HoosierCat Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Gettin' ugly in Chi-town...Bears | Briggs wants out?Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:21:43 -0800Len Pasquarelli, of ESPN.com, reports Chicago Bears LB Lance Briggs says he does not want to play another game for the team unless the Bears rescind the franchise tag placed on him this offseason. "There's a difference between the Chicago Bears team and the Chicago Bears organization," Briggs said Sunday, March 4. "The Chicago Bears team? The coaches, players, city and fans? Yeah, I could stay there forever. I love it. But the Chicago Bears organization? I don't want to be there anymore. I won't play for them and I'll do everything in my power to keep from playing there." "They need to either [rescind] the franchise tag, and let me move on, or trade me to another team," Briggs added. "Because that's about the only way this thing can have any kind of a positive resolution."Justin for Briggs, anyone...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPalmer9 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 this what marvin and mikey have been waiting for the whole time pull the trigger boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Wow he's pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Yeah, there's even more in the espn.com story...http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2788148"You hate to get into that whole 'lack of respect' thing," Briggs said. "But you play four years for a team, do your best, exceed their expectations, right? And every year, it's like, 'You played great, Lance.' And they kind of dangle the carrot, like they're going to take care of you, and then it doesn't happen. I mean, I was a middle-round pick and I've played well for them. Four years and at just middle-round salaries. I haven't caused any kinds of problems. I've done everything they asked and them some. And I don't know if I ever really knew where I stood with them until they put the tag on me."C'mon, Lance, tell us how you really feel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Yeah right, Justin for Briggs, that would be dumb. No way we will trade for a good player. I forsee us re-signing J.Smith for a 7 year 40-60 million deal. That is what we would do instead of trading for a good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Can't say I want a player with this attitude any where near Cinci. Sounds way to much like Pickens or Dillon for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Brooks21 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Can't say I want a player with this attitude any where near Cinci. Sounds way to much like Pickens or Dillon for me.Hate to say it but I will pass too, don't need someone who is guaranteed to be paid in the top 5 of people at his position next year bitching like this. What he makes next year will probably be more then a lot of us fans make in a lifetime, so I can't find myself feeling sorry for him at all. Love you Lance as a player, I don't think you get your do playing next to Urlacher but quit whining to the public about making millions of dollars we just can't feel sorry for a guy like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShulaSteakhouse Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I don't know, the way the Bears have run things there lately, I don't really blame him. I'd rather have a guy who justifiably wants to get paid and whines about it, than a "malcontent" that gets suspended for criminal behavior.Lord knows the Bengals' have plenty of those types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'd love to have Briggs via trade, but I don't think we can afford to give up Justin Smith for him. We'd force ourselves right back into DE discussion for the first round of the draft, and the best prospects will be gone at #18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'd love to have Briggs via trade, but I don't think we can afford to give up Justin Smith for him. We'd force ourselves right back into DE discussion for the first round of the draft, and the best prospects will be gone at #18.I dunno. We are certainly looking at drafting an LB on day one, and LB seems kind of thin to me this year. DE, OTOH, looks pretty deep. Plus I think the Bengals have more potential depth at DE with Rucker and Henderson (and maybe even Pollack) than they do at LB. So if it were Briggs and draft DE or Justin and draft LB, I'd lean toward the former.As to whether the Bears would go for something like that I have absolutely no idea. There were some rumblings a few weeks back that they were unhappy with O-gun's drop in production last season and might be looking to move on there, but as far as I can tell it was just smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 WHo is O-gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Adewale Ogunleyehttp://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/188505 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Oh ok yeah I know who you mean, he is on the trading block from what i have heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ29 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Justin for Briggs, anyone...?Absolutely.I would be pissing myself in spasmodic glee if we gt that one done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Bears fire back...have not been contacted by any teams regarding a trade...http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2790088 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Dont expect us to contact them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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