Bears front office: Resign a team legend to help contribute to the team and mentor younger guys? Hell no. Pay jay cutler 100 million to throw to the other team? Say no more
PRHILL9696 Brian Urlacher basically took the bears to the super bowl against the Colts. Brian Urlacher almost single handedly beat rodgers &' the packers in the NFC championship. Cutler legit was too SCARED to play against Clay Matthews that he faked an injury .. so stop
You mean it was Mike Brown/Tommie Harris and Urlacher who took the Bears to the Super Bowl. Hester was a big part of it, but the defense was unstoppable when those 3 players were healthy and on the field. Everything else fell into place after that. It certainly wasn't Lovie's in-game decisions or Sexy Rexy and his turnovers. When Chicago lost Brown and Harris at the end of the season they were screwed. Bad luck.
PRHILL9696 how did he earn his money? 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions is not worthy of 100 millions dollars. To make things worse he got out performed by his backup.
@Tom Wilson your crazy. Brian was the reason you guys made the Superbowl vs the colts. He played at MVP level for years. He got sacks, interceptions he covered tight ends like a beast. Stopped the run or atleast drew two blockers his way so someone else is free to get the tackle. He played every down to. Bears didn't wanna pay him. But they paid Jay Cutler. That's all I gotta say about that
True, but these players need to understand from the get go that the NFL is not mother teresa, its a business, they see players as commodities to be traded with, they use them while they are usefull, once they get older and more expensive, its just easier to hire new people, in this case Urlacher seemed not to know this
Fact is, their defense immediately made significant regressions when he left. Even when he was hurt, they were way better with him on the field. One of the greatest Bears leaders ever.
Eli S The funny thing is that Briggs had no interest in the team, or even mentoring the younger players. Even his production immediately went down the drain. Goes to show you how impactful Urlacher was.
We let go of the best winning coach, then gambled on releasing one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history who eventually won a ring for the saints, to freaking letting go of one of the best runningbacks in NFL history, n just shattering away one of the chargers best stacked defense smh we could've won a couple of rings but management killed us
The Bears wasted a great talent and San Diego wasted a great team. Drew Brees would've led the Chargers to the promise land. But LT said it best Spanos and Smith were very difficult to deal with. To this day Spanos keeps setting his team back further and further.
Let's not cry for Urlacher. He's a Hall of Fame athlete - but he wasn't Lawrence Taylor special... he didn't bring Super Bowls. LT won SBs with Phil Simms and Jeff Hostetler as his QB. Hostetler!! Brian was fast - but he wasn't that ruthlessly tough in an intimidating way. like Lawrence who could break your leg and end your career... and by accident (not even on purpose). Look at Urlacher's performance in the Super Bowl: For all the people who want to say Cutler didn't do anything for the Bears (Jay did score 4 TDs in his 1st Playoff Bears game), consider how Urlacher had a kind of embarrassing performance in the biggest game -the Super Bowl vs. the Colts. Got pushed around all day long.... got run over by Dominic Rhodes and that offense over and over. The Bears are frugal - and they did overrate Cutler for sure. They should have invested in Oline (If they had a great Oline, that line could still be playing today) and not paid Cutler as much - but that's easier to say now. The Bears shouldn't have let Peppers go to the Packers - but it's not like Julius won a SB in Green Bay anyway. Peppers was better than Brian in physical hand-fighting and just overall battling at the line. Urlacher deserved to be treated tough by Bears management for acting silly, running around with Paris Hilton, and in general not being more serious about winning and the franchise - he got paid millions, he'll make the Hall of Fame (probably on the 1st Ballot).
I understand that business is business but the Bears should`ve given Urlacher a proper send off and not a kick in the ass. I think he deserved it. After all he only played for one team in his NFL career. Probably the worst organization in the NFL.
urlacher retired on his last day plus we all congrats him on hall of fame including the fans. he even said bears fans are better cause they when to be queit during plays and that the bears is great organization to be part of
hahahahahahahaa.....no you fuck, how dare you take something away from cleveland!! calling a 2 million doller deal a kick in the ass. They coulda tweeted "Fuck off Brian, were busy!" and he'd a been like " alright i can see 5 million being a little to high so yeah ima retire, thanks alot, and no i dont want a brian urlacher day or a press confrence or a statue or anything, ill take my HOF bust in canton and just all the love and respect from bears fans, im cool with that to." ya fuckin wing nut
Well said sir. Spot on. Something very very sleazy corrupt going on behind closed curtain in that front office/organization administration...smh. No way did that man deserve that. Urlacher was an icon legend for that defense.
Yep!... right on the head. Excellent rundown of the legendary icons that were done dirty...smh. some very sleazy play going on behind that administrative office door...smh.
