Reggie Bush to Be Cut???

Originally posted by Amir_Mamu:
Gore/Bush in 2011. Yes we can.

For the right price though.

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Could Reggie Bush be next for Saints?

February, 22, 2011 6:52PM ET By Pat Yasinskas

With the New Orleans Saints’ release of Jeremy Shockey on Tuesday, there comes an obvious question. Who’s next?

If you’re thinking the answer is Reggie Bush, you might be right. And you might be wrong. This one is going to be a very tough call and I’m glad I don’t have to make it. Coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis will have to make the decision and let’s take a glance at some of the numbers they’ll be looking at.

Bush is scheduled to make $11.8 million in base salary in the final season of his contract. More importantly, he’s scheduled to have a $16 million cap figure. Assuming a labor deal gets done and there is a salary cap, there’s no way Bush will play at that figure.

That leaves the Saints with two choices. They could talk to Bush about a contract extension that would spread this year’s base salary over more years and make this season’s cap figure much more friendly. Say what you want about Bush and how he hasn’t lived up to his college hype, but I think the Saints see him as a unique and valuable player. They seem to have a real affinity for them and Bush seems to like the organization and the New Orleans area. If that’s all true, it wouldn’t be all that difficult to work out a deal to keep everyone happy.

The other option would be to cut Bush. The Saints would free up $12.6 million by doing that. But they still would be on the hook for $3.4 million in cap space. That’s a lot of money to count toward a player no longer on your roster, especially when there are ways to keep him on your roster and make him fit nicely by making some contract adjustments. Remember, the Saints are likely to let Pierre Thomas walk into free agency. If they don't have Bush, they would be down to just Chris Ivory and whoever they bring in at running back.

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Minnesota's Adrian Peterson is likely to get his contract re-worked before next season, but we saw a productive tailback like Thomas Jones get sent packing last offseason and guys like Reggie Bush, Darren Sproles, Cadillac Williams, Clinton Portis, Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams and Willis McGahee could join DeAngelo Williams in free agency.

Originally posted by NinerBuff:

Originally posted by Amir_Mamu:
Gore/Bush in 2011. Yes we can.

For the right price though.

Sounds like a bad campaign bumper sticker.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
we need a CB, pass rusher, safety, wr, qb, much more than we need a #2 rb

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
we need a CB, pass rusher, safety, wr, qb, much more than we need a #2 rb

Originally posted by PTulini:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
we need a CB, pass rusher, safety, wr, qb, much more than we need a #2 rb

mattbarrows: Baalke said the 49ers will "look to supplement" the RB position either thru FA, the draft or trade. Did not rule out bringing back Westbrook

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by okdkid:
Not that Bush is the answer, or even a starting caliber RB. But Frank Gore probably only has one good year left in him.

We absolutely must consider our future at RB.

Frank Gore has only one good year left!!!!

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Frank Gore is amazing. But he isn't long for this organization. Anybody with objectivity can see that. He gets hurt EVERY year, misses 3 or so games. Now he has a hip fracture. Even if he is 100%, the fact remains he is approaching 30 and has an assload of injuries (even by RB standards).

We have to at least consider the options moving forward. It's the smart thing to do.

I'd have to say 2-3 good season left as our primary back, and 3-4 as a rotational back. I agree, we have to start looking for the next best thing, but one good year, c'mon man.

Oh and Reggie Bush would be a nice change of pace back to go along with Gore and Dixon.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
bush= probowl like numbers in wco

hes fast shifty and change of back back we need

NO media was reporting last season that he seemed to have lost a step - wasn't not as quick and elusive as he had been prior to the knee injury.

I just don't think he is a viable option here for the amount of money he will demand. He will get something in the $6+MILLION range and that is not feasible.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
we need a CB, pass rusher, safety, wr, qb, much more than we need a #2 rb

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
bush= probowl like numbers in wco

hes fast shifty and change of back back we need

NO media was reporting last season that he seemed to have lost a step - wasn't not as quick and elusive as he had been prior to the knee injury.

I just don't think he is a viable option here for the amount of money he will demand. He will get something in the $6+MILLION range and that is not feasible.

Why not? We have no franchise QB to pay, no top tier OLB, no shutdown corner (nate will be reduced). Why not pay him the cheddar if Harbaugh thinks he can use him. As you know, knee injuries take about 2 years to recover from (1 year physical/1 year mental).

In fact, outside of Davis/Willis/Gore, our rosters filled with mediocrity. Even Gore's contract is pretty friendly.