Nate Clements will be released. Will Bucs have interest?

by Gage Tyler Bain on Jul 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT

Nate Clements is reportedly going to be released today by the 49ers. At one point Clements was considered a lockdown type cornerback. He has never been the best ball hawk though. With Aqib Talib possibly not being able to play and Ronde Barber not getting any younger, the Buccaneers might take a look at Clements.

Clements is 31 years old, so he isn't the youngest guy and he is due to make $15 million this season. The 49ers most likely will release him to make cap room for possibly adding Nnamdi Asomugha or another big name corner in free agency. Clements might just be on the market for a 3-4 year deal for not alot of money. Clements hasn't exactly lived up to his contract since he signed with the 49ers in '07, but he isn't a bad choice to look at that may not come at a high price. I think we all know that the Bucs don't intend to make a CB signing for the future and will draft a good CB instead. So Clements could be the short term answer to our cornerback problem for just a few years and also to help teach our younger cornerbacks with Ronde. Elbert Mack is going to be a free agent and he has been seen as an alternate nickelback with E.J. Biggers.

So will the Buccaneers take the chance on Clements? Or go after another prized cornerback in free agency?

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Clements is old and not good. Bucs will not go after old players, and certainly not bad old players

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by Sander on Jul 28, 2011 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

Couldn't have said it better.

by Bucsfan123 on Jul 28, 2011 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Dashon Goldson better...

by Cracker Ball on Jul 28, 2011 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Really?

Look for the Bucs to sign the players that are on the scrap heap when the dust settles. Let’s hope for some gems (they have done it before), but I am not expecting much from this team’s management and owners anymore. Hopefully in a couple years all these young players pan out (total crapshoot) and we have a team that will be on the cusp of greatness. We apparently have no holes that needed any kind of replacement other than what a rookie player can provide.

Don’t give me the “we made offers argument”…don’t wanna hear it. Other teams MAKE IT HAPPEN all the time!

by The Ineffable on Jul 30, 2011 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

Most other teams have done nothing but re-sign their own players in free agency

Only a few teams are actually active. Of course, those few teams grab all the headlines and send fans of other teams into a panic.

Good thing that those teams that grab the headlines often end up being terrible once the season actually starts.

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by Sander on Jul 30, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

PHI has made a big splash...

and ATL has helped themselves with Ray Edwards (which we get to face twice a year now). It can’t think of any that have decided to just stand pat like we have (sorry – forgot the punter).

by Cracker Ball on Jul 30, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Ooh Ray Edwards, I AM SO SCARED

I focus on money my hands touch
If that right there don’t add up
I gotta let you know your math sucks
You don’t ever talk to a calculator
You don’t get caught with an ounce of paper
Every convo is about a favour

by 4QB on Jul 30, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Entirely overrated Ray Edwards

by 4QB on Jul 30, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Sproles will suck to face twice, IMO he's way better than Bush.

I'm not negative, I'm just telling you how it is.

by bucnut1 on Jul 31, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

You know it, overrated!

Stylez G. White could’ve gotten 8 sacks last season playing across from Jared Allen, and next to the “Williams Wall”. C’mon, stinking Edwards got paid for “8” sacks he earned last year, let’s see how many he earns this year?

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Aug 7, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Ray Edwards gets to play across from John Abraham...

so not much difference for Edwards. They will make each others lives easier.

by Cracker Ball on Aug 7, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

John Abraham is going to hit the wall very soon, though

Dude’s old. Pass rushers don’t often last beyond age 34

Ray Edwards isn’t a star by any means, but he’s a very solid base defensive end. Definitely an upgrade over Kroy Biermann.

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by Sander on Aug 7, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I like Bowers over Edwards

Abraham is going to hit the “Simeon Rice wall” soon. I remeber when he went from unstoppable to slow…. in the matter of a season.

by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Aug 7, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

He looked pretty good against us last year...

by Cracker Ball on Aug 7, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

The Panthers have almost exclusively re-signed their own

The Steelers, the Packers, the 49ers, the Cowboys, the Bills, the Ravens, the Bengals, the Browns, the Titans, the Colts, the Chargers, the Broncos, the Raiders, the Chiefs, the Vikings, the Rams have all been relatively inactive, mostly re-signing their own and adding one or two low-profile players.

So yes, only a few teams have actually been active.

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by Sander on Jul 30, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

but only a few teams NEED to be active, GB just won the superbowl you dont expect them to try to fill many holes because they dont have that many

but we are not the steelers or gb or any of those teams that actually have the leisure to sit back and say “we dont need to sign anyone”

by Carlitin1988 on Aug 5, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you suggesting that almost half the league can just sit back and hope to get to the Super Bowl?

Because that’s how many teams have been really quiet.

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by Sander on Aug 5, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I would be happy with a single splash F/A...

which is only 1 peg above inactivity. I think SS Quentin Mikell would have been a good choice, but he was signed by the inactive Rams.

All of those “relatively inactive” teams did quite a bit more than we did. By doing so, they have improved themselves, and we stay non-punter stagnant.

by Cracker Ball on Aug 5, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Most of those teams did not do more than the Bucs

The Steelers didn’t do much, neither did the Packers, neither did the Cowboys, neither did the Bills, neither did the Giants etc etc etc

If you look at all teams in the league, a lot of them didn’t do much. It’s just that you don’t notice those teams.

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by Sander on Aug 5, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

what your failing to understand is that a lot of the teams that did nothing are in way better position than us

and why do we have to do what every one else does? plus not a lot of other teams could have spend as much as we could have

by Carlitin1988 on Aug 5, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Again: Look at all the teams

A lot of them are not in better position than the Bucs are. Are the Bills? Are the Dolphins? Are the Ravens (mostly on offense)? Are the Bengals? Are the Browns? Are the Colts? Are the Titans? Are the Broncos? Are the Chiefs? Are the Bears? Are the Vikings?

Yes, some of these made one or two signings – but the Bucs made one signing too, or more if you count re-signings. And there were several teams that were ‘active’ but actually went backwards, like the 49ers. The idea that the only teams that were inactive are at the top of the NFL is simply not true, only pushed by perception, not fact.

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by Sander on Aug 5, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions

The same arguments come up on every post.

by huntin0 on Aug 5, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Because people here are still passionate about it...

and polarized on the 2 extreme viewpoints. It’s easy to see why. The “follow the plan” people are still trying to convince the “sign a couple of young upgrade players” people – and vice versa. I’m happy that people here are still active and interested.

by Cracker Ball on Aug 6, 2011 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions

ok sander you have a point those teams are not in better shape than us

but the bucs made no signings, im sorry but P doesnt count especially when you overpay him, yes overpay, 3.5 mil could have def gone to a skill position.

by Carlitin1988 on Aug 6, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions