[CBFF] Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears won't deal

[E. George Mucher III]

At what point does this cause irreparable damage to the relationship  
between him and the Bears?

-Geo

'Oi kau ka lâ, e hana i ola honua'

"While the sun yet shines do all you can"





On Mar 13, 2007, at 8:53 AM, Ross McCoy wrote:

> Lance Briggs realistically cannot afford to sit out the year (or  
> would be
> an absolute fool to do so). Sean Gilbert is the only one who has  
> done it,
> but he had the benefit of a 1st round draft pick first contract and  
> some
> money in the bank. Lance is poor by NFL standards and would not  
> even come
> close to making up for the lost $7M in a contract starting next  
> year if he
> sat out. This in my opinion is pure posturing which isn't going to  
> get him
> anywhere because everyone knows he can't rationally make good on his
> threat. That being said if some team made an attractive enough  
> offer for
> him, i.e. early/mid first rounder, I think the Bears would trade  
> him. I don't
> think that is going to happen though...
>
> Ross
>
> Tom Shannon (tshanno at gmail.com) writes:
>> Posturing.  I would just ignore it.  If Briggs isn't there for the  
>> first
>> regular season game, then I'll be worried.  Until then it's just  
>> hot air
>> rising from fresh BS.
>>
>> Tom S.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
>>> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jan van der Laan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:22 AM
>>> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
>>> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears  
>>> won't
>>> deal
>>>
>>> Is this guy smoking pott, or what??
>>> If he sits out next season (and doesn't get paid anything) is it
>>> possible to slap the tag for another season and let him sit out  
>>> another
>>> season without pay?
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com>
>>> To: CBFF <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 12:14:41 PM
>>> Subject: [CBFF] Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears  
>>> won't deal
>>>
>>>
>>> 42 Franchise tags have been issued to 30 different players.
>>>
>>> Trades forced by result of the tag?  3.
>>>
>>> Games missed as a result of the tag?  0.
>>>
>>> See you September, Lance.
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>> ---
>>> ---------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Updated: March 13, 2007, 2:52 AM ET
>>> Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears won't deal
>>> ESPN.com news services
>>>
>>> The glow of a Super Bowl appearance can't extinguish the shadows  
>>> that
>>> are creeping up on the Chicago Bears.
>>>
>>> Top running back Thomas Jones was shipped to New York last week and
>>> now this week, Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs took his war of  
>>> words
>>> to the next level.
>>>
>>> "I am now prepared to sit out the year if the Bears don't trade  
>>> me or
>>> release me," Briggs told FoxSports.com on Monday night. "I've played
>>> my last snap for them. I'll never play another down for Chicago
>>> again."
>>>
>>> Frustrated that he couldn't work out an extension with the Bears and
>>> angered that the team slapped the franchise designation on him,  
>>> Briggs
>>> told ESPN.com a week ago that a trade would be in the best  
>>> interest of
>>> all parties.
>>>
>>> Bears general manager Jerry Angelo countered that he felt the $7.2
>>> million the team would pay Briggs next season was very fair. The
>>> linebacker reportedly turned down a seven-year, $33 million deal in
>>> March 2006. Now, he's ready to gamble again.
>>>
>>> "People think I can't afford to sit out the year -- I can take out
>>> loans to get me through that year just fine because eventually I'll
>>> have a deal somewhere," Briggs told FoxSports.com. "There are  
>>> things I
>>> can do to make sure I'm fine financially if I sit out. I can also
>>> decide what other course of action I can take as the season gets
>>> closer. The Bears have shown I'm not in their long-term plans so if
>>> that's the case, I don't want to be here."
>>>
>>> Money might not be the only reason Briggs wants out of Chicago. He
>>> said he wants to be the leader of a team and knows he'll never
>>> overtake Brian Urlacher in Chicago.
>>>
>>> "I've talked to Brian about it," Briggs told the Web site. "I'm a
>>> competitor and I want the same thing he has. I've learned a lot from
>>> Brian as a player and a leader and I eventually want to be 'the man'
>>> somewhere. I want to be like him and have everything put on me too.
>>> Obviously I'll never be able to do that there.
>>>
>>> "Still, had the Bears made me a long-term offer that I found
>>> acceptable, I probably would have sacrificed this desire and  
>>> stayed. I
>>> don't want to be somewhere I'm not wanted long-term."
>>>
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