Bears Get Everything Wrong In Stupid Loss

I didn't want to release him but I understood it at the time.  He was not performing at his best yet he was the highest paid kicker in the NFL.  He went on to kick for the Giants for part of the season and then they let him go as well.  It seemed the move for Gould has rejuvenated him some and he even admitted it.

There's not guarantee that he would be performing this well if he stayed with the Bears and I can guarantee that if he was still struggling with the Bears that fans would be screaming that they need to get rid of the overpaid bum.  It was already happening before the Bears released him.

Yep, I do recall all of that Hawk but how many others have we paid far more too and gotten far less from?  Most of our mid tier WR pickups I'd say and how long do we keep excusing Kevin Whites injuries when one factor in allowing AJ to leave was lack of availability.

As I said it's entirely possible getting cut was a motivator just as getting away from the Bears may have been. He's since been with two equally horrible teams record wise but he's corrected his flaw and added leg strength to boot.  Maybe that never happens if he's still a Bear or maybe it does.  We'll never know.

But what I do know is this.  Letting the top scorer in team history and one of the most accurate in NFL history go in exchange for Connor Barth without even trying to negotiate a reduced salary was just plain dumb and I will never see it any differently than that.  Even "Bad Robbie" was better than "Good Barth".