Goodbye Reginald

Submitted by d_ill on February 25th, 2015 at 5:25 PM

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 13m13 minutes ago

Lions cut RB Reggie Bush, per source.

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SWPro

February 25th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^

On a per touch basis over his career Reggie has been as productive as Adrian Peterson.

Granted Reggie was slanted more to passing and AP to running but the guy's body was the biggest issue.

Elite skill just not elite durability. Fun guy to watch when healthy though.

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NowTameInThe603

February 25th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^

He's coming to New England. Book it

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DealerCamel

February 25th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^

Because Brady's short-passing game wasn't already terrifying enough...

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Danwillhor

February 26th, 2015 at 12:41 AM ^

he'll sign for $1M, no bonus, no guaranteed & he'll NEVER get hurt. I swear, I'm not knocking injured athletes but some coaches/franchises are veteran "money havens" where you can go get paid & only play a few games a year. The team/staff don't care. Teams like NE, PITT, BALT, etc see guys come in as veteran FAs with a history of injury problems but suddenly never get hurt & have career years. NE does this better than anyone. They know when to let a good player go when they want mega money & they somehow talk very good FAs into taking huge paycuts to play there. Also, "bad character" guys will shut their mouths & suddenly be the ultimate team first player. If they leave is back to their old self but when in NE it's like they clone a Stepford Wife version of the guy, lol.

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93Grad

February 25th, 2015 at 7:53 PM ^

No brainer. We need cap space far more than 1/3 of a season of production

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LSAClassOf2000

February 25th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^

ESPN has some words from Mayhew here - LINK

"It's not about Reggie Bush. It's about the process of evaluating where you are as a football team," Mayhew said. "We have a bunch of meetings after the season. The coaching staff meets. The scouting department meets together and we evaluate everybody's performance.

As for money, this saves the Lions $1.7 million in cap room versus the cap charge of over $5 million had they kept him this year.

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Brian Griese

February 25th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^

Did this guys even play 20 (full) games for us in two years?

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FauxMichBro

February 25th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^

he was a monster in linehan's offense. fantasy superstar a couple seasons ago plus a lot of fun to watch.

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I Bleed Maize N Blue

February 26th, 2015 at 12:50 AM ^

Pro Football Reference lists 14+11 games played, but his production dropped off last year, so probably not what you'd call "full." Carries went from 223-1006 yds to 76-297 yds, catches from 54-506 yds to 40-253 yds.

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evenyoubrutus

February 25th, 2015 at 8:07 PM ^

Let me guess they are going to trade half their draft picks to move up 3 spots and take the 5th best running back in the draft.

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Leinenkugel

February 25th, 2015 at 8:35 PM ^

No brainer move with the young guys in the backfield and cap savings. He brought another dimension when he was healthy. Just wasn't healthy enough.

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Gentleman Squirrels

February 25th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^

I heard Detroit might try for either Abdullah or Duke Johnson to replace him. Both solid choices, but with Riddick, I kind of hope they go for a bigger guy like Gordon or Tevin Coleman. I don't have as much faith in Bell as others I guess.

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