by Tony Renteria

SANTA CLARA–The San Francisco 49ers would have to make some sort of splash to get back into the good graces of everyone. Everything with the 49ers has been a negative connotation and being a quality back Reggie Bush is talking with the 49ers. Bush’s worth would be under the cap at this point the sad part is it’s not a feather in the 49ers cap.

Bush who would have carried for 1,000 yards two seasons ago and now is coming off a injury plagued year he’s 30 years old he’s a running back whose never been an every down back. Bush is kind of a third down specialist who can carry the ball in the flat and produce some yards. He’s not a guy whose going to gain some yards.

This has really showed you where the 49ers have gone, you lose a guy like Frank Gore (now with the Colts) and your looking to replace him with a guy like Bush. I’m really kind of concerned with the direction the 49ers are going when your top free agent signing has only played 33% of the time.

In terms of the NFL Players Association talking with younger players just about what happens to you over the course of time playing in the NFL because Patrick Willis who retired this week is still a quality linebacker. He’s a guy who the Niners need to depend upon to play and there comes a time where players make so much money that they don’t have to put themselves in a situation that other players in the past had to put themselves in.

So while Willis is a top five linebacker in the league he had to ask himself if this was really worth his health? He decided to get out of the game now while he’s on the top. Coming off an injury plagued season but still a quality football player. Willis has a lot of gas left in the tank the Niners think now that he’s made enough money he doesn’t have to go around the racetrack anymore.

There was a time when former Chicago Bear running back Walter Payton was given a blank check to play and that was because he had such a great career with the Bears. They said to Payton “you have a couple of seasons left write down what your worth.” With the salary cap and the way the 49ers have self destructed I just don’t understand why they would let Frank Gore go.

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