I feel like football is the only sport where its actually not worth the money unless you're getting paid worth your talent. Guys get injuries and concussions left and right.
no but don't tell someone to go watch "rugby hits" when they talk about the consequences of being an NFL player, especially when the NFL has been to proven to have more concussions and injuries, you just come off ignorant.
yes, you really hurt my feelings, i would like an apology from you now, it would really make my night. "you sound proud that NFL has more injuries lol" please tell me how i sounded "proud"... you're bringing up rugby which is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT sport with COMPLETELY DIFFERENT rules than the NFL to someone(FotMS) who was talking about what NFL players go through. now that you coming off as proud about something that is irrelevant to what was initially posted. "wouldn't that mean NFL players are pussy compared to rugby?" no, it's me pointing out that the NFL is a more physical game than rugby with more severe consequences. "I'm just saying, its not about "higher impact" its more technique. you should watch rugby hits and in your right mind tell me it ain't real" what you're saying is POINTLESS. the technique used in rugby to tackle would not fully work in the NFL. there are some minor things that might work but it's not all that valuable because of how differently the rules are in both sports. also, when the fuck did i say rugby hits ain't real? the NFL hits harder than rugby and that's a fact, it doesn't mean i think rugby hits ain't real.
Great interview!!....I don't know how you get all of these current and former elite athletes to open up to you....but whatever you're doing keep doing it Graham....I'm from Chicago and as Bears fans we never really got the full story of why the best LB we've had since Mike Singletary all of a sudden retired with no explanation....you've definitely earned a subscriber.
This is why the Bears are in the predicament they're in now. Look how they did Matt Forte! Dude was a work horse and the moment he got injured they cut him. The bears just fuck over good players yet you give 100mil to Interception Cutler I mean Jay Cutler. They will never be a contending team.
Looking back on the Cutler years, it turned out to be a big mistake for the Bears to trade for that bum, but their biggest mistake was giving the man $120 million for 1 playoff appearance in 10 years.
dude, matt forte sucked....lol he was a good one cut guy that could catch. have EVER seen him break a tackle? no. He was actually a fullback that didnt like to hit people but had skills so became a running back with skills. not talent. he did VERY well for himself. and the interception throwing jay cutler was a contending team. i remember the touchdown throwing jay cutler throwing touchdowns. you gotta go and take a look at drew brees and tom brady, their are some things there that are for them and only them that the bears didnt have, meanwhile the bears had things for them to, things they did not have. anyway......im just sayin the o line was not a pass blocking o line and we had like 11 coordinators and a defense.
The reason why a lot of athletes are open to Graham and are very candid, Graham isnt a snake like many people in the media industry. He doesn't twist and pull things out of context.
Graham Bensinger is so respectful and considerate to his interview people and actually allows them to answer questions FULLY AND DETAILED without interruptions and Ignorance......This young kid is doin well
Bears organization have never been loyal to their greats, such a disgrace. The Cowboys Jerry Jones takes care of every Cowboys player that meant something to the organization. Maybe the Bears should learn from the Cowboys on how to be respectful. Gould, Briggs, Forte, Carrier, Cox, Rivera, Mike, etc all treated like trash by the Bears org
hushg2000 don't forget George Halas and the Bears put the cowboys on the map... During Dallas' inaugural season in 1960, Halas used one of the Bears draft picks on Don Meredith, to guarantee that he wouldn't sign with anyone else. They basically gave Dallas a high draft pick to get their quarterback of the future...
the front office follows the fans....Gould was done, briggs was done, Forte went to new york, carrier? idk, rivera moved on (to where? a head coaching job?) Mike....shit idk what your talkin about as far as mike, bro was playing for like 15 years. you DO know they PAY these guys this whole time their winging over fans and gaining notoriety right.....like millions. treated like trash tho.....i think you meant NOT treated like royalty....cuz they weren't.
played him in highschool i can say even on another team one of the best people i have ever met in highschool he was worth nfl money .hell of person he praied with our team after the game that we get home safe at the age of 17 yrs old tells u something about the money we talked his rookie year he said quote i dont want to do this but i love the game NFL is evil ! i hope someone reads and comment!!! hats off. B.u
I’ll never forget when Brian retired. Was completely heartbroken because we had just came off a 10-6 season and we had a chance to compete one more time😞
@@047Kenny like I said he was outshined by others I even remember the video games he had lower ratings than Brooks Lewis and others he was always like the knockoff great linebacker he was still great nonetheless just stating facts here he just wasnt respected like others were in his era that's a fact
I'm a die hard packers fan till death but I must say Brian Urlacher was the best linebacker the bears had in my opinion. I always respected his game as much as I hate to admit it.
Spice Adams said he thought the Bears would have given him the respect of letting him play out his last year too, but they released him... and they wonder why players are now trying to control the narrative of where they play.
wow.....what a statement lol. dude thats an insult in disquise and you know it. im not even gonna ask who you think is first but ima guess thats its the murder-dancing jesus freak. when really it was derrick brooks......HA! Got EM!
I have been a Bears fan my entire life. Unfortunately when George Halas died his daughter who was married to Ed McCaskey, inherited the team along with the McCaskey family. They’ve been absolutely horrible in every step of their player personnel decisions to hiring front office & coaching positions. They’re absolutely clueless as to how to run a football organization. If Halas didn’t hire Ditka before he died, the Bears would be on a 58 year championship drought right now. Their current chairman, George McCaskey, is beyond a joke. Not only is he clownish & clueless but I also detect some mental illness in his behavior. Ryan Pace & Matt Nagy should’ve been fired after the 2020 season. Instead he brought them both back to dig the hole this organization is in, a lot deeper. They will both be fired after this upcoming (2021) season. What they did to Urlacher was shameful as well as classless. This organization is a complete mess and is in total disarray.
as a cowboys fan I think Brian made teams think about defenses need to be tougher as Brian one of the best as I felt every time he step on the field he gave it his all to compete every game period
Mr. Urlacher you are the fucken man!! We appreciate u retiring a bear! unlike managment who risked letting u just walk out after everything you have done for the city fans and organization... #54 we love u brother.. thanks for all the memories
Damn I remember when I subbed to this channel I was confused af because it had like 8k subscribers and the interviews were awesome. Oh how times change quickly.
