Forte is in the last year of his rookie contract and is scheduled to receive 555K this year.

I completely support his holdout, if he does. We all know that his market value is much, much more than 555 K.

We also know he would be cut or be asked to renegotiate if he was a 2nd string running back making 4 million dollars per year. So why shouldn't his contract be renegotiaged or extended if he has outplayed his draft position? This is not about honoring a contract. NFL teams don't honor their contracts so why should the players? How say you?

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Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.

He's nothing special. I don't think he knows that. I think Martz does, however.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Even with the new agreement, I would always hold out in the NFL. It didn't change much. The next play could be your last. All guaranteed money is up front. Do it Matt. But I need you to run/catch for 2500 afterwards.

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I don't think he should holdout. The Bears have acknowledged they need to do something with him and will soon.

If was really smart he woulds report and if things dont go well, then sit out before game 1

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

When has a player come to camp, participated in everything, but held out before game one?

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Still don't understand the love for this guy. Goes well beyond not getting carries early last year. The carries he did get were pathetic, and not because of poor blocking. He looked totally not interested and was running with no authority. I thought he was done.

But to his credit, he came back like a man possessed. And overall the night and day season last year leaves more questions in my mind. Maybe just a slow starter, I dont know. Still hate his running style.

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"Mattress technology has come a long way"

- Dan Bernstein, 2016

I believe the system is perfect.

If a player is special enough, a holdout will work. If he's not, it wont.

I believe he deserves a raise. I don't believe he's a top 5 running back as the numbers suggest.

I know he's a receiving threat but let me point out that Forte has a total of 8 one hundred yard rushing games in his career and three of those came against Detroit.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Good points. I'd toss him some guaranteed money and give him another 3 years, hopefully no
more than 4. You never know about these RB's they get ground up more and more each year.
Love his hands out of the backfield and if we can get some improved line play we may see a
little something.

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Not anymore, their DL is going to be a beast.

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hmmmm- I never really thought of it that way. But the system does put the player at a disadvantage since holdouts are usually unpopular even if warranted and the fines are substantial. Teams never receive any flak if they cut an underperformer or force someone to renegotiate.

I think Forte is an average starting running back but he is still underpaid. I think a 3-year extension with a nice guaranteed chunk upfront would be good for both sides.

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Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be.

He should be making more then Chester Taylor at least and he's not. I can see why he would threaten a hold out.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

You should be making more than Chester Taylor. What the hell happened to him?

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Matt Forte IS the Bears' offense, or a big chunk of it. There's no question that Forte deserves a significant pay increase, but holding out as he has threatened to do isn't a smart idea.

SHARK, i hear that part of the reason for Forte's hold out is that he wants to wear #34 next year for the Bears.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

It is a good idea for the exact reason in your post above. He's a huge part of the offense. One play and his career could be over and he certainly hasn't made enough to live out his days.

He'll hold out, the Bears will pay him as they should and we'll all be fine

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Team Cutler.

i hope the bears act like a smart professional football team and tell forte no new deal, forte is nothing special and backs are a dime a dozen. like i said when urlacher threatened to hold out..do not re up this guy..the new agreement calls for a 30k dollar a day fine for any hold out..forte will come to camp regardless of a new deal or not. in my opinion never spend big money on a back.

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Truth be told, you bring up a very valid point. NFL running backs don't last that long. Ask Terrell Davis, not to mention Gale Sayers. Both of these backs' careers were cut short due to injury.

Yeah they could just resign Whoopi Goldberg because he was really making the chains move when he was out there.

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Matt Forte is just a guy. He is an average RB at the easiest position to fill in the NFL. The Bears don't need to over compensate Forte.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Bring back Garrett Wolfe!

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Who has said anything about over compensating? Chester Taylor makes more than him. He's better than Chester Taylor.

In Teddy KGB fashion, pay him, pay that man his money.

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Team Cutler.

Dat guy tried real hard. He wuzznt da biggest guy but he had da fire and da pashin.

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I believe there is a rule that prevents more than 1 NIU alumn on any NFL roster. SAM HURD!

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

I liked it better when Ajent made the joke.

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That's what I get for skimming.

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Team Cutler.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/28551/have-at-it-judging-matt-forte-and-adrian-peterson

For all the Forte haters in the house

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The numbers are there, but he is also the focus of the offense. You have to pay the guy, but I still question what happened last year with him being a night and day runner in the first and second half of the year. Part of that could be line cohesion and changes that Tice made, but he looked totally uninterested and was not running with authority. I had enough of him diving to the ground after someone swiped his trailing leg. And then he became a force in the second half of the season. So I don't know what to think.

Ultimately I don't want to see a five year deal with the miles he already has racked up.

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"Mattress technology has come a long way"

- Dan Bernstein, 2016

Things like this are why people hate football statistics and the people who tout them.

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