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Forte is easily replaced.
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Do you care to elaborate or nah?
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All trolling aside, Forte was a great Bear on and off the field who produced every single year.Its going to be tough to replace his production in the pass game and only time will tell if the young guys can stake their claim.
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Hey, let's talk about Forte!
What, too soon?
What, too soon?
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Yep, Lynch's ypc on the ground is almost identical to Forte's, and both were workhorse feature backs.
A lot of people aren't big on Forte as a runner because of his style aesthetically. Some people would rather see a hard nosed power run where a back plows through bodies for 5 yards, than a back who slips a defender with a cut and bolts into the secondary for 11 yards but getting tripped or arm tackled.
Personally I'll take the second one every time because I like 11 yards better than 5 yards even if the 5 yards feel more manly to Miller Lite swilling shirtless goobers. And I'll take the complete dual threat back who was #1 in total offense among all NFL players as long as he's been in the league, over pretty much every back not named Peterson in the last decade.
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So you would have rode Forte until he declined with a bad year?
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That's fine. Just realize that there are 2 sides to the argument. It's not apples to apples to say that the Bears not resigning Forte is creating a hole that had to be filled by drafting a RB.
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He is not going to the HOF. lol I actually know him and I wouldnt even say that. lol
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I'm talking about career wise. No, I was fine with letting him go. He's a 30 year old back on a team in transition, it's an understandable business decision. That's the difference between a fan and a fanboy, the latter doesn't know when it's time to let it go.
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! or 2 years.
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Absolutely, had not his replacements already been drafted. The guys primed to step in have a dime a dozen skillset that can be found all over the league. I personally would have like to Keep Forte and delayed picking up guys that can be found anywhere.
His skillset is very valuable, and with as little damage as he has taken he is a guy that will likely have a couple very good years left.
Given his approach at staying healthy, I fully expect him to have 2 more good seasons of 1500+ total yards left. Much like Curtis martin with the Jets- put up 1300 and then almost 1700 rushing alone in years 9-10.
In the less punishing NFL that we currently have, I think Forte lasts even longer than Martin. He is a unique player that I am betting will last longer than Gore or Peterson.
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I'd agree with this. Forte, Langford and Carey would have been a very effective corp of RBs. They could have still drafted the 5th rnder from Indiana and cut Carey.
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This no just dumb but also untrue.
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Matt Forte is this generation's Roger Craig
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Roger Craig ran with a lot more power than MF. Forte had smooth quick sideways moves that Roger Craig did not. Forte's quick little sideways moves are over looked by a lot of people when evaluating his skill set as a RB.
As far as their versatility in running and pass catching providing huge value to their teams offense maybe so. Except Roger got rings.
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i didnt mind letting forte walk when i thought it was simply to hand the reins over to the young draft pick, but this rb by committee shit is stupid. ive never cared for that approach.
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Forte was a very good RB.
He wasn't pedestrian, but he was clearly never GREAT even putting up gaudy numbers. He was a helluva teammate and a true professional, and I love his contribution to the franchise. I am a Forte guy; I loved Forte.....that being said....
This team is not in win now, and therefore you aren't going to throw money at a 30 yr old RB who looks like he may have lost a half a step already in acceleration.
I am sorry, that's all....
Oh and another thing, Ommy, you have to get this shitty posting under control. When I came here 1.5 yrs ago you might have disliked and hated me (I was trolling so, that's fine) but you were smart, funny and on top of things.
Now you're a goddamn embarrassment, no lie, a fktard all the time basically.
Stop drinking all day or getting alzheimer's.....the shit is getting old.
He wasn't pedestrian, but he was clearly never GREAT even putting up gaudy numbers. He was a helluva teammate and a true professional, and I love his contribution to the franchise. I am a Forte guy; I loved Forte.....that being said....
This team is not in win now, and therefore you aren't going to throw money at a 30 yr old RB who looks like he may have lost a half a step already in acceleration.
I am sorry, that's all....
Oh and another thing, Ommy, you have to get this shitty posting under control. When I came here 1.5 yrs ago you might have disliked and hated me (I was trolling so, that's fine) but you were smart, funny and on top of things.
Now you're a goddamn embarrassment, no lie, a fktard all the time basically.
Stop drinking all day or getting alzheimer's.....the shit is getting old.
