[CBFF] - Part of this must be subterfuge

[Tom Shannon]

Correction:  His first year was 2005.  So the hit is probably about $6
million.

Sorry,

Tom S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ferolie
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:58 AM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] - Part of this must be subterfuge
> 
> I agree totally. He might talk a little too much (he's got his own TV
> show,
> for God's sake), but there is no doubt that the little veteran tricks
> have
> trickled down to the young guys, and our WR corps beyond him is still
> young.
> That's the No. 1 thing to me that causes WRs to take 3 years to develop
> in
> most cases, the mind games, the fakes, the little things.
> 
> Moose might not be super productive right now, but I don't think his
> contract is that expensive, either. Anyone know the cap implications of
> keeping vs. cutting?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> Jason,
> 
> The Bear WR corps got better pretty quickly after Muhammad arrived.  I
> think
> its because a veteran presence and experience helped stabilize the
> group and
> that he taught the younger guys a lot of tricks.  That might make him
> more
> valuable than he would appear to be on paper.
> 
> Just a suggestion.
> 
> Tom S.
> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> > bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jason Cetina
> > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 10:38 PM
> > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > Subject: [CBFF] - Part of this must be subterfuge
> >
> > WTF? Moose looks like a keeper? That can't be. I've got no problem
> with
> > Berrian leaving, but he should take Moose with him. I've got to
> believe
> > that the front office is trying to create some leverage to sign
> Berrian
> > to a lower contract. Or maybe the Bears are content with both of them
> > ending up as Vikings.
> >
> > From:
> >
> http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/NFC/NFC+North/Chicago/WWHI/200
> > 7/wwhi121407.htm
> >
> > Briggs, Berrian could be goners
> >
> >
> > Dec. 14, 2007
> >
> > On the Bears' free-agent front, the latest we're hearing on OLB
> *Lance
> > Briggs* and WR *Bernard Berrian*, the team's top two players eligible
> > for free agency, is that the team is leaning toward letting both of
> > them
> > walk. We hear the Bears believe second-year LB *Jamar Williams* could
> > very effectively man the weak side at a lot more reasonable cost than
> > what it would take to re-sign Briggs, who they feel is asking for
> more
> > than he's worth, his rock-solid '07 season notwithstanding. Team
> > sources
> > tell us the Bears feel the same way about Berrian and that they are
> > preparing to primarily revolve their passing game around the very
> > promising talents of University of Miami (Fla.) products *Devin
> Hester*
> > and *Greg Olsen*, with veteran *Muhsin Muhammad* looking like a
> keeper
> > at the "Z" spot for at least another season. Word is the Bears are
> > increasingly intrigued by the pass-catching potential of Hester, who
> > showed impressive glimpses late in the team's Week 14 loss to the
> > Redskins.
> >
> >
> >
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