Urlacher resigning?

Rumors swirling....


http://www.windycitygridiron.com/20
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Can't tell you how much I want to see Brian retire as a Bear... even if he's lost a step/not a starter.  I hated seeing Kruetz in another uniform.  Really really hope this isn't BS 

OOPS.. Urlacher re-signing, not resigning, lol

Big oops...

He's def a guy Tucker wants.

It is something that needs to get done.  Urlacher will be better than he was last season.  He will never be the guy he was in his prime or early in his career but I personally think he will be significantly better than last season.  He always trains extremely hard in the offseason, our former strength coach said as much.  That was taken away from him last season due to the knee problem.  Not only did he not get the offseason, he didn't even get a preseason.  He will be better and the Bears will be a better team for having him.  Give him a 2 year contract, draft a young guy to develop behind him and let him retire as a Bear.

He doesn't need to play for anyone else.  Look at Ray Lewis's effect on the Ravens.  Lewis wasn't even half the player he used to be out on the field but they were a better team because of his leadership and just being on the field making sure everyone was in the right place.  To a man, every player on this defense will tell you that Urlacher is the unequivocal leader of this defense, you can't underestimate the value in that especially after losing Marinelli and Lovie. 

Like Mongo said, I have a feeling Tucker is asking for him back, it will make his transition a lot easier as well and give him a huge advantage in maintaining the defensive success we have had in the past.

I certainly hope so. He was the face of the Bear's team for so many years and I hope he goes out with them. Hopefully Emery and Trestman will have a much better argument than Smith and Angelo had when Kreutz left. I have always thought that it was Kreutz's pride more than money that was the factor in him leaving. I just think that it is sad when great players leave the organization only to go in a downward spiral after it.

  To a man, every player on this defense will tell you that Urlacher is the unequivocal leader of this defense, you can't underestimate the value in that especially after losing Marinelli and Lovie. 

Like Mongo said, I have a feeling Tucker is asking for him back, it will make his transition a lot easier as well and give him a huge advantage in maintaining the defensive success we have had in the past.

I absoulutely agree with this statement and I have always wanted Urlacher to retire a Bear just because he would be in line with all the great LB before him in the organization and selfishly, I have too many Urlacher Bears jerseys over the years I don't want to see him go

BUT heck, if a Seau can leave San Diego ... or there might be a crazy team out there willing to fork over the money for a MLB, stories out of Dallas is they might be interested, you never know.  As much as I would like to believe in team loyal - probably the man's last pay day and Urlacher by all means needs to do what's best for him and as a fan I can't do anything about it. 

Hoping he stays but understands if he goes ...

We need to keep Urlacher. If he must go he must go as Roach was not too bad, but keeping the undisputed leader of the players around thrrough all these coaching changes would be huge.

BUT heck, if a Seau can leave San Diego ...

San Diego is far from a model franchise in any decision they make.  This is a team that let Drew Brees just walk away.  The Bears need to take a hard look at the Ravens because Urlacher and Lewis are very similar in terms of what they have meant to their paticular teams defense.  Ray Lewis has had Marvin Lewis, Rex Ryan, Mike Nolan, Chuck Pagano, etc. go through there as defensive coordinator during his tenure as MLB for the Ravens.  He was the one constant with all those guys rotating through as DC's, and don't think for a second that is some sort of coincidence.  It would be a huge mistake to let Urlacher walk.  The Ravens faced this same question a few years ago and they brought him back, how did that work out for them?

I would argue that Lovie would have had a short tenure as HC without Urlacher patrolling the middle of the field.  Look at the Bears record without him during his career.

There are only two things that prevent you from re-signing him:

1.  He is asking for too much money (Doesn't appear to be the case based on statements he has made about willingness to reach a deal)

2.  You think he has nothing left in the tank to offer physically (I think he can still perform at an above average level after a full offseason of being healthy and being able to train.)

