Schefter: Nate Clements a 'Potential' Cut This Week

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:31 PM

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More potential cuts this week: Az QB Derek Anderson, LB Joey Porter, 49ers CB Nate Clements, Pitt OT Flozell Adams, Minn WR Bernard Berrain.
42 minutes ago

http://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/42587166890663936

If it happens... it's really no big surprise, but the urgency leads one to wonder if we're either (planning on) putting the bank down for Nnamdi Asomugha, or confident in Patrick Peterson/Prince falling to us (somewhere) within the first round.

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM

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Mar 1, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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Adios Nate. You had one game changing play in ur career as a 49er and you fumbled it away to the Falcons.

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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Suppose Clements rejected a reduced salary?

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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This will be interesting, I just can't see the FO cutting Nate unless they have legitimate options.

The only option that is feasible now is Prince, but crazier things have happened!

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:39 PM

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*modded*

[ Edited by kidash on Mar 1, 2011 at 4:58 PM ]

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:43 PM

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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM

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Originally posted by MntIdaGold:
Suppose Clements rejected a reduced salary?

Thats probably what it was

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:50 PM

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well making him the highest paid defender at the time proved to be brilliant, not that I wasn't excited to get him then.

Mar 1, 2011 at 4:56 PM

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Not sure why everyone is so excited? We've let all of our fa's test the market and now we are going to cut Nate. Hooray for the yorks! They've saved a ton of money. Of course now we can only field a half of team. How many daft picks do you guys think we have? We have no center, no qb, one ok corner, no NT, no starting caliber OlB. But hey, if we ever do decide to compete at least we'll have money. GTFO.

Mar 1, 2011 at 5:04 PM

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Originally posted by susweel:
*modded*

oops, sorry

Mar 1, 2011 at 5:10 PM

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Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
Not sure why everyone is so excited? We've let all of our fa's test the market and now we are going to cut Nate. Hooray for the yorks! They've saved a ton of money. Of course now we can only field a half of team. How many daft picks do you guys think we have? We have no center, no qb, one ok corner, no NT, no starting caliber OlB. But hey, if we ever do decide to compete at least we'll have money. GTFO.

There's only a few irreplaceable players on this team. Why would we keep all the guys that were part of a 6-10 team? Clements is slow, plays dumb and jumps routes. He's completely replaceable as he was average at best. Let him walk along with Franklin, Alex Smith, and Manny Lawson.

Mar 1, 2011 at 5:14 PM

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Originally posted by PTulini:
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!

Mar 1, 2011 at 5:15 PM

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Personally id like to see Nate renegotiate his deal & obviously take a pay cut, if not its a no brainer he must be released. Unfortunately he has become a major liability in man coverage.

I'm sick & tired of getting burnt on streaks/fades in madden anyways..

Mar 1, 2011 at 5:33 PM

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Originally posted by PTulini:
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!