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Bears have informed Pro Bowl kicker Robbie Gould that he is being released, league source tells ESPN.
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After missing some crucial kicks the past couple years, it's a chance the Bears are willing to take to get younger and less expensive at the position.Rakshir wrote:Why would they take a chance on loosing him, just to save some money against the cap that we don't need.
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Sure is. Much like when Kevin Butler was abruptly cut in 1996. Hopefully this doesn't tailspin the Bears into 10 years of mediocre kicking.Pagan wrote:That is strange news.
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I dunno.RING4CHI wrote:My guess is Bears re-sign Gould this week to a much lesser contract.
This whole "he had a terrible year" thing is a myth.
Career avg: 85%
2015: 85%
Yeah, he's old and it's time to start thinking replacement...but is there anyone at this point?
Gould, meanwhile, is still really effective, and I'm skeptical that there isn't a single team out there that couldn't use a kicker upgrade for 1-2 yrs.
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I wonder where they are capwise, and if they have to trim salary to get Sitton in.
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Oh he'll kick somewhere the next couple years like Butler did for the Cardinals.Moriarty wrote:I dunno.RING4CHI wrote:My guess is Bears re-sign Gould this week to a much lesser contract.
This whole "he had a terrible year" thing is a myth.
Career avg: 85%
2015: 85%
Yeah, he's old and it's time to start thinking replacement...but is there anyone at this point?
Gould, meanwhile, is still really effective, and I'm skeptical that there isn't a single team out there that couldn't use a kicker upgrade for 1-2 yrs.
But let me dispel your myth that 2015 wasn't a terrible year. One miss came in a 3-point loss to Minnesota. Two misses came in a 6-point loss to San Fran. Another miss came in a 3-point loss to Washington.
85% kicking is good, borderline great. The timing of his misses were terrible.
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We have 22 mill in cap space according to OTC...the 5th most in the leagueMoriarty wrote:I wonder where they are capwise, and if they have to trim salary to get Sitton in.
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Yeah. After 20 months I have to say, this staff is one of the most baffling I can recall.docc wrote:Still odd to release Gould...get Sitton..and then look for a waiver wire or rookie FA kicker ?
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Sure, they hurt, and that's where the myth came from.RING4CHI wrote:Oh he'll kick somewhere the next couple years like Butler did for the Cardinals.Moriarty wrote:I dunno.RING4CHI wrote:My guess is Bears re-sign Gould this week to a much lesser contract.
This whole "he had a terrible year" thing is a myth.
Career avg: 85%
2015: 85%
Yeah, he's old and it's time to start thinking replacement...but is there anyone at this point?
Gould, meanwhile, is still really effective, and I'm skeptical that there isn't a single team out there that couldn't use a kicker upgrade for 1-2 yrs.
But let me dispel your myth that 2015 wasn't a terrible year. One miss came in a 3-point loss to Minnesota. Two misses came in a 6-point loss to San Fran. Another miss came in a 3-point loss to Washington.
85% kicking is good, borderline great. The timing of his misses were terrible.
But that's what happens when you have a team that's in close games every week.
It's not a reflection on him, it's a reflection on what kind of circumstance the team kept creating.
He hit at the same pace as always.
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Yeah, Spotrac has it even higherDaDitka wrote:We have 22 mill in cap space according to OTC...the 5th most in the leagueMoriarty wrote:I wonder where they are capwise, and if they have to trim salary to get Sitton in.
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which totally blows my mind.
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Gould was the second-highest paid kicker in the NFL, and will cost the Bears $1.1 million in dead cap space when they make his release official.
The Bears do not have another kicker on the roster, leaving a question mark at the position as they gear up to face the Texans in Houston on Sunday.
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The Bears do not have another kicker on the roster, leaving a question mark at the position as they gear up to face the Texans in Houston on Sunday.
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Brad Biggs @BradBiggs 8m8 minutes ago
Robbie Gould had a base salary of $3 million this season. But #Bears are flush with cap space and I tend to doubt money was primary factor.