Looking At The Bears Salary Cap Room And Free Agency Plans

by Brandon on Feb 21, 2012 2:00 PM CST in Green Bay Packers Free Agency

Breaking down Bears and the salary cap - chicagotribune.com. Here's a run down of the team with the most salary cap room in the NFC North: the Chicago Bears. They could have as much as $25 million available for free agency. While former GM Jerry Angelo wasn't too aggressive in recent years, maybe their new GM Phil Emery will have some more cash to spend.

Their top five cap charges are Julius Peppers, Brian Urlacher, Jay Cutler, Charles Tillman, and Lance Briggs. I expect they'll want all five players back next season, though Briggs has made it known he's not happy about his contract. So, if anything, the cost of these five players should be higher.

The current cap charge doesn't include RB Matt Forte, who should receive the franchise tag before March 5th, unless they agree to a long-term extension. Using the franchise tag should cost more against the cap in 2012 than would a long-term deal.

Cutler would love to see some money spent on a tall wide receiver, and there should be a few good free agent wide receivers available. If they were to sign someone like the Chargers' Vincent Jackson, they might only have enough salary cap room for one more significant signing. But maybe a receiver like Jackson is all they need to get back to the playoffs. Though they probably should find a better backup QB than Caleb Hanie.

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I'm worried about the bears this year

2years ago i couldnt see how they got to the nfc champ game. last year, i saw cutler take a team with soles on it and play very well before he got hurt. give him a wr and a te and he will be very special, the next arrogant i’m a top 5 qb eli manning statement maker. and that te? well, we better resign #88 or i can see him going there to play.

by Nels Winkler on Feb 21, 2012 5:15 PM CST reply actions

Worrying about the Bears is like worrying about the Cubs—as long as the Pack takes care of its own business, the Bears will find ways to hurt themselves. I was at that Christmas Day game against the Bears and I really don’t think the Bears are anything to lose sleep over. Cutler and Forte are this team, and neither can find a way to stay on the field an entire season.

by leftisbetter on Feb 22, 2012 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

The Hidden Bears Factor

You also got to wonder how much the bears have in Dumb Luck Room. Or DLR. I know last year they had almost no DLR but the prior year they had stock piles of DLR and used more than I thought they could. It reminded me of the “Hail Mary” year with the Safety catching I think it was three hail mary’s. I think this up coming season the thing that will determined the bears is their DLR and not whether or not they get a wide reciever.

by daywalker1 on Feb 21, 2012 7:55 PM CST reply actions

In this case,

maybe their new GM Phil Emery will have some more cash to spend

maybe he can sign Albert Haynesworth. :)

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence!"

After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.

by NorthStarr on Feb 22, 2012 2:22 AM CST reply actions