Well the
news broke early Wednesday that Jared Allen has signed with another team. The
signing did not surprise me but the team he signed with, the Chicago Bears totally
caught me off guard. I have been waiting all week for ESPN to have breaking
news that Jared had signed with Seattle. This is the news I have been expecting
and not todays shocker.
The story
has been nonstop on the radio Wednesday along with reading about fans reaction.
I say so far it seems to be 60-40 not
happy with him leaving for the Bears.
My opinion
may be in the minority but it goes like this. I dislike the Bears so much but I
am happy for Jared fining a team that would give him a 4 year contract. I guess
honestly I believed the day he would finally sign I would see more dollars that
he would get. The 4 years, 32 million is a ton of money but I still felt he
would get more than that.
I wrote a
blog earlier in the week about Jared and I still stand behind my words. My hope
is he gets big numbers in sacks but none against the Vikes quarterback of
course.
I would also
love to see him continue to sack Rodgers (Packers) and Stafford (Lions) repeatedly
in both games he will see them this season.
I guess I
would like to add about the Bears and that is I just feel as long as Cutler at
helm at the quarterback the Bears will never go anywhere. His temper and
attitude he displays on the field just can’t be liked by his teammates. I guess
that will be for the Bear’s players and fans to worry about. The man with no question
has a rocket arm but just is not mobile and will be subject to multiple sacks.
My point is I believe Jared will get his numbers but this is not enough to
elevate the Bears to the top of the NFC North.
The NFC
North will only get more and more talked about as the season approaches. We
have watched Julius Peppers leave for the Packers and now Jared leaving for the
Bears. It is my feeling these two men are the top 2 sack artist for sure in the
division if not the NFC overall.
The story
coming out today with Jared has Vikings fans talking for sure but 2 people also
that have a say in this will be Rodgers
and Stafford. These 2 have got to be scratching their heads in wonderment as
they will still have to deal with Peppers and Allen still twice a year.
The Bears
team getting Jared is better news than if we would have read him going to the
Packers. Today’s signing has got to make this division the most watched when
the season finally rolls in.
I will also
add one more player that will be a factor and that is our left tackle, Matt
Kalil. This signing and staying in the division could favor Kalil with the fact
that for 2 seasons Kalil has gone against Jared in Training Camp and practices.
It will be a story line alone when these two teams meet. I like Kalil’s chances
and I will be interested to watch Matt in training camp. I will also predict
that Matt will be a heavy target of the media as the season approaches questioning
him about how he feels he can do against Jared.
The game when Jared does come back with the Bears might just now be the game of the home schedule. How will fans react when they see him? I could never bring myself to boo Jared. I respect him way too much. I will cheer however when I do see Cutler laying on TCF Bank Stadium countless amounts of time after a sack. I can't wait for the season to be here.
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
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