There was a lot of speculation that the Raiders banged up RB Michael Bush would be cut during the off-season no matter what happens in the draft. With RB McFadden added to the roster via the draft Bush would seem a goner. Surprise, RB Dominic Rhodes gets cut. A trade during the draft put the Raiders over the cap by a number that is very close to Rhodes salary.

Rhodes should be able to find a spot on someones roster.

ESPN - Rhodes is odd man out after Raiders draft McFadden - NFL

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Rhodes will land somewhere. Not a real shocker he was cut, what will be a shocker to me is if they don't cut or trade Jordan, although they might keep him to mentor McFadden.

I never believed Bush would get the ax, I am excited to see what he can do.

Look for Dominic Rhodes to end up in New Orleans. Reginald Bush is not an inside runner and McOWlister has bad knees times deux......

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New Orleans, Carolina, or even back with Indianapolis. NO needs some insurance between Bush's inablity to run between the tackles and Duece's shaky knee.

Rhodes would fit into Carolina's offense and with Foster gone, a proven backup would be a nice addition. Indi knows him, and he knows them. There is no learning curve their. Now that they know what the offense looks like without Addai, a little proven insurance would be nice, especially a guy who comes in from day one and doesn't have to spend a bunch of time catching up.

Id say yes to Indy....but as of right now, the backfield has Addai, Drunkon Keith, and Mike Hart

I agree, I didn't think they would cut Michael Bush either. But there was a lot of reports of his being a potential cut floating around. Lamont would have saved the Raiders another $3 million over cutting Rhodes. Is Lamont Jordan more comfortable now?

No. I think Darrin McFadden (starter), Justin Fargas (change of pace) and Michael Bush (short yardage) are fine.

Lamont Jordan is still in trouble.

How about the Jets? They missed on DMac, realize that Washington is there, but is he really going to be the COP back, or are they going to run Jones that much?

I think Sgt. John has it right...

A healthy Jordan might feel comfortable, but back problems don't go away, trust me I have back issues myself. His only saving grace is that Al loves the guy, and well, Bush isn't proven yet. If Bush has a good TC, I think Jordan gets cut, traded, etc...

I think you are right Maverick the Jets could be a good landing spot. Rhodes represents a nicely priced insurance policy. The Jets could use the depth.

I think both you and the Sarge are correct. Al does love Lamont but if Michael Bush looks to be on his recovery schedule Lamonts days are numbered.

There has been a lot of Rhodes back to Indy speculation out on sites.

As usual, Sarge points out why the Colts are unlikely to re-sign Dominic Rhodes. I'll add this info to support The Sarge.

Colts selected Michigan RB Mike Hart with the No. 201 pick in the NFL Draft.
Hart slid far longer than he wanted, but he has a chance to contribute immediatley for a Super Bowl contender. He should challenge Kenton Keith immediatley to be Joseph Addai's backup and help out on third downs. While NFL teams knocked Hart for his lack of explosion, he could churn out regular yardage if asked for the Colts. Any Indy back is someone to watch in fantasy leagues.

In any event we seem to be pretty sure Rhodes is insurance. Just who the policy holder will be is up in the air.

I didnt consider the Jets move. But they or New Orleans seem to be the bet.

Hmmm.... Maybe SanDiego, does Sproles equal Turner? I must admit I know nothing about Marcus Thomas.

I dont know anything about him either, but Im pretty sure SD is okay

If he lands with the Jets or the Saints you can only be sure of one thing. Inside of 2 years he will be back on the block again.

And Im sure for him thats two more years of paychecks for a guy thats already got a Super Bowl win.

What about the Chargers? Who will be filling Turner's role in the run game? I think, perhaps, Rhodes with Tomlinson could result in the same outcome as we saw in Turner with Tomlinson.

SD is an interesting location, but how much is Rhodes going to cost is the question.

Rhodes was going to make $1.75 million this year. Now that he is unemployed you can probably get him for $1. 25 million and a small bonus.