Forte or Alshon.........You're the GM

[3rd N Long]

You

 

[fatbeard]

You are now the GM for the Chicago Bears.

Unlike the current GM, the circumstances on the team will only allow for the keeping of 1 of the 2.

Do you retain Forte or Alshon?

Not sure if serious...

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Alshon.


Age, future, position, etc.


But if you trade Cutler you could probably keep both. (That was a joke BTW, so don't everybody freak out.)

 

[Novak]

Probably forte, Cutler would hinder alshon from being great anyways.

 

[Packer Fan]

I don't think it is much of a decision.

 

[Tjodalv]

I don't think this is even debatable. Jerrefies hands down.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

That's the direction I would lean towards but I really do like Forte. He is a good guy to have on the field and in the locker room.

Bears were 6-10 with a lot of holes. Forte is a 30 year old RB. Alshon is a 25 year old WR just hitting the prime of his career. Much better future investment to sign Alshon over Forte, and I'm a huge Forte fan.

Have to agree with everyone here, there is no decision in my mind. The answer is obvious.

 

[Grape]

Forte's position is replaceable, Alshon's not so much.

 

[rawdawg]

Hmm. 30 year old RB with a lot of wear and tear at a position where the team just drafted a pair of 4th rounders who played decently this year

Vs

A 26 year old WR who averaged over 100 yards per game at a position where the team drafted a 1st rounder who missed the entire season.

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[fatbeard]

Dead serious. If Alshon was 100% healthy and produced all year long I would say it's a much easier question to answer. I also feel like Alshon is much more likely to be retained by the Bears.

With that said, I'm curious what others thing and what their reasoning behind their choices would be.

You do not choose to retain the services of a 30-year old, high mileage RB on a team that needs young talent (and has capable young replacements for said RB) over a 25-year old Pro-Bowl caliber WR. Unless you want to get fired, of course.

 

[legendxofxlink]

Forte will be missed, but the production between several young backs and him would be similar.

Jeffery is an elite WR hitting his prime, irreplaceable.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

One of the reasons I'm asking is because the team seems to place a high value on the character of the player. If I was in charge I would actually bring both back if possible. Forte needs to be willing to give a small home town discount and Alshon would probably get a tag because I think he is wanting top 5 money right now. I would prefer seeing him play an entire season as healthy as possible for a 16 game NFL season.

But we have seen him do that. Twice. 2500 yards and 17 TDs.

 

[bearmick]

Assuming everyone is healthy and expected to remain so, I don't see how you could take a player who might have three good years at the most left over a player who can potentially play for the next decade.

But the reality is that you can't assume health with either guy. One because of his age at his position and the other because he doesn't seem to have the heart to play through minor injuries, or the desire to play in Chicago.

I'd be tempted to take three quality Forte years over the crap shoot of Alshon's durability/availability. But the prospect of another 8-9 years with a healthy Alshon is hard to give up.

I would go Alshon. If it was a 26 year old Forte I would take him hands down, but the age difference at their positions is too wide to overcome.

 

[Teddy KGB]

One would think so but of the fans I talk to outside of these forums. I'm surprised at how many don't value Alshon like they do Forte. Apparently those people are few and far between here.

Feel free to tell those fans that Teddy KGB said they were morons.

And when they say "Who?", Just say, "Exactly"


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[Novak]

But we have seen him do that. Twice. 2500 yards and 17 TDs.

but we have to see it again! Who knows, he might have forgotten how to play football

 

[Milton Waddams]

17. Easy. He just better stay on the field in the future.

I'd like to see Forte back at the right price. Problem is, what's the right price? Would he play for 2-3 mil a year? And even if he would, Willie Young costs 3 mil. Wouldn't you be better off with another Young?

 

[Novak]

Feel free to tell those fans that Teddy KGB said they were morons.

And when they say "Who?", Just say, "Exactly"


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Yeah, don't think anyone is mentioning you anywhere, ever...

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

Assuming everyone is healthy and expected to remain so, I don't see how you could take a player who might have three good years at the most left over a player who can potentially play for the next decade.

But the reality is that you can't assume health with either guy. One because of his age at his position and the other because he doesn't seem to have the heart to play through minor injuries, or the desire to play in Chicago.

I'd be tempted to take three quality Forte years over the crap shoot of Alshon's durability/availability. But the prospect of another 8-9 years with a healthy Alshon is hard to give up.

I would go Alshon. If it was a 26 year old Forte I would take him hands down, but the age difference at their positions is too wide to overcome.

I'm more concerned about where Alshon's head is at than any injury issue.

 

[fatbeard]

One of the reasons I'm asking is because the team seems to place a high value on the character of the player.

When has Alshon ever demonstrated poor character?

If I was in charge I would actually bring both back if possible.

But that's not the choice you posed to us.

I would prefer seeing him play an entire season as healthy as possible for a 16 game NFL season.

2013

Chicago Bears

16

89

1,421

16.0

88.8

80T

7

20

7

62

3

2014

Chicago Bears

16

85

1,133

13.3

70.8

74

10

17

3

60

0

It's almost as if Alshon Jeffery did exactly what you wanted twice. Amazing!

 

[bearmick]

But we have seen him do that. Twice. 2500 yards and 17 TDs.

I think what the team will miss production wise from Forte by his replacements is far less than the gap Alshons replacement would provide.

In the same two years Xuder is referring to, Forte gave us 3,779 yards and 22 TDs. So I'm not sure about the production. The age is the main thing.