Right now he already has 5 mil. in endorsements. I think he's just jealous because he didn't get picked first overall and believes he should get that type of money.
I think this is proof enough that the Texans made the right decision. The next draft is going to be tougher for him than this one. Adrian Peterson, if healthy for the entire season, would probably be a higher pick than Bush. This would be a huge mistake on his part and would certainly not endear him to any team that he might end up with.
wait?? what??? he's not the next gale sayers?? he's not the best prospect to come out in the last 30 years????? he's not the "no-brainer" #1 pick every single year?
I do believe Kamerion Wimbley and Mario Williams are the only 2 first rounders that have been locked up to deals so far (at least, that's what ESPN told me on Sportscenter tonight). I wouldn't look at it as a really big deal just yet. However, I was/am happy that we didn't take him after reading that Michael Smith article (for some reason, archives are Insider material; the beginnings of the article can be read here: http://proxy.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?columnist=smith_michael&id=2419503 ) Let him become someone else's headache...
What he said. I think it goes without saying that he is not serious about doing this - it will be a lose-lose for him if he sits out. I expect something to be resolved soon. Reggie Bush and Team Bush cannot be that stupid.
i'm pretty sure you may not know the whole story. They were talking about it on the radio and saying the owner is trying to lowball him. This would not have been an issue in houston because we would have paid him what he is worth. This is the owners fault and not the players in this situation.
you're right...i don't know the whole story. and i do know that tom benson is a grade-a jackass. sooooo....there maybe much more to this story than meets the eye. having said that...reportedly, this was the concern the texans had that kept them from drafting bush: signability. they didn't want long negotiations. they didn't want a holdout. i would have gone a very different direction than the one they went with mario williams...but bush SEEMS to be making the texans' case for them, and that should help the texans in the court of public opinion.
How do you define lowball? If it just means he gets paid less than Mario Williams then lowballing is justified. Bush was not the #1 pick and his agent needs to get over that. Supposedley they were asking the Texans for a $30MM signing bonus which is ridiculous. At this point, it's hard to say which side (or both) is being unreasonable. IMO, the starting point for the negotiations should be Mario Williams' contract and go DOWN from there. To the other poster, this isn't about Bush's ego. It's about the agent saving face when representing one of the most hyped players in the history of the NFL draft. My 2 cents is he will not sit out the season and re-enter the draft. If Brady Quinn pans out, Bush won't be #1 next year. He'll also be stale bread, to some extent. Whoever drafts him next year will be able to successfully hardball him because sitting out again will not be an option. I believe there are several owners who would do exactly that. Both sides have too much to lose and a deal will get done some time this year.
I think if you consider this story in context with the "free rent" story, agent intrigue, and rumors of Bush being difficult to deal with on $$$ and I'd say the Texans made a wise move skipping on Bush. Who, I must say, I wanted.
My guess is that this is coming from both sides. Bush wants #1 money. The Saints aren't offering that. Benson is a jackass. Bush is putting himself in that league. He needs to see what happened to Cedric Benson last season. The Saints also have one bargaining chip. They have some other RB by the name of Deuce McAllister. There is also a reason that Michael Bennett hasn't been traded yet. They could be saying, "You don't want what we're offering, fine. Take your chances at getting anything close to it next season. We're fine as we are."
lol.. can't believe people are just now starting to realize the rationale behind the Texans pick. Welcome to planet sanity guys Bush and VY were holdouts waiting to happen at skill positions the Texans had already filled. So yeah, who's this Mario dude again?
The agent works for Bush. Bush makes the final call. If he allows the negotiations to result in a holdout because New Orleans won't pay him more than Mario, then that tells me his ego won't let him accept the fact that he was not drafted with the #1 pick. Here's an outside the box idea, if Bush thinks he's so good that he should've been drafted #1, how about he signs a 1 year guaranteed deal for $5-10 million & prove what he can do on the field? That way, he'll have all the leverage in his next negotiation. Even if he's injured, he'll have $10-15 million in the bank & will never have to worry about money for the rest of his life. I know he'll never do that, because very few rookies live up to their full pre-draft hype. Add to that, Bush's bum wheel, & I don't blame Benson for not wanting to pay him more than Mario. I thank God that the Texan's front office didn't buy into the ESPN hype machine.
Filled? Don't be surprised if Wali Lundy is our starting RB this year. DD is hurt pretty bad from what I'm hearing.
They'll realize it on the first forced punt of the season when Donovan McNabb has to clean off the back of his jersey...courtesy of Super Mario.
Wouldn't bother me. I trust Kubiak to devise a running scheme that could make Ryan Bowen look like Walter Payton.
No way Bush holds out for the entire season, but I don't expect him to be in training camp. There has already been way too much investment by the season ticket holders to let Bush sit out.