The bears Organization did him dirty. Thx for being our heart and soul of the defense for 13 years. We miss you being Jonny on the spot almost every game.
ppl do stuffs Me too....I got the bad news that he wasn't coming back from ESPN.....I was so pissed that I threw a glass at the TV and missed it by an inch literally....lol
right, people forget it was urlacher and ray lewis as the big time linebackers at the time....and anyone who knows football even the chicago fans know cutler was trash luke mccowan his backup had a better season statistically than cutler the year he got his bonus lol
One of the greatest Chicago Bears ever, and all he asked for was the truth on what they were willing to offer. Glad Brian and the team are over it now because Chicago fans will always love him.
My uncle held the door open for him at a ups store, in libertyville and Brian goes says while jogging toward him, I should be holding the door for you!
To Brian as a football fan I just wanna say thank you. Yes you guys makes good money but you also put your health at risk every time you get on the field. I most say it has been a privilege to watch you ball. Again thank you
From Detroit I always appreciated Brian's professionalism on and off the field, so sad to see the way it went down, but glad he retired instead of grabbing a paycheck from someone else. Deserves a job in the front office.
That Superbowl loss to the Colts haunts me to this day!!! Remember when Hester returned that opening kickoff and our QB was Rex Grossman. Feels like yesterday.
He definitely deserved better, when I think of the bears I think of Brian... one of the greatest defensive players I've seen.. from my childhood easily one one the greatest linebackers of all time
I hate Chicago's Sports Management 💯💯 This man was my Idol growing up.. I'm sorry Brian.. I am truly sorry.. Chicago, the City, Loves you, always has 👏🏼👏🏼
I met Brian urlacher uncle in Pasco Washington. I was wearing Brian urlacher jersey, and his uncle told me that Brian urlacher said that he will never leave Chicago he will retired as a bear. He loves Chicago that was 2012. I knew he was going to to retired. Brian Urlacher a true bear respect the guy.
Too bad the Seahawks didn't snag him. Russell Wilson may have had his first ring in his rookie season. But a young rookie Bobby Wagner was in the picture.
as a born Texan and *cowboy fan* urlacher was the only Jersey iv ever owned. why they never one the big bowl I don't know! .Hester played amazing with the bears allso
God this guy was the man . One of the first football games in my memory was when he just shredded on MNF against the Cardinals in the Super Bowl year , 06 ? Anyways “THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE “
I'm a vikings fan but I always loved watching Brian play, I wish we could have signed him for a couple years, mn would have loved his commitment to the game....
nah, he wanted to be 'the guy' elsewhere. briggs had a great agent that always did what he could for him. he REALLY coulda went and been a big name literally any team any defense. But he stayed. that was cool.
Sadly, if you watch the films of the last year Brian played with the Bears, after his knee injury was supposed to have healed, he just couldn't run like he used to. I sensed the Bears would have to let him go.
This is an old interview. Releasing this a few weeks ago isn't fair. Brian and the new Bears management have made plans to reconcile their relationship, and Brian even works for a local station where has his own show about the Bears.
Brian Urlacher! A GROWN MANS MAN! This coming from a die hard Ravens fan. He could play on my team ANYTIME! Loved Brian Urlacher! Ray no.1 Brian 1a. No doubt!
Damn shame. That guy's range was insane. I've seen him bite hard on a playaction, then sprint back to deflect a pass to the TE. Sideline to sideline run stopper. That guy was a genetic freak. I'm a steeler fan, so I really appreciate quality linebackers. Brian was a once every 20 years kinda LB.
Brian’s right he wasn’t a Phil Emry Guy but Jonathan Bostic is...says all you need to know about Phil Emry...edit. Why is this being suggested to me two years later 🤣👍🏻
Very strange how the Bears kept Cutler and trashed Urlacher. It seems to be the norm these days, where employers trash their best employees and treasure their worst. Not sure why, but it is what it is I guess.
@@chrisgast that's my point! But their contract situation ended up being the same. But they had no problem paying Cutler. If an organization wants to take care of you, they will get it done no matter what. Smh
Considering how dangerous and how many people get injured playing professional football organizations treat NFL players the worst out of any of the major sports in the United States
Love u Brian ... Bear down... My frist bears season watching bear live on direct TV cause I can afford it ... When b minter gets hurt and Brian comes in the game ever for me ... Much love
This sounds like the Dick Butkus situation and the Bears essentially hurt their organization with the way they handle their players. They botched the team of the 80s which should have won more championships and the teams from 2000 to 2008 never had a legit QB.
