Yeah I consider our team about as deep as they come at QB. Maybe we can keep Nathan on in the practice squad if he clears?

 

Lol, he gawn. Already signed with the Jaguars

Plus if he skipped the season it affects when he can become a free agent too, right?

 

I may be wrong, but I believe that the Bears can franchise him again in 2013 even if he sits out 2012.

I may be wrong, but I believe that the Bears can franchise him again in 2013 even if he sits out 2012.

They can franchise him next year regardless of whether he plays this year, but if he skips this year I don't think the dollar value increases. If he plays this year then next years tag is close to $10 million.

I may be wrong, but I believe that the Bears can franchise him again in 2013 even if he sits out 2012.

Call me crazy, but the Bears should tag him this year and in 2013. He'll get all ~$17M, and that should be enough to live his life on. After that, they should let him walk. IIRC, he'll be 29 or 30 at that point. That's too old to give him a $8-9M/year deal. If he doesn't sign the tag for 2013, get the highest draft pick you can for him.

Edited June 25, 201213 yr by soxfan49

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Unbelievable. Lions CB Aaron Berry reportedly arrested for DUI this weekend.

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Unbelievable. Lions CB Aaron Berry reportedly arrested for DUI this weekend.

 

They are giving the Portland Jailblazers a run for their money

I think it's easier to name the players on the Lions who haven't had a DUI.

If I lived/worked in Detroit, I'd drink too.

I believe the entire NFL has a phone number they can call 24-7, that will pick them up and drive them if they are too drunk, no questions asked. Apparently most players aren't aware of it.

I believe the entire NFL has a phone number they can call 24-7, that will pick them up and drive them if they are too drunk, no questions asked. Apparently most players aren't aware of it.

Really I had no idea.

I believe the entire NFL has a phone number they can call 24-7, that will pick them up and drive them if they are too drunk, no questions asked. Apparently most players aren't aware of it.

 

I don't know why players don't use that. I would use it even when I wasn't drinking.

They are rich athletes, there stupid ass agent should offer to get them a courtesy car whenever they want.

I believe the entire NFL has a phone number they can call 24-7, that will pick them up and drive them if they are too drunk, no questions asked. Apparently most players aren't aware of it.

It's called a taxi. And if they aren't aware of that, then they really are stupid.

Good news. Forte + Bush is an awesome tandem.

Good news. Forte + Bush is an awesome tandem.

I wish that bush was my forte more often.

I believe the entire NFL has a phone number they can call 24-7, that will pick them up and drive them if they are too drunk, no questions asked. Apparently most players aren't aware of it.

Yep, they do. I have no idea why any NFL player would drive drunk other than stubbornness and/or they just don't care. When I was in college, we had pledges that were on-call every night of the week and I used them all the time to take me home from the bars. Sure, you have to wait 10-15 minutes, but it sure beat driving drunk.

 

And yes, the other alternative is a taxi. If I can afford to take taxi's, I'm sure NFL players making millions can too.

Call me crazy, but the Bears should tag him this year and in 2013. He'll get all ~$17M, and that should be enough to live his life on. After that, they should let him walk. IIRC, he'll be 29 or 30 at that point. That's too old to give him a $8-9M/year deal. If he doesn't sign the tag for 2013, get the highest draft pick you can for him.

 

 

I'm actually with you. He's a very good running back, but we can move on without him. The best part is that we already have a good back whether he wants to play this year or not. Forte is the best option for the next two years, but I have a feeling the money won't be worth it after that. Everyone wins because he'll get the same money he's asking for and we will make him earn it.

 

 

Yep, they do. I have no idea why any NFL player would drive drunk other than stubbornness and/or they just don't care. When I was in college, we had pledges that were on-call every night of the week and I used them all the time to take me home from the bars. Sure, you have to wait 10-15 minutes, but it sure beat driving drunk.

 

And yes, the other alternative is a taxi. If I can afford to take taxi's, I'm sure NFL players making millions can too.

 

My college has a program where if you call a particular cab company (whose number is on your ID, your fob access, and all kinds of s***) you do not have to pay up front for the service. The school covers it that night and it appears on your student bill as a miscellaneous fee.

My college has a program where if you call a particular cab company (whose number is on your ID, your fob access, and all kinds of s***) you do not have to pay up front for the service. The school covers it that night and it appears on your student bill as a miscellaneous fee.

Thats literally the coolest thing I ever heard, I just wish we had a single cab in Oxford.

And yes, the other alternative is a taxi. If I can afford to take taxi's, I'm sure NFL players making millions can too.

 

I don't think money is the issue. I think the issues are (1) think they're too good to be seen in a common taxi cab and (2) don't trust leaving their super-expensive car at some bar overnight.

 

When I lived in Chicago I had a friend who was an attorney making nice coin (but nowhere near NFL money). He had a really nice Lexus, and he refused to leave it overnight or let anybody else drive it no matter how much he'd been drinking. I had to threaten to call the cops on him two different times in order to convince him not to drive.

Edited June 27, 201213 yr by HickoryHuskers

Some of these f***ing idiots could afford a damn chauffeur. The Lions rap sheet is pretty extensive this offseason.

Some of these f***ing idiots could afford a damn chauffeur. The Lions rap sheet is pretty extensive this offseason.

Hell, if it's that big of a deal for the guy to not leave the car behind, then the teams/league can contract with a tipsy-tow service. At least for the Lions, I think it'd clearly have been worth it.

My college has a program where if you call a particular cab company (whose number is on your ID, your fob access, and all kinds of s***) you do not have to pay up front for the service. The school covers it that night and it appears on your student bill as a miscellaneous fee.

I had no idea that Rhodes did that. That's awesome. And I'm sure they have a deal with that cab company that lowers the rate b/c it gives them more business. Win-win for all parties involved.

NFL Network top 100 players list, Tebow made the list, Cutler did not. Are you f***ing serious?

Back up qbs are always important.

 

Im thinking Brady Quinn should be really upset about being left off.

NFL Network top 100 players list, Tebow made the list, Cutler did not. Are you f***ing serious?

 

Yikes. Teabow shouldn't be on the top 300 list. Cutler should have been in the 70-80 range.

 

 

At least they got number one right.