[CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

[Phil DeNomme]

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-----Original Message-----
From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Tom Shannon
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:00 AM
To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com

Is there an attachment to this post?  I can't find it.

Tom S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Phil DeNomme
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:34 AM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com
> 
> http://www.cbfans.info/myBB/showthread.php?tid=290890
> 
> if LT is correct, and he usually is with cap stuff, the cap hit if cut
> for
> Griese is 100K.
> 
> hell, if that's the case, screw it and cut his ass and ONLY sign Rex if
> his
> cap hit for 08 will be at or below what Griese's would have been.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Tom Shannon
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 8:31 AM
> To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com
> 
> Jim,
> 
> If I recall correctly (and I may not) Griese got between 4 and 5
> Million in
> signing bonus.  Lets call it 4.5.  His first season was 2006 which
> means he
> has 3 years left on the deal.
> 
> 4.5/5 * 3 = 2.7 million cap hit when the remaining bonus is accelerated
> into
> the cap.  Maybe my facts are wrong?
> 
> Tom S.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com [mailto:cbff-
> > bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ferolie
> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 6:47 AM
> > To: post at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> > Subject: Re: [CBFF] Long goodbye -- chicagotribune.com
> >
> > Uh, minus his salary and roster bonus doesn't leave a whole lot, what
> > $500,000? That is NOT a $2.2 million cap hit.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Shannon" <tshanno at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >> You don't think that if they re-sign Grossman that Griese will be
> > cut
> > >> or traded? (the latter obviously wouldn't yield much more than a
> > late
> > >> rounder, but the point would be getting him off the roster)
> > >
> > > They'd take a $2.2 million dollar cap hit.  I don't think a neutral
> > > observer
> > > would choose Grossman + $2 million over him.
> > >
> > > Tom S.
> >
> >
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