Everyone is always so surprised how front offices treat legends. Every team does it, they throw their best out as soon as they dry up just a tad. Just goes to show it’s all just business, they don’t care.
Urlacher was DONE.... his last year playing was bad.... lost his speed..... Bears renegotiated his contract YEARS early when he was younger anyway.... and when the Bears let him go , NOBODY else wanted to sign him.... like I said , once he lost his speed he was done … Bears didn't owe him SHIT
TEAM MG few? Dude you do realize the Bears have the most hall of fame players to come from their organization? We have the most great players of all time. Yes Hester was good, but he's probably last on the list of bears greats.
Kayden Oh, so true... Bears have consistently phucked up since Urlacher/ Cutler played like a team on fire...We had a decent defense & offense was getting the hang of it...then GM's and powers that be Cracked-out. That had to be the case! Now look...
Bears front office:
Resign a team legend to help contribute to the team and mentor younger guys? Hell no.
Pay jay cutler 100 million to throw to the other team? Say no more
Chris Traut agreed I feel sorry for the bears
Cutler earned his money what did Brian ever do except cry like now
PRHILL9696
Brian Urlacher basically took the bears to the super bowl against the Colts. Brian Urlacher almost single handedly beat rodgers &' the packers in the NFC championship. Cutler legit was too SCARED to play against Clay Matthews that he faked an injury .. so stop
You mean it was Mike Brown/Tommie Harris and Urlacher who took the Bears to the Super Bowl. Hester was a big part of it, but the defense was unstoppable when those 3 players were healthy and on the field. Everything else fell into place after that. It certainly wasn't Lovie's in-game decisions or Sexy Rexy and his turnovers. When Chicago lost Brown and Harris at the end of the season they were screwed. Bad luck.
PRHILL9696 how did he earn his money? 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions is not worthy of 100 millions dollars. To make things worse he got out performed by his backup.
One of the best linebackers in NFL history and the team he’s played on his whole career disrespects him... sad
@Tom Wilson your crazy. Brian was the reason you guys made the Superbowl vs the colts. He played at MVP level for years. He got sacks, interceptions he covered tight ends like a beast. Stopped the run or atleast drew two blockers his way so someone else is free to get the tackle. He played every down to. Bears didn't wanna pay him. But they paid Jay Cutler. That's all I gotta say about that
Think of it like a business. He was getting old injury prone last few seasons. What they offered was decent
Don't forget that man Brady broke his ankles and juked him into Oblivion
Tom Wilson lol dude you’re in denial simple . Don’t call yourself a bears fan
The bus ran his ass over
Urlacher, you deserved better.
he deserved nothing
Yes he did. He was the heart and soul of that team for a decade.
True, but these players need to understand from the get go that the NFL is not mother teresa, its a business, they see players as commodities to be traded with, they use them while they are usefull, once they get older and more expensive, its just easier to hire new people, in this case Urlacher seemed not to know this
German Santos really wish he could've, he 100% deserves the honor of a Superbowl win.
Best bears MLB of all time!!! Period
graham interviews the most interesting people in the most interesting ways. consistently incredible content
amen my brother
justin smith except his interview with Kelly Slater...he asked sum real dumb shit.
Fact is, their defense immediately made significant regressions when he left. Even when he was hurt, they were way better with him on the field. One of the greatest Bears leaders ever.
Eli S The funny thing is that Briggs had no interest in the team, or even mentoring the younger players. Even his production immediately went down the drain. Goes to show you how impactful Urlacher was.
People don't value leadership like they used to :/
As a packers fan, urlacher is one of the greatest leaders in the history of the NFL, easily
Lol the bears are garbage they always have been and always will be haven't won a super bowl since I was -2
The mid 2000s Bears and Chargers were teams tragically held back by management. So much talent wasted by these organizations.
It's a damn shame 😔
So true
Yea, but they still get they money!!!!!!! :D :D :D
We let go of the best winning coach, then gambled on releasing one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history who eventually won a ring for the saints, to freaking letting go of one of the best runningbacks in NFL history, n just shattering away one of the chargers best stacked defense smh we could've won a couple of rings but management killed us
The Bears wasted a great talent and San Diego wasted a great team. Drew Brees would've led the Chargers to the promise land. But LT said it best Spanos and Smith were very difficult to deal with. To this day Spanos keeps setting his team back further and further.
He established himself as a legend before he left the game.
Overated
@@mustardstripe6872 how so? He set new records for Linebackers.
Urlacher was such a great player that people tend to forget about how great Lance Briggs was too.
Damn right Lance was solid. I still love the team of Brian, Lance, & Hunter . 3 great Bears linebackers
Yet Lance and Brian were great teammates and are great friends.
This why I agree with Terrell Owens. If they would do this to him a so call good guy/teammate you might as well do you
Marcus Maxwell Damn straight. I’m sick of the plantation mentality among most fans
@@ShaunHensley don't watch football then. Everybody reacts different lol. It's just a game. Simple entertainment.
Bro james Blow it out your ass. If you don’t like my comment, don’t read it.
Simple entertainment for people that don't know football, it's more than that and true fans know it
Bro james you got fucking obliterated
I hate that he never won a SB. I'm not a Bears fan but I loved Brian. I wish nothing but the best for him.
