Richard Justice is right about this - "Reggie Bush is a bust."

[nunusguy]

This season, he was about the sixth- or seventh-most important weapon in the New Orleans offense. Even with so much talent that the