[CBFF] Angelo: Plan is to have Briggs be Bear

[Phil DeNomme]

Probably cause Briggs wasn't Clement money?  The bears offered him a very
comparable contract to what's going out right now when they approached him
last spring.  There was a rumor that Briggs wanted something like a 9 year,
$63 million deal...and I assume a third of that is guaranteed.  Not sure if
it's true or not but I do not see the bears paying that.

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Subject: Re: [CBFF] Angelo: Plan is to have Briggs be Bear

On 07.03.07 10:22 AM, "mactbone" <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> "We gave it what we feel are our very best efforts. We thought we put a
very
> good deal on the table. And we also told them that the option of the
franchise
> tag was there and they decided to pass the deal up and play it out. We
> certainly have to respect that. And we also told them that we were going
to
> move on."

I understand now that it might not be possible to negotiate a long-term deal
because of Briggs's line in the sand, but what I do not understand is why
there is no indication that the Bears did not try again.  I mean, just
because it failed last off-season, does not mean it will this off-season.  I
guess I would have liked to hear from Angelo that they were still willing to
negotiate.  That, to me, would really call Briggs's bluff.  But as it is, it
seems as if the Bears ONLY want him for next year.  Do they just want him as
a hired gun for another SB run with more or less the same nucleus in tact?
Or what?

Only thing I can figure is that things have deteriorated with Briggs to the
point where the Bears really do not want him long term.  Any other guesses
here (because guess is all we can do)?

Steve
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