How do you figure? Nearly every RB who has gotten the 'big contract' really hasn't produced accordingly. The one guy I can think of that even deserved the money was AP and even then he was hurt last year playing for a team in a rebuilding phase. dumb teams have been paying for the RB of late though. The market is set by everybody, not just the SB champions. the bears don't have to pay what the market sets. they can let him walk if they think he's too expensive. they can take advantage of those dumb teams by dumping money into positions that have more true value, and they have, for the most part. Obviously, that's been my stance. The point, however, is that cubbyvirus asked "how do you figure the market is trending toward the deal Forte wants?" The market has trended there. My thinking is really that only a handful of teams really care enough about the position to invest big money into it. I'm going to assume that most teams understand that these guys have a short shelf life and that they can find a UFA or a late round pick to fit their system and produce.