Henry Melton

Should the Bears keep Melton?

  • No, he is high price; high risk

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No, even at a low price; its time to move on

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • Yes, whatever the price

    Votes: 1 1.7%

  • Yes, but only for the right price

    Votes: 57 95.0%
  • Total voters
    60
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...melton-no-clue-if-ill-return-to-chicago-bears

It's time for a decision. Should the Bears keep Melton? If so, what should the contract look like? At what price do you cut the line.

Honestly, though his production dropped off at the beginning of this past season I think it is well worth it to pursue him. After being paid well for being injured, I think it is reasonable for him to cut the Bears a good deal to prove his worth.
 
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EDUB316 said:
one year "prove it" contract.
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I dont think he is going to go for a 1 year deal. I think he gets an incentive laden multi-year deal.
 
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satchice said:
I dont think he is going to go for a 1 year deal. I think he gets an incentive laden multi-year deal.
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coming off an ACL? BEST case scenario is a two year deal that may as well be a one year deal. He's better off doing a one year deal and proving he deserves a multi-year contract with a larger signing bonus.
 
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Keep him. Spend two of your first three picks on defensive linemen to help supplement a good rotation and act as replacements in case Peppers is gone.
 
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Wow!! Surprised at the poll results. I thought a lot of people up on the boards were in favor of getting rid of Melton. For those who voted; what price do you think is too much? I am not sure there is anyway we keep both Melton and Peppers. If so, Peppers would have to take a pay cut and allocate those savings on Melton.

For me, I think Melton is worth the cost if he is given 3mil or less a year to prove himself. If he is expecting anything more I say no. I think I would rather acquire someone like Arthur Jones or Linval Jospeh who are good against the run and pair him up with a guy like Aaron Donald in the draft who is young and can get behind the line of scrimmage in a blink of an eye.
 
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ACL injury = damaged goods

Peterson made people want to believe the medicine/science had progressed to the point where ACL injuries were not a big deal anymore

but he was just an outlier not representative of the norm
 
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Best last name in the NFL. Can't let him go just yet.
 

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I'd love Melton back. He's a really good player. I have just always assumed he wouldn't be back because I think someone will pay him as if the ACL never happened (without maybe as much guaranteed money). He's young enough and got hurt early enough that the knee shouldn't be a huge deal. But if I'm the Bears I'm not giving him more than 2 years and no more than 6Mil/per.
 

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ruprecht said:
I'd love to see what happens to that next hillbilly up.
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Here's the full length video. If the link isn't working google "Hawaiian faces down 10 drunks in Podunk". His .gif has all the good stuff except for 2:24. That's when the bully who did the KO flip tries to get back up and rolls down the road.

[video=youtube;6hwbrbNf_b4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6hwbrbNf_b4[/video]
 
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As much as I hate to say it Melton is all about the money. I never knew he had problems with commitment or dedication to his craft but that has come out. He is not worth elite DT money anymore and frankly after the injury he would be lucky to get paid above average DT money. His leverage is gone and will have to settle with whatever a team is willing to risk on him.
 
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Lol, all 28 votes have gone to the same option. I voted for the same option but haven't seen that before in a poll with double digit votes.
 
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Slacker said:
Here's the full length video. If the link isn't working google "Hawaiian faces down 10 drunks in Podunk". His .gif has all the good stuff except for 2:24. That's when the bully who did the KO flip tries to get back up and rolls down the road.

[video=youtube;6hwbrbNf_b4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6hwbrbNf_b4[/video]
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thank you sir.
 
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Best part of that video? When the dude who started it tries to get up around 2:23 and then falls down at 2:25. Lol.
 
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Here's the full length video. If the link isn't working google "Hawaiian faces down 10 drunks in Podunk". His .gif has all the good stuff except for 2:24. That's when the bully who did the KO flip tries to get back up and rolls down the road.
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Lol. I just realized you had this in your original comment.....
 
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xer0h0ur said:
As much as I hate to say it Melton is all about the money. I never knew he had problems with commitment or dedication to his craft but that has come out. He is not worth elite DT money anymore and frankly after the injury he would be lucky to get paid above average DT money. His leverage is gone and will have to settle with whatever a team is willing to risk on him.
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You know pretty much all witness accounts of that incident in Texas have reported that Melton wasn't the one causing all the trouble?
 
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