San Diego is far from a model franchise in any decision they make.  This is a team that let Drew Brees just walk away. 

wouldn't necessarily pen Brees, he was coming off a injury and having a high draft pick QB in Rivers in the bullpen and the pressure to play him, made the decision for the Chargers to let go Brees.  For Seau, heck he wanted a shot at a ring, I can't blame him.  For Urlacher ... be it money or championships, I as a Bear fan hope he's one of the keys to a championship but as I mentioned if Dallas or any other team over values a need for a LB, that is something we as fans can't control

I see the report where he submitted his contract to the Bears.  It's the first time I ever read about a player submitting the parameters first.  I know it can't be the first time.  Just struck me as odd.   I keep checking throughout the day to see an article about his signing.  I wish they would get it done already.  I shudder at Brian Urlacher in a Cowboys uniform.

My friend said Urlacher is looking for $5M over 2 years, but I can't confirm this.

If he isn't signed, other teams can begin talking to him tonight at 11pm, and he's officially a FA tomorrow at 3pm.

My friend said Urlacher is looking for $5M over 2 years, but I can't confirm this.

If he isn't signed, other teams can begin talking to him tonight at 11pm, and he's officially a FA tomorrow at 3pm.

If this is accurate, and Emery doesn't move forward, you can feel free to remove that "Might" from your avatar.

Michael Wright said the following about Urlacher:

Well, in what we can all consider a bad 2012 season for Urlacher, the supposed old guy ranked among the top 10 in the NFL for lowest percentage of first downs and touchdowns (3.08 percent) allowed, according to Pro Football Focus. That's interesting considering he was never fully healthy after undergoing multiple knee procedures, and never 100 percent in football shape.

That's not to say Urlacher didn't struggle. According to Pro Football Focus, Urlacher graded negatively against the run over the first four games and positively only once all season. Despite missing four games and playing pretty much all but his last few essentially on one good leg, Urlacher still put up respectable numbers (88 tackles, seven tackles for lost yardage, four quarterback pressures, seven pass breakups, one interception returned for a touchdown, two forced fumbles and recoveries) that were better than a good portion of his peers.

 

I agree with Mongo, if that deal is on the table, it is really hard to believe that he is not signed already.  His numbers were not horrible last season and there is no way he can be in worse shape this season.  For any of you that think there something better out there, read the above numbers and tell me who else is out there that can be a top 10 MLB at his age on one leg.  Get it done.

If this is accurate, and Emery doesn't move forward, you can feel free to remove that "Might" from your avatar.

completely agree which leads to ...

  For any of you that think there something better out there, read the above numbers and tell me who else is out there that can be a top 10 MLB at his age on one leg.  Get it done.

which by all means at the 2 years 5 Mil isn't bad, heck Urlacher would be a upgrade to SEVERAL teams at this point ... get this done quick

 For any of you that think there something better out there, read the above numbers and tell me who else is out there that can be a top 10 MLB at his age on one leg.

I'm not saying there is or isn't better out there, but he was rated in the top 10 in TWO categories.  He was not rated top 10 overall.

In fact, according to Pro Football Focus, he was rated the second WORST value in the league last season.

[https://www.profootballfocus.com/bl
og/2013/03/10/performance-based-val
ue-linebackers/]


He was the second worst in the entire league against the run with a minus 13.6 and his tackling efficiency was 29th out of 35 middle backers.

I don't want him to go, but the Bears are not going to wither and die without him.

Geno Hayes just signed with the Jaguars.  So besides Briggs, who they hell do we have at left at LB?  Talks between Urlacher and the Bears are "ongoing" as Emery put it today and Roach hasn't signed anywhere else yet but as the market dwindles on the top names, the 2nd tier guys come in.  Be interesting to see what Emery is going to do because he also said today that the Bears are "up against the cap".  

Did you know,, Bear Trivia,,lol   #54 made get this in 2012,,  $1050 per hour 24 hours a day 7 days a week 12 months a year...lol...  Not saying he didnt deserve it but,,  wow!

That comes to a whooping $9,200,000 per year,,   This is why  maybe  the Bears have not signed him,,  The Money going in other directions at the moment ,,  Go Bears!

Thats a awful lot of money for a  player coming off a injury and who aint getting  any younger!