ROBBIE GOULD RELEASED!!!

Sorry. I saw it and first reaction was to post it for those who aren't obsessively checking their Twitter feeds about Josh SItton. 

I have to say, I'm really starting to dislike the arrogance of Aaron Leming

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Had that feeling 3 days ago. Took a day longer than expected but Gould gone. #Bears

Leming would fit in well with the #nailedit mentality of dabears board. 

Timing is bad, maybe shanking PATs in the preseason. Maybe guy wasn't putting the work in to improve. IDK he was not looking very good. I am not upset though, Gould earned it. They should have had competition in camp at kicker.

Shitty move at this late stage in the game. Maybe he had advanced warning about it - I doubt it. This isn't just a tough move for the player who's only known one team his whole life, it's a tough move for his family relying on the pay AND now having to figure out this year on the fly. 

Also, to your last point. Don't assume that the kext kicker we get is not going to cost us games. I imagine kickers who don't cost games are already signed for the year. 

Now we're going to get a second rate kicker whose skills are probably worse than Goulds AND who doesn't' have any chemistry with the long snapper and holder or the Bear's system and we're going to give him less than 1 week to get ready for the Texans... That's a fail IMHO by Pace. Get a plan in place before you act. Be prepared. If you have reservations about a guy get his replacement before you release him and make sure he's an improvement.  

It's a disrespectful move to a lifelong Bear - the leading all time Bear scorer - AND it's a terrible way to welcome someone new into the fold. They definitely are not setting him up to succeed.  

Pace must be desperate for money to sign some players. If not, he just fucked up big time. 

Not surprised just more surprised not having a competing kicker during the preseason. I hope this is also has to do with Sitton deal getting that done as we write. Always was fan of Gould he just doesn't have it anymore last year and was continuing into this preseason.