I wish a Superbowl contender would have signed him so he could of got a Superbowl ring
But na we'll pay jay cutler millions
+Voice Of Reason 4U They offered him 2million dollars for 1 year
+Voice Of Reason 4U yea it is. for what he accomplished. but the same guy gave Cutler 100million. lol
+Voice Of Reason 4U That's being respectful and grateful for what he accomplished. 5mil was perfect
Only $2 million more. Buh, bye Jay!
Let's not cry for Urlacher.
He's a Hall of Fame athlete - but he wasn't Lawrence Taylor special... he didn't bring Super Bowls. LT won SBs with Phil Simms and Jeff Hostetler as his QB. Hostetler!!
Brian was fast - but he wasn't that ruthlessly tough in an intimidating way. like Lawrence who could break your leg and end your career... and by accident (not even on purpose).
Look at Urlacher's performance in the Super Bowl: For all the people who want to say Cutler didn't do anything for the Bears (Jay did score 4 TDs in his 1st Playoff Bears game), consider how Urlacher had a kind of embarrassing performance in the biggest game -the Super Bowl vs. the Colts. Got pushed around all day long.... got run over by Dominic Rhodes and that offense over and over.
The Bears are frugal - and they did overrate Cutler for sure. They should have invested in Oline (If they had a great Oline, that line could still be playing today) and not paid Cutler as much - but that's easier to say now.
The Bears shouldn't have let Peppers go to the Packers - but it's not like Julius won a SB in Green Bay anyway. Peppers was better than Brian in physical hand-fighting and just overall battling at the line.
Urlacher deserved to be treated tough by Bears management for acting silly, running around with Paris Hilton, and in general not being more serious about winning and the franchise - he got paid millions, he'll make the Hall of Fame (probably on the 1st Ballot).
He's a legend up there with all the greats of the Chicago sports pantheon
That is a shame, as a Vikings fan I wish he could have got one more year to go out being respected. Urlacher was a great player and person
Gotta admit, Graham is a damn good interviewer.
I understand that business is business but the Bears should`ve given Urlacher a proper send off and not a kick in the ass. I think he deserved it. After all he only played for one team in his NFL career. Probably the worst organization in the NFL.
Browns are
what cade21 says is true. they have lost so many games that they shouldnt be a nfl team. they are disgrace to nfl
urlacher retired on his last day plus we all congrats him on hall of fame including the fans. he even said bears fans are better cause they when to be queit during plays and that the bears is great organization to be part of
hahahahahahahaa.....no you fuck, how dare you take something away from cleveland!! calling a 2 million doller deal a kick in the ass. They coulda tweeted "Fuck off Brian, were busy!" and he'd a been like " alright i can see 5 million being a little to high so yeah ima retire, thanks alot, and no i dont want a brian urlacher day or a press confrence or a statue or anything, ill take my HOF bust in canton and just all the love and respect from bears fans, im cool with that to." ya fuckin wing nut
when has cleveland won anything? they have been 0-16 for 2 seasons plus their organization never been to playoffs or SB
the bears did this man dirty
Phil Emery
Bears did all their star players dirty. Then turned around and paid Cutler sorry ass!!!!!
Well said sir. Spot on. Something very very sleazy corrupt going on behind closed curtain in that front office/organization administration...smh. No way did that man deserve that. Urlacher was an icon legend for that defense.
Yep!... right on the head. Excellent rundown of the legendary icons that were done dirty...smh. some very sleazy play going on behind that administrative office door...smh.
@@PlayaflyJoe27 but Cutler can throw bombs!
I feel like football is the only sport where its actually not worth the money unless you're getting paid worth your talent. Guys get injuries and concussions left and right.
Flavor of the Month Socialist watch 'rugby big hits' then come back to reply
another one of these rugby dorks... NFL players suffer concussions at a higher rate and injuries happen more often in the NFL than they do in rugby.
Is that a good thing or??
no but don't tell someone to go watch "rugby hits" when they talk about the consequences of being an NFL player, especially when the NFL has been to proven to have more concussions and injuries, you just come off ignorant.
yes, you really hurt my feelings, i would like an apology from you now, it would really make my night.
"you sound proud that NFL has more injuries lol"
please tell me how i sounded "proud"... you're bringing up rugby which is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT sport with COMPLETELY DIFFERENT rules than the NFL to someone(FotMS) who was talking about what NFL players go through. now that you coming off as proud about something that is irrelevant to what was initially posted.
"wouldn't that mean NFL players are pussy compared to rugby?"
no, it's me pointing out that the NFL is a more physical game than rugby with more severe consequences.
"I'm just saying, its not about "higher impact" its more technique. you should watch rugby hits and in your right mind tell me it ain't real"
what you're saying is POINTLESS. the technique used in rugby to tackle would not fully work in the NFL. there are some minor things that might work but it's not all that valuable because of how differently the rules are in both sports.
also, when the fuck did i say rugby hits ain't real? the NFL hits harder than rugby and that's a fact, it doesn't mean i think rugby hits ain't real.
Great interview!!....I don't know how you get all of these current and former elite athletes to open up to you....but whatever you're doing keep doing it Graham....I'm from Chicago and as Bears fans we never really got the full story of why the best LB we've had since Mike Singletary all of a sudden retired with no explanation....you've definitely earned a subscriber.
