Thread: Bears Re-Signings Discussion/Rumors

I heard on 670 that letting Melton go is a best move for us, kinda of agree too

good moves especially with Melton you dont lose younger players on defense they are building blocks especially dline. I would also like to see Bowman back for a year to replace Moore

Melton is the most important player on our defense and he is young and drafted by us.

We should not let Melton go so we can keep the other scrubs we have in free agency.

If keeping Melton means losing Urlacher, so be it, losing Roach, Hayden, Hester, so be it.

I don't want to see him go either WC, but I do think it's a possibility that he's not here next year or the year after. I also wonder how good he really is, compared to how good Peppes makes him look. I still think he's a solid to great player, but when Peppers is gone, how much does he drop?

Melton is my favorite DT, maybe even my fav D-Liner. For me a new contract or the franchise tag for him was the biggest priority this offseason. But yesterday I read the first time about letting him go and I think that they should do it. He's just fantastic, but the re-singings of guys like Roach, Louis etc. and one elite O-Liner would ultimately help us more. We also have other very good and very promising D-Liner (Peppers, Idonije if they resign him, McClellin, Paea, Wootton, Collins, Toeaina), so it's not like this is a weakness of the D. Overall it's a hard decision, I'm excited how Emery will handle it - he'll surely do it right. ;)

I think the Bears see his worth also; but they have a cap to deal w/and if he doesn't fit into that cap w/all the other issues they have then they have to let him walk. There are a ton of guys that are being cut right now that are not guys those teams want to cut, but they have no choise. Same thing could happen w/the Bears and Melton.