Gauging the Flight Risk for Chicago Bears’ 2012 Free Agents
Published by Bob Warja on February 26, 2012
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears have a busy offseason, with a new GM in place scouting the Combine and exploring free agents and the draft to fill the holes in the team.
But one thing that cannot be ignored is the status of their own free agents, especially Matt Forte. New GM Phil Emery has 14 free agents of his own to deal with. He must decide whom to keep and whom to let go.
While Lovie Smith virtually ended all speculation about Forte potentially leaving the team or not being wanted—as foolish as those ideas may have been—it’s still worthwhile to keep track of who will return and who will not.
The main reason this is critical is that it will help determine who the Bears focus on in their other efforts to fill the needs of the club. If, for example, Tim Jennings finds a better offer somewhere else, they will need even more depth in the secondary.
A lot of the team’s own free agents are at positions the team needs to bolster anyway, such as DE and CB. But the effect on the depth of the team, as well as special teams contributors, make this an important topic to follow.
So, consider this Vegas, and I am your “bookie.” I will book the odds on each of the Bears’ free agents leaving and you can provide your own arguments why I am wrong.
