Is Reggie Bush on other teams radar?

Wouldn't we try to trade him first? There may be someone who's willing to pick him up. I don't see us just releasing him.

I hope Reggie stays in New Orleans for a long time. Want him back next year.

Seattle

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So you are paying his salary??? Give me a break. Bush will stay in NOLA. Book it.

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his salary will make it more difficult to sign top free agents

i like his role with the team, but his salary hurts the team. i could be wrong, but i dont see him restructuring his deal

part time backs that return kicks are not going to be paid like pro-bowl caliber RBs for very long

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Why wouldnt N.O. keep him???

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there are about 8 million reasons

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It doesnt make sense

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it does

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What do they do??

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draft or sign a replacement with equal or better skills

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Sign an aging LT???

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nope

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Depend on Mike Bell as P.T.'s main back up???

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as he was this year? yes. maybe you were referring to Bell being the change of pace back? in that case, then no. that's why you draft someone in the mid rounds, which is where you generally get RB role players, or sign one out of free agency

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They will keep him because letting him go hurts the team.

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maybe, but keeping him for 8 mill can hurt the team too. look at our long list of RFA's. 8 mill can be the difference in keeping or losing a Pierre Thomas, Bushrod, Brown, Evans, Hargrove, Harper or Roby, all of which have been either equal to or greater in value to this team than Bush.

So please, instead of being so short sighted with the "just pay him" mantra, think about the repercussions throughout the roster.

Simply put, if Bush does not agree to a lower contract, then he needs to be traded or cut. I would like to see him stay, but not at the expense of the rest of the roster. And before you start saying that this is an uncapped year, let's remember that teams, just as any business organization, has a budget that they determine is most manageable for the business to succeed. Cap or no cap, the Saints will still be monetarily smart with their contracts, especially since the cap will probably return soon after this season.

look at 2nd rounder Dexter mccluster from ole miss
or
look at 3rd-4th rounder Joique Bell from Wayne State

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I'd love for this to happen, but falling to pick #64 (hells yeah!) is highly unlikely

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agreed. I doubt he will last past the 1st 5 picks of round 2.

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No salary cap next year brah

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Benson isn't the richest owner out there, and $8m is a shitload of money.

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I want him in NOLA and I don't care what they pay him

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thank God the GM's of the league think otherwise. it'd be brilliant to have the 30th best RB making more than Brees, Manning, Brady, Peterson, Fitzgerald.... ah frick it, you get the point.

yeah, stupid fricking statement by you