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Like Pace cares who gives him the offer. If he thought it too high, pass and let the Pack fleece themselves.
Like Pace cares who gives him the offer. If he thought it too high, pass and let the Pack fleece themselves.
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Find me the official report that we matched Fuller? I can’t find it I don’t think he has officially matched it yet. It has just been reported so maybe he is waiting the 5 days?
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If it is not official, then this is good news. Waiting the full 5 days would cost the Packers from getting any remaining CB crap that is left. I read the link to the Packer's message board previously and the Packers fans were pissed we matched but boggled too that we did not wait 5 days. They are concerned nobody is left for Gut to sign and their CB scenario is in dire straits. I still don't get the Randall for Kizer trade.
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It's been widely reported https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-match-packers-offer-to-keep-cb-kyle-fuller/ that we matched within hours.
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Reported but no official transaction. Those are two different things.
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No, it made it harder to unload Cutler after that. And they specifically made the deal that way in order to move money around if they needed it. Not every player/team has a clause like that. There's way's to sign guys, but it usually ends up fucking you over later.
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Give then time to draw up the matching contract and Fuller to get into town. Pace committed. He can't back out.
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Why can’t Pace verbally commit on day 1, and have everything signed and made official on day 5? Seems simple enough??
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In 2020 the price of CB's will be up from the the $17 mil the top CB gets paid now though so maybe Fuller's $17.5 he'll get in year 3 won't look as bad as it does now. That is of course if he's still playing like a starting CB should be playing and is actually on the field playing and not hurt.
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It doesn't mean he isn't wrong.
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Well, if the point in waiting until day 5 to make it official is to screw over the Packers, Pace's announcement they will match won't accomplish that goal. Pace won't back out of it, and the Packers can go ahead and start looking for another CB. This is assuming that having a pending open offer does not affect a team's salary cap.
I think Pace did this to show some love to Fuller. Can't think of another reason.
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Ummmmmmmmm all i said was that there's many ways for teams to create money and there is, i never said if it could hurt the team later or anything like that so you should have started your post with a Yes not a No.
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True he isn’t going to back out. Just saying the paperwork has not been filed yet, so the packers are still strapped. Sure, they could have told honey badger for example that once it’s matched he is next but they can’t guarantee it until they can guarantee it. A bird in the hand is greater than two in a bush.
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Aren’t NFL ratings on the decline? I still remember when people were justifying the Toews/Kane contracts by saying the salary cap would just keep going up and up every year.
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I didn't say he can't. He doesn't have to. Lots of cart before the horse logic on this board. Players wanting to go to the pack wouldn't hesitate due to this, just future date some shit or wait. If Pace was able to back out and did, no one would trust him again. He'd be a trade pariah. Bad business and just isn't gonna happen.
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Probably not a good idea comparing NHL ratings to the NFL though. So you don't think players prices will go up in 3 to where they're at now at CB or at every position really??
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I really have no idea.
