Update: Bears don't match Meredith offer, joins Saints

Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:15 pm

#Bears will tender WR Cameron Meredith at the original round level of $1.907 million.

G08 · Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:16 pm

Which means if he signs elsewhere and we don't match, we get compensated with.... wait for it.... nothing!

southdakbearfan · Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:26 pm

Nobody is signing him to that tender so I am pretty sure he is ours.

cblaz11 · Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:02 pm

Guys coming off of a serious knee injury, this was the correct play.

malk · Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:30 pm

Still hoping we can sign him to a longer deal. He's got upside despite the injury, a bit more guaranteed cash and an extra year or two makes sense for both sides.

southdakbearfan · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:07 am

Supposedly he may be taking visits to other teams. Would be surprising if he gets an offer the bears won’t match unless it is unreal.

Nanky · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:22 am

Would he pass a physical from another team?

southdakbearfan · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:24 am

Idk, but if they lose him while burning 6 mill on sims that would piss me off.

Nanky · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:28 am

southdakbearfan wrote:Idk, but if they lose him while burning 6 mill on sims that would piss me off.

Agreed, wasn't sure why they didn't use a higher round tender on him in the first place.

southdakbearfan · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:32 am

I know they are playing the law of averages that says they can get him cheaper. But if you are willing to burn 6 million on an average at best blocking tight end that might catch 20 balls then this looks like it’s dumb.

Probably much to do about nothing as I doubt any team offers him much above the tender number.

Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:36 am

It all depends on the offer, frankly. If it's anything major you gotta think the Bears will pass.

Nanky · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:39 am

It would really suck to lose Meredith and get nothing in return.

Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:42 am

Meredith is a nice player, but he's not Julio Jones. And he's coming of a pretty devastating ACL/MCL injury. And he may or may not be ready for camp.

I'd like to keep the kid, but everyone is all over the moon for Robinson and Gabriel, so I'm not sure that it would matter.

BR0D1E86 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:47 am

southdakbearfan wrote:Idk, but if they lose him while burning 6 mill on sims that would piss me off.

Sims won’t have anything to do with it. Nobody’s going to give him a contract that will exceed our cap space.

southdakbearfan · Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:09 am

BR0D1E86 wrote:
southdakbearfan wrote:Idk, but if they lose him while burning 6 mill on sims that would piss me off.
Sims won’t have anything to do with it. Nobody’s going to give him a contract that will exceed our cap space.

It’s a comparison as to the team being willing to burn that amount of money on a player with limited potential to contribute in a large way vs the low tender that may or may not allow Meredith to leave.

Meredith is a question mark with his injury, but so is Allen Robinson.

Time will tell what move is right.

G08 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:14 am

wab wrote:Meredith is a nice player, but he's not Julio Jones. And he's coming of a pretty devastating ACL/MCL injury. And he may or may not be ready for camp.

I'd like to keep the kid, but everyone is all over the moon for Robinson and Gabriel, so I'm not sure that it would matter.

FWIW it's been rehabbing at Halas Hall and has said multiple times he expects to be a full-go for Training Camp.

YOGABBA · Tue Mar 20, 2018 10:16 am

wab:

Any injury is concerning, but I don't think teams look at those kinds of injuries the way they did even 5 years ago.

malk · Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:58 pm

I've got an irrational love for Meredith so I want him to smash this season out of the park and then get PAID next year. That said, for the team, I'd have no problems offering him 3 years $12m with $6m guaranteed. Tell him he gets this year to show he's healthy, next year to break out and then a big extension.

Adipost · Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:21 pm

Nanky wrote:Would he pass a physical from another team?

LOL. It didn’t stop the Bears from signing Robinson. Also...

2016

Robinson —> 16 starts/ 150 targets/ 73 receptions/ 883 yards

Meredith —> 10 starts/ 97 targets/ 66 receptions/ 888 yards

G08 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:24 pm

Adipost wrote:
Nanky wrote:Would he pass a physical from another team?
LOL. It didn’t stop the Bears from signing Robinson. Also...

2016

Robinson —> 16 starts/ 150 targets/ 73 receptions/ 883 yards

Meredith —> 10 starts/ 97 targets/ 66 receptions/ 888 yards

Dare we say... Matt Barkley >>> Blake Bortles

Nanky · Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:27 pm

Adipost wrote:
Nanky wrote:Would he pass a physical from another team?
LOL. It didn’t stop the Bears from signing Robinson. Also...

2016

Robinson —> 16 starts/ 150 targets/ 73 receptions/ 883 yards

Meredith —> 10 starts/ 97 targets/ 66 receptions/ 888 yards

Good point. I'm hoping Meredith stays.

Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:32 pm

@FieldYates

Restricted free agent market: the Colts hosted Bears WR Cam Meredith for a visit, per league source. The Bears have the right to match any offer or lose Meredith without any compensation.

G08 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:35 pm

Umbali · Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:40 pm

Personally I would hope we can keep him for something reasonable.

cblaz11 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:55 pm

If his medical checks out, we sign him at the right price. That being said, we keep it 3 years or less.

Umbali · Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:06 pm

I am tired of picking up other peoples scraps. He showed enough to be given a chance. Be bold, dont take an ultra conservative money ball approach. How has that worked for Cleveland?

What did you see before the injury? Was it enough to believe that more can be developed?

If so.....sign him

Hiphopopotamos · Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:18 pm

If given the choice between Meredith and Hurns, I’d take Hurns.

I’m interested to see what these two eventually sign for.

FWIW - I’m guessing Meredith wasn’t tendered so that they could ‘match any offer’, I think it’s more likely he was tendered so that he couldn’t just sign with another team on a cheap deal.

mmmc_35 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:55 pm

Hiphopopotamos wrote:If given the choice between Meredith and Hurns, I’d take Hurns.

I don't think I am with you on this. Generally on premise I would agree if Hurns wasn't on the injury report every week. Plus Cam has shown improvement every year. It wasn't to long ago the battle was he and Bellamy. He has gotten better every year minus this injury.

Plus there is just something about the way he catches the ball, that gets my loins tingly.

G08 · Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:22 pm

Cam is such a solid route runner for a young man his size/height. I don't want to lose him, but truth be told we've got a lot of weapons at our disposal right now. If he gets a nice deal, it will suck but I'd let him go. We've got enough $$$ tied into Robinson, Burton and Gabriel.

Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:31 pm

Meredith went from being the #1 WR on this team to like the 4th or 5th receiving option behind Robinson, Gabriel, Burton, and maybe even Shaheen/Cohen.

I wouldn't blame him for leaving if he got a multi year deal.