[CBFF] Smith's agent says talks with Bears have broken down

[Steve Behrens]

They have come around with the salary cap issues.  That's a huge step.
Angelo has actually helped with this in that I think he convinced the
ownership that he can't compete unless he has all of the cap at his
discretion.  But the coaching salaries are a different animal and has
provided an opportunity for the ownership to show that they still aren't' a
truly elite team in terms of securing *all* of it's key talent in an
intelligent and economical way.

-Behr


On 2/23/07, Jim Ferolie <ferolie at charter.net> wrote:
>
> That is 100 percent true. I believe that in the past, especially when Mike
> McCaskey was running the show, the organization was cheap. Now they are
> fiscally responsible and err on the side of being tight, but not cheap.
> Not
> unless you're comparing them to the Washington Redskins or Dallas Cowboys
> where they are all into marketing and throwing money around.
>
> More like the Giants or Steelers or Bills, fellow family-run
> organizations.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>
> >> This is still a cheap organization.  And this will be a huge gaff  by
> >> Agelo
> >> if Lovie walks since he wanted to renegotiate before last season.
> >
> > FWIW Angelo has nothing to do with this.  He clearly wants Smith but
> > doesn't
> > have the authority to do anything beyond making that clear.
> >
> > I think you can go right to the top and blame the family if you want to
> > blame anyone.  Unlike the case for players, they are the ones directly
> > determining what the money will be here.
>
>
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