Kreutz visted Saints today....

FinSaint · 08-05-2011, 10:03 AM

After spending some more time on the Bears boards, it seems that a vast majority of the posters actually seemed fine with Kreutz leaving the team. They mostly stated that Kreutz wasn't good the past two seasons and couldn't compete with the NT's on that division anymore with the likes of Suh and Williams (but who can?).

They also claimed that Kreutz had major problems identifying blitzes and was getting pushed around rather than creating a push himself, also according to them he usually chose the wrong guy to double team. With the uncertainty on their center, many weren't against the idea of resigning him, but not at 5M/y he wanted - closer to 2M-3M/y which they thought would be a fair market value for him. The fact that the Bears offered him 4M/y was done out of appreciation of what he's done for the franchise in the past - that is according to them.

They didn't feel like any other team would pick him up, and that he might return to the Bears at a reduced salary or retire all together. Kreutz could still provide leadership, but they felt it wasn't enough anymore to justify his shortcomings in other areas.

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08-05-2011, 10:03 AM	#24
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	After spending some more time on the Bears boards, it seems that a vast majority of the posters actually seemed fine with Kreutz leaving the team. They mostly stated that Kreutz wasn't good the past two seasons and couldn't compete with the NT's on that division anymore with the likes of Suh and Williams (but who can?). They also claimed that Kreutz had major problems identifying blitzes and was getting pushed around rather than creating a push himself, also according to them he usually chose the wrong guy to double team. With the uncertainty on their center, many weren't against the idea of resigning him, but not at 5M/y he wanted - closer to 2M-3M/y which they thought would be a fair market value for him. The fact that the Bears offered him 4M/y was done out of appreciation of what he's done for the franchise in the past - that is according to them. They didn't feel like any other team would pick him up, and that he might return to the Bears at a reduced salary or retire all together. Kreutz could still provide leadership, but they felt it wasn't enough anymore to justify his shortcomings in other areas.