of time. I can’t make this shit up. They need a TE and we have Burrito Gronk! Yeah! Give dem da Sheen!
We have a waste of draft pick. They have a waste of a draft pick, so it looks like the closing time trade to end all closing time beer goggle trades. Hopefully, they will wake up hung over and disappointed while staring at the tall hunk of a dude they thought they were getting as they look his burrito chiseled form up and down and wonder if the shot was worth it.
So, it is possible we give them a shitty TE for Fournette. A 6th rounder we got for free for a Jag. I wonder if there was ever a precedent for sending a comp pick to the Jags for someone they don’t need anymore. Maybe a QB that got beat out by the guy that Fournette was openly campaigning to get rid of by bringing in Cam Newton? Yeah, Mustache Minshew is still there. It is kinds sorta his team now.
So, this post is long enough and rambling enough as it is.
What do you guys think about Fournette coming to the Bears?