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This is why the Bears are in the predicament they're in now. Look how they did Matt Forte! Dude was a work horse and the moment he got injured they cut him. The bears just fuck over good players yet you give 100mil to Interception Cutler I mean Jay Cutler. They will never be a contending team.
Looking back on the Cutler years, it turned out to be a big mistake for the Bears to trade for that bum, but their biggest mistake was giving the man $120 million for 1 playoff appearance in 10 years.
dude, matt forte sucked....lol he was a good one cut guy that could catch. have EVER seen him break a tackle? no. He was actually a fullback that didnt like to hit people but had skills so became a running back with skills. not talent. he did VERY well for himself. and the interception throwing jay cutler was a contending team. i remember the touchdown throwing jay cutler throwing touchdowns. you gotta go and take a look at drew brees and tom brady, their are some things there that are for them and only them that the bears didnt have, meanwhile the bears had things for them to, things they did not have. anyway......im just sayin the o line was not a pass blocking o line and we had like 11 coordinators and a defense.
Forte was old, he did nothing for the Jets, they got rid of him at the right time.
Look at us now you punk bitch we rebuilt and were back to winning games kick rocks
keep up the awesome work man your interviews are always great
Brian was absolutely disrespected...not only by the management but by some terrible fans booing the team.
brian is a crybaby
he was old and done.....
I think we found out who the booers were
The reason why a lot of athletes are open to Graham and are very candid, Graham isnt a snake like many people in the media industry. He doesn't twist and pull things out of context.
One of my all time favorite Bears but we all knew it was going to end bad. You are a hall of fame legend! Nothing but love for you 54
The Bears were great with Urlacher.
Elias and Terrible with Jay Cutler
MaxPro You would hear his name on ESPN all the time. I remember he was a lot of peoples favorite when I was a kid
Graham Bensinger is so respectful and considerate to his interview people and actually allows them to answer questions FULLY AND DETAILED without interruptions and Ignorance......This young kid is doin well
I miss this man playing in the NFL so much!! I’m a cowboys fan but knew this man was trouble anytime we played against him.
Bears organization have never been loyal to their greats, such a disgrace.
The Cowboys Jerry Jones takes care of every Cowboys player that meant something to the organization. Maybe the Bears should learn from the Cowboys on how to be respectful. Gould, Briggs, Forte, Carrier, Cox, Rivera, Mike, etc all treated like trash by the Bears org
exactly cowboys are a great organization
MrFALLENHER0 sike
Lol. Jerry Jones is a nepotistic idiot.
hushg2000 don't forget George Halas and the Bears put the cowboys on the map... During Dallas' inaugural season in 1960, Halas used one of the Bears draft picks on Don Meredith, to guarantee that he wouldn't sign with anyone else. They basically gave Dallas a high draft pick to get their quarterback of the future...
the front office follows the fans....Gould was done, briggs was done, Forte went to new york, carrier? idk, rivera moved on (to where? a head coaching job?) Mike....shit idk what your talkin about as far as mike, bro was playing for like 15 years. you DO know they PAY these guys this whole time their winging over fans and gaining notoriety right.....like millions. treated like trash tho.....i think you meant NOT treated like royalty....cuz they weren't.
The Bears front office has been disrespecting their fans for years..... latest Trubisky.
played him in highschool i can say even on another team one of the best people i have ever met in highschool he was worth nfl money .hell of person he praied with our team after the game that we get home safe at the age of 17 yrs old tells u something about the money we talked his rookie year he said quote i dont want to do this but i love the game NFL is evil ! i hope someone reads and comment!!! hats off. B.u
I’ll never forget when Brian retired. Was completely heartbroken because we had just came off a 10-6 season and we had a chance to compete one more time😞
People shit talking Brian or defending Cutler are insane. This guy used to be an absolute monster
ZerginOut they obviously weren’t watching football in the 00’s straight up
@@047Kenny yea ray Lewis Derrick Brooks n few others still outshined him in his prime even though he was great
Mucleboy01 each player was respected in their own right
@@047Kenny like I said he was outshined by others I even remember the video games he had lower ratings than Brooks Lewis and others he was always like the knockoff great linebacker he was still great nonetheless just stating facts here he just wasnt respected like others were in his era that's a fact
Mucleboy01 I’m from Chicago so to me he always outshined the others but I see where you’re coming from
HIs honesty about himself in his latter years is very admirable.
Im a bears fan beaes management were jerks WE MISS YOU URLACHER
I'm a die hard packers fan till death but I must say Brian Urlacher was the best linebacker the bears had in my opinion. I always respected his game as much as I hate to admit it.
Mega Hawk Yeah the Packers and Bears have had their fair share of legends, bears have rbs and defense and Packers have qbs
I miss Urlacher... My favorite defensive player of all time. Period
He's definitely my favorite middle linebacker
Spice Adams said he thought the Bears would have given him the respect of letting him play out his last year too, but they released him... and they wonder why players are now trying to control the narrative of where they play.
in madden 06 I loved playing with Urlacher. he was pretty much a glitch. him and LT.
Brian is arguably the second best linebacker in the past decade
wow.....what a statement lol. dude thats an insult in disquise and you know it. im not even gonna ask who you think is first but ima guess thats its the murder-dancing jesus freak. when really it was derrick brooks......HA! Got EM!
Brian not even top 10
Stephan Williams What 😂😂😂, boy you on something.
@@stephanwilliams4143
Have you even seen Brian Urlacher play?
@@HopefulNihilist I grew up in chicago. I witnessed the man's whole career
I have been a Bears fan my entire life. Unfortunately when George Halas died his daughter who was married to Ed McCaskey, inherited the team along with the McCaskey family. They’ve been absolutely horrible in every step of their player personnel decisions to hiring front office & coaching positions. They’re absolutely clueless as to how to run a football organization. If Halas didn’t hire Ditka before he died, the Bears would be on a 58 year championship drought right now. Their current chairman, George McCaskey, is beyond a joke. Not only is he clownish & clueless but I also detect some mental illness in his behavior. Ryan Pace & Matt Nagy should’ve been fired after the 2020 season. Instead he brought them both back to dig the hole this organization is in, a lot deeper. They will both be fired after this upcoming (2021) season. What they did to Urlacher was shameful as well as classless. This organization is a complete mess and is in total disarray.
Please come back! 😭😭😭😭
Yes pls comeback brian and I agree
Way too late for that
ESSAB0SS77 that true
I can’t believe anyone would disrespect a legend and leader like Brian
You don't understand the business world.
as a cowboys fan I think Brian made teams think about defenses need to be tougher as Brian one of the best as I felt every time he step on the field he gave it his all to compete every game period
Mr. Urlacher you are the fucken man!! We appreciate u retiring a bear! unlike managment who risked letting u just walk out after everything you have done for the city fans and organization... #54 we love u brother.. thanks for all the memories
Damn I remember when I subbed to this channel I was confused af because it had like 8k subscribers and the interviews were awesome. Oh how times change quickly.
My all-time favorite football player
The bears Organization did him dirty. Thx for being our heart and soul of the defense for 13 years. We miss you being Jonny on the spot almost every game.
This man was a god in Chicago for 10+ years
Shame how management treated him
when a loked at the tweet I threw my phone across the room
ppl do stuffs
Me too....I got the bad news that he wasn't coming back from ESPN.....I was so pissed that I threw a glass at the TV and missed it by an inch literally....lol
right, people forget it was urlacher and ray lewis as the big time linebackers at the time....and anyone who knows football even the chicago fans know cutler was trash luke mccowan his backup had a better season statistically than cutler the year he got his bonus lol
I’ll remember you as a great player, leader of a lot of great defenses, and I can’t speak firsthand but I have no doubt you were a great teammate.
Brian Urlacher is a beast! PERIOD!
Elijah Scott I always wanted to see urlacher and Derrick Johnson play on the same team, would’ve been badass!
thank you brain
Lol
These are the types of men you want on your team. Humble; Selfless; Devoted; They do what they can for their team. Reminds me of Mike Alstott.
One of the greatest Chicago Bears ever, and all he asked for was the truth on what they were willing to offer. Glad Brian and the team are over it now because Chicago fans will always love him.
My uncle held the door open for him at a ups store, in libertyville and Brian goes says while jogging toward him, I should be holding the door for you!
To Brian as a football fan I just wanna say thank you. Yes you guys makes good money but you also put your health at risk every time you get on the field. I most say it has been a privilege to watch you ball. Again thank you
I cried after this
I thank Brian for inspiring me in high school.
AS LONG AS YOURE HAPPY, Mr. Urlacher 🤙🏼🙏💯
From Detroit I always appreciated Brian's professionalism on and off the field, so sad to see the way it went down, but glad he retired instead of grabbing a paycheck from someone else. Deserves a job in the front office.
That Superbowl loss to the Colts haunts me to this day!!! Remember when Hester returned that opening kickoff and our QB was Rex Grossman. Feels like yesterday.
Im a colts fan I'm thankful we won that game but I'm still haunted by super bowl 44 .. I know your pain very well
He definitely deserved better, when I think of the bears I think of Brian... one of the greatest defensive players I've seen.. from my childhood easily one one the greatest linebackers of all time
He played for more then 10 years in the NFL which is twice as long as the average player, though.
Good dad that he thought of his family first
You're still an inspiration Mr. Urlacher!
I hate Chicago's Sports Management 💯💯 This man was my Idol growing up.. I'm sorry Brian.. I am truly sorry.. Chicago, the City, Loves you, always has 👏🏼👏🏼
“Hairlacher”
- i 294 billboard sign
Are his eyes two different colors? Or just the lighting
I met Brian urlacher uncle in Pasco Washington. I was wearing Brian urlacher jersey, and his uncle told me that Brian urlacher said that he will never leave Chicago he will retired as a bear. He loves Chicago that was 2012. I knew he was going to to retired. Brian Urlacher a true bear respect the guy.
Too bad the Seahawks didn't snag him. Russell Wilson may have had his first ring in his rookie season. But a young rookie Bobby Wagner was in the picture.
as a born Texan and *cowboy fan* urlacher was the only Jersey iv ever owned. why they never one the big bowl I don't know! .Hester played amazing with the bears allso
Urlacher seems like the guy that doesn't sugar coat anything and what's ever on his mind he says it. Rare to someone even in professional sports
Urlacher will always be my favorite LB 🤷🏾♂️
God this guy was the man . One of the first football games in my memory was when he just shredded on MNF against the Cardinals in the Super Bowl year , 06 ? Anyways “THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE “
culu37 yes i remember it like it was yesterday Hester won that game for them
I'm a vikings fan but I always loved watching Brian play, I wish we could have signed him for a couple years, mn would have loved his commitment to the game....
Lac was one of the reasons leaving was so hard. Miss you bro
One of the BEST to ever do it!!!!!!!!!!💪👊👍💯!
Whenever you ask yourself if you should do something odds are that you do not want to do it.
or you have to pee. and should go pee.
I remember Briggs didn't want to play in Chicago because of the front office
nah, he wanted to be 'the guy' elsewhere. briggs had a great agent that always did what he could for him. he REALLY coulda went and been a big name literally any team any defense. But he stayed. that was cool.
Great human being.
Sadly, if you watch the films of the last year Brian played with the Bears, after his knee injury was supposed to have healed, he just couldn't run like he used to. I sensed the Bears would have to let him go.
This is an old interview. Releasing this a few weeks ago isn't fair. Brian and the new Bears management have made plans to reconcile their relationship, and Brian even works for a local station where has his own show about the Bears.
Brian Urlacher! A GROWN MANS MAN! This coming from a die hard Ravens fan. He could play on my team ANYTIME! Loved Brian Urlacher! Ray no.1 Brian 1a. No doubt!
Damn shame. That guy's range was insane. I've seen him bite hard on a playaction, then sprint back to deflect a pass to the TE. Sideline to sideline run stopper. That guy was a genetic freak. I'm a steeler fan, so I really appreciate quality linebackers. Brian was a once every 20 years kinda LB.
He says the disrespected him with an offer but nobody else was offering him a contract so why did he think he was worth more? He obviously wasnt
my man is a living thumb
on some spy kids shit bruh
lmao for real
Operator151 Like a Tech Deck thumb!
lol thats the funniest comment I've read in recent memory
There is no loyalty dealing with owners...period.
Brian’s right he wasn’t a Phil Emry Guy but Jonathan Bostic is...says all you need to know about Phil Emry...edit. Why is this being suggested to me two years later 🤣👍🏻
Very strange how the Bears kept Cutler and trashed Urlacher. It seems to be the norm these days, where employers trash their best employees and treasure their worst. Not sure why, but it is what it is I guess.
uhhhh.........explain.
Explain what? What didn't you understand?
Exactly. But ppl be mad at T.O.
People are mad at T.O. because of his attitude. Urlacher usually had class and wasn't much of a show-boater.
@@chrisgast that's my point! But their contract situation ended up being the same. But they had no problem paying Cutler. If an organization wants to take care of you, they will get it done no matter what. Smh
Now I'm a Vikings fan and I'll admit that Brian was a beast. I'm glad, at the end, he chose his health over money.
LEGENDARY
Considering how dangerous and how many people get injured playing professional football organizations treat NFL players the worst out of any of the major sports in the United States
Love u Brian ... Bear down... My frist bears season watching bear live on direct TV cause I can afford it ... When b minter gets hurt and Brian comes in the game ever for me ... Much love
Very honest interview. If not the most honest
Was just talking about this over Christmas with the family. Urlacher should have played one more year - he had another year in him.
Lifelong Bears fan.
54 is my all time favorite.
The fans deserve players like Urlacher!
GOAT. 🐻⬇️
he was overrated
eugene paolella with safety speed he changed the mike LB position.
Nothing overrated about dat.
This sounds like the Dick Butkus situation and the Bears essentially hurt their organization with the way they handle their players. They botched the team of the 80s which should have won more championships and the teams from 2000 to 2008 never had a legit QB.
Everyone is always so surprised how front offices treat legends. Every team does it, they throw their best out as soon as they dry up just a tad. Just goes to show it’s all just business, they don’t care.
This is EXACTLY why the lakers paid kobe, and EXACTLY why they got lebron. Respect your players and they'll respect you. It really is that simple.
sounds like a lot of my job interviews! lol
Really!?
Urlacher was DONE.... his last year playing was bad.... lost his speed..... Bears renegotiated his contract YEARS early when he was younger anyway.... and when the Bears let him go , NOBODY else wanted to sign him.... like I said , once he lost his speed he was done … Bears didn't owe him SHIT
favorite bear of all time, urlacher and a train
Im Tylito over Walter Payton??
not every bear fan was alive to see payton play
TEAM MG few? Dude you do realize the Bears have the most hall of fame players to come from their organization? We have the most great players of all time. Yes Hester was good, but he's probably last on the list of bears greats.
bad management is hurting lots of teams
Kayden Oh, so true... Bears have consistently phucked up since Urlacher/ Cutler played like a team on fire...We had a decent defense & offense was getting the hang of it...then GM's and powers that be Cracked-out. That had to be the case! Now look...
Yowser, it Sucks to be the "Muppets of the Midway"!