Lance Briggs Re-Signs with The Bears

[eaglesfan]

Lance Briggs agrees to stay with Bears

Bears re-signed Lance Briggs to a six-year, $36 million contract, with $12 million in guarantees.

Sometimes free agency isn't all it's cracked up to be. After holding out because of Chicago's use of the franchise tag last summer, Briggs didn't get a sniff from another team on the open market. His pricetag and fears that Briggs is a product of Lovie Smith's system scared teams off. Briggs' tackle numbers should stay sky high. Mar. 1 - 9:39 pm et
Source: Chicago Sun Times

[mad hatter]

Great news for the bears!

[moochman]

Great news for the bears!

Like a sliver of sunshine in a very bleak off season for a team that went to a SB two seasons ago. Is it just me, or does the Bears resemble the Raiders who went to a SB than imploded?
I hate Duh-Bears, but I sure don't want to see them go the way of the Raiders.

[Ek]

They actually remind me of the Bucs after that same year, except if they hadn't won it and had the one year SB hangover to deal with. I think the Bears will be back in the playoffs for a few years, but like that Bucs team their defense is going to age and get a little bit worse every year while their offense doesn't really get better, especially if they continue the trend of getting rid of their best offensive player after every season.