Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet

alleycat_126 · 04-05-2014, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Well let's be real here... Atlanta offers him the starting free safety job and we offer him a backup role that's now even more crowded with Champ Bailey joining the secondary. I don't blame him. He's not speaking ill of the Saints, he just would rather get his chance to try and shine.

^^^^ This is roundabout what I thought even before Ball and Bailey signed.... I think if we are talking rubbles they match, any thing beyond three million were not matching... Either way I can't be mad at him.... But its still F#@k the birds so it will be F#$k him.... with a lot less hate.....

lee909 · 04-05-2014, 07:06 AM

Im sure we will repay the favour soon enough

hagan714 · 04-05-2014, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by alleycat_126

^^^^ This is roundabout what I thought even before Ball and Bailey signed.... I think if we are talking rubbles they match, any thing beyond three million were not matching... Either way I can't be mad at him.... But its still F#@k the birds so it will be F#$k him.... with a lot less hate.....

do not let the birds sign any player on our team. why? its still F#@k the birds

priceless

FinSaint · 04-05-2014, 04:57 PM

I really don't see much sense in matching the OS if it's around $2M per annum or even more.

I'm not saying Bush couldn't be a player worth that going forward, but that at the moment the Saints have more important positions to invest that money in.

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CheramieIII · 04-05-2014, 07:47 PM

Restricted free agent S Rafael Bush would prefer if the Saints didn't match the two-year, $4.5 million offer sheet he received from the Falcons.

Bush is currently the Saints' No. 3 safety and would have a much clearer path to playing time in Atlanta. He'd immediately be the favorite for the Falcons' free safety job and a playmaking upgrade over 2013 starter Thomas DeCoud. Because the Saints only tendered Bush at the original-round level, New Orleans won't be entitled to draft-pick compensation if they decide not to match the offer. Apr 4 - 8:32 PM

Source: New Orleans Advocate

He will be better this year but it appears he would rather play for the Falcons anyway. I say let him go get another safety as backup and target him when we play the Falcons.

ChrisXVI · 04-05-2014, 08:17 PM

I don't remember him being great in coverage... Just a hard-hitter. Big gamble for Atlanta.

|Mitch| · 04-05-2014, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I don't remember him being great in coverage..

With the pressure they don't get on the QB, no one is good in coverage for them

Jack Vegas · 04-05-2014, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I don't remember him being great in coverage... Just a hard-hitter. Big gamble for Atlanta.

He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go.

blackangold · 04-05-2014, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Vegas

He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go.

agree with you.

I think he was rated our best DB (aside from Lewis) by PFF.

ChrisXVI · 04-06-2014, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Vegas

He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go.

Are you related to him? There are no weaknesses in his game? The guy wasn't good enough to steal the free safety job from the awful Malcolm Jenkins and you're telling me that he's good at everything and there are no weaknesses in his game?! So much so that we went out and broke the bank for Byrd and let Bush go for no compensation?! C'mon man.

04-05-2014, 06:54 AM	#91
alleycat_126 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Katy, Tx a suburb of Houston Posts: 2,089	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Well let's be real here... Atlanta offers him the starting free safety job and we offer him a backup role that's now even more crowded with Champ Bailey joining the secondary. I don't blame him. He's not speaking ill of the Saints, he just would rather get his chance to try and shine. ^^^^ This is roundabout what I thought even before Ball and Bailey signed.... I think if we are talking rubbles they match, any thing beyond three million were not matching... Either way I can't be mad at him.... But its still F#@k the birds so it will be F#$k him.... with a lot less hate..... hagan714 and Sarik like this.

04-05-2014, 07:06 AM	#92
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,809 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Im sure we will repay the favour soon enough

04-05-2014, 03:42 PM	#93
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by alleycat_126 ^^^^ This is roundabout what I thought even before Ball and Bailey signed.... I think if we are talking rubbles they match, any thing beyond three million were not matching... Either way I can't be mad at him.... But its still F#@k the birds so it will be F#$k him.... with a lot less hate..... do not let the birds sign any player on our team. why? its still F#@k the birds priceless

04-05-2014, 04:57 PM	#94
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet I really don't see much sense in matching the OS if it's around $2M per annum or even more. I'm not saying Bush couldn't be a player worth that going forward, but that at the moment the Saints have more important positions to invest that money in. Sent from my Z1 Compact using Tapatalk Utah_Saint likes this.

04-05-2014, 07:47 PM	#95
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,487 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Restricted free agent S Rafael Bush would prefer if the Saints didn't match the two-year, $4.5 million offer sheet he received from the Falcons. Bush is currently the Saints' No. 3 safety and would have a much clearer path to playing time in Atlanta. He'd immediately be the favorite for the Falcons' free safety job and a playmaking upgrade over 2013 starter Thomas DeCoud. Because the Saints only tendered Bush at the original-round level, New Orleans won't be entitled to draft-pick compensation if they decide not to match the offer. Apr 4 - 8:32 PM Source: New Orleans Advocate He will be better this year but it appears he would rather play for the Falcons anyway. I say let him go get another safety as backup and target him when we play the Falcons.
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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet I don't remember him being great in coverage... Just a hard-hitter. Big gamble for Atlanta. halloween 65 likes this.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I don't remember him being great in coverage.. With the pressure they don't get on the QB, no one is good in coverage for them CheramieIII likes this.

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Jack Vegas 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,254	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I don't remember him being great in coverage... Just a hard-hitter. Big gamble for Atlanta. He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go.
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blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by Jack Vegas He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go. agree with you. I think he was rated our best DB (aside from Lewis) by PFF.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Rafael Bush Signs Offer Sheet Originally Posted by Jack Vegas He is very good in coverage. In fact he's good at everything. There are no weaknesses in Bush's game. We are going to regret letting him go. Are you related to him? There are no weaknesses in his game? The guy wasn't good enough to steal the free safety job from the awful Malcolm Jenkins and you're telling me that he's good at everything and there are no weaknesses in his game?! So much so that we went out and broke the bank for Byrd and let Bush go for no compensation?! C'mon man. FinSaint likes this.

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