REUNITE Reggie Bush & Alex Smith in 2011?? | Page 5

Jul 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Mr.Mcgibblets
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Reggie Bush, others on shaky ground

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6786350/reggie-bush-potential-cap-casualties

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1. New Orleans Saints RB Reggie Bush: The Saints want to keep him. Bush says he wants to stay. The numbers just don't work. Bush is scheduled to make $11.8 million this year and has a bloated $16 million cap number. The Saints have $11.7 million of cap room. Something has to give. They also have 26 unrestricted free agents. Cutting or trading him would free up $12.5 million. Sure, Bush could restructure, but would he do that knowing that teams such as Philadelphia, St. Louis and Tampa Bay might be willing to give him a nice long-term deal? Probably not.

3. San Francisco 49ers CB Nate Clements: This one is interesting. He's the league's first $10 million-a-year cornerback. He has struggled in the past couple of years, and now he has a $17.36 million cap number. There are some people in San Francisco who believe the 49ers might consider signing Nnamdi Asomugha. Releasing Clements frees up $14 million. If he stays, he'll have to take a pay cut.

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Jul 20, 2011 at 4:24 PM

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RichmondPete
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The Niners feel good about the running backs they have and who could blame them. I don't expect a big name to come to town at all.

Jul 20, 2011 at 6:20 PM

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dtg_9er
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Unlikely as it is, I would greatly enjoy seeing Bush in a 9ers uniform. Gore may or may not have years left but it's not good to count on one rehabbed player, one rookie, and one unproven second year guy. Not a great stable from my view. It's one of the toughest positions and injuries happen every year.

NO and Denver (under Shanahan) seem to come up with great RBs every year so perhaps it's more a OLine issue. I do not have confidence in Dixon as the featured back any time soon.

Jul 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by dtg_9er:
Unlikely as it is, I would greatly enjoy seeing Bush in a 9ers uniform. Gore may or may not have years left but it's not good to count on one rehabbed player, one rookie, and one unproven second year guy. Not a great stable from my view. It's one of the toughest positions and injuries happen every year.

NO and Denver (under Shanahan) seem to come up with great RBs every year so perhaps it's more a OLine issue. I do not have confidence in Dixon as the featured back any time soon.

Why you hating Big Dix?

Jul 21, 2011 at 12:23 PM

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dtg_9er
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Originally posted by modninerfan:
Originally posted by dtg_9er:
Unlikely as it is, I would greatly enjoy seeing Bush in a 9ers uniform. Gore may or may not have years left but it's not good to count on one rehabbed player, one rookie, and one unproven second year guy. Not a great stable from my view. It's one of the toughest positions and injuries happen every year.

NO and Denver (under Shanahan) seem to come up with great RBs every year so perhaps it's more a OLine issue. I do not have confidence in Dixon as the featured back any time soon.

Why you hating Big Dix?

Not hating but he seems to run more like a fullback than a halfback. Just my opinion.

Jul 25, 2011 at 4:33 PM

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