Everyone who wants to let Demarco walk get in here

[Dwight]

He is a good back but I would allow him to walk. Good RBs can be drafted in the mid to late rounds in the draft.

 

[Zman5]

He is a special back if he can STAY HEALTHY. Big if.

 

[Craig]

Im here. If he wants to be paid like a top back, let him go and bring in someone cheap that can run behind an elite line.

 

[Clove]

Hes certainly an upper tier runner. But at the end of the day I'd rather let him walk and take advantage of how easy it is to get RB's in the draft these days and keep putting resources into the O-line.

That's why we've not found one since Emmitt, like a long time ago. It's not easy.

 

[reddyuta]

sorry but if we need a good runner we can always get another 3rd rd RB,Randle was averaging 10 yards behind our oline.

 

[Jerryrage]

DM can punch though some holes, however it's a long season.

 

[Blackspider214]

Can you afford to pay him and Dez?

 

[ConstantReboot]

Probably Garrett's best decision in his entire NFL career.

Yes! Something I would expect a real coach to say to his team.

 

[Idgit]

There's a number we can bring him in at that would make sense. I think a lot of that's going to depend on how much opportunity he perceives he'd have in the offense, and whether or not we might actually be able to win a lot of football games. He strikes me as a team-first guy who wants to contribute to the wins, and who wants to get paid fairly (and who probably has a higher idea of what 'fair' is than I would).

I think we let him test the market and then see if we want to match a deal for a second contract.

 

[Szczepanik]

That run at the end of the game changing directions sealed the deal. Not many other RB's could make that play.

To anyone that says another RB could run behind this line: I guess E.Smith was nothing special either then huh?

Great logic from our fanbase on that one.....

 

[starfrombirth]

Top 5 back? Last I checked Jamaal Charles, AP, LeSean McCoy, Beast Mode, and Forte are still in the NFL. With that said, Murray is still a very good RB (top 10). I'm not sold on signing Murray to an extension, especially when you got guys like Giovani Bernard, Eddy Lacy, Alfred Morris, and Le'Veon Bell readily available in the draft. Why waste 10 million a year on a RB when you can find a solid one in the draft for a lot cheaper? Murray's good, but he's not worth the hole he'd create elsewhere due to his salary cap hit.

I'm not sure that Forte is better than Murray. In fact I don't think he is at all. He is only better known because the bears utilized him more.

 

[Nirvana]

A steady-handed GM lets Murray walk. Think this through.

 

[fifaguy]

Let's see him stay healthy this year first. But he is definitely a top 10 back.

 

[Duane]

He's a good player but if it comes down to signing him or Dez, Dez wins every time.

 

[dbonham]

Do you think the Bears should have let Forte walk? Romo has played his best year, we need someone to carry the weight of this offense. If you want that man to be Joseph Randle then I don't know what to tell you.

I think we can get Demarco for 6-7m a year. I would gladly have him 4 years 28 mil with some injury clauses.

 

[Vintage]

I'm right here.

 

[DuDa]

I'll give him 3-4 mil per for no more than 3 years. Sorry but RB's just aren't getting paid these days. Just a quick note, all the RB's looked good running the ball today.

 

[FLcowboy]

Hes certainly an upper tier runner. But at the end of the day I'd rather let him walk and take advantage of how easy it is to get RB's in the draft these days and keep putting resources into the O-line.

Why not resign him, and use the draft pick for defense?

 

[rynochop]

A steady-handed GM lets Murray walk. Think this through.

So what would that make the GM that would inevitably sign him?

 

[Nirvana]

So what would that make the GM that would inevitably sign him?

A GM with more cap space to work with and a great RB away from serious contention for a SB.