True, but I listen to Chicago sports talk radio all day in my office because the guy I share an office with is from Chicago and huge Bears fan too; and basically Smith thought he was worth a certain amount and GM Poles thought he was worth a different amount and essentially said he wasn't going to pay Smith what Smith thought he was worth. It wasn't going to happen. I think you would have had to tie up a lot of cap space with a franchise tag where the overall team value he provides isn't worth it when compared to other glaring deficiencies that need to be shored up.
Just my opinion.