BULLITT

By definition a contract is finished when the date expires.

They can tag him again. This gentlemans agreement not to tag him is a fools errand. The Bears can tag him if they want. I believe, according to the last C.B.A, that a team can use a franchise tag on a player, for two consecutive years. Angelo has already proven he can phuck up royally (unchecked boxes = no compensation....remember?) , if the Bears can't sign him long term, they better ensure that any team that wants to, compensates the Bears with players/picks. If they can't manage that, then there is no hope for this team in the immediate future, because they (management/owners) would have proven not up to the relatively easy task of making sure the team comes out with a positive, in this situation; sign Briggs = winning solution / tag him for another year of service or to gain compensation = win - win proposition.

BU54

Bullitt, what take priority? Briggs contract to where he is UFA or the tag? I honestly don't know?
I would have to say his contract to where 75% of the snaps guarantees him UFA?

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blkwdw13

Either way if it is in his contract he is going to be a UFA and if it was only a gentlemans hand shake no GM in their right mind would break it especially with some as vocal as Briggs and Rosenhaus because then they would just get black balled by almost every free agent out there.

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BULLITT

You could be right, I thought I read somewhere that it was more of an 'honor/promise' not to tag him.

BU54

Now that you mention it, I think I remember that too?

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Bears always have and always will need a quarterback!! But not a MLB.


10-7-07 Bears 27,Packers 20
12-23-07 Bears 35, Packers 7
Then Brett Favre became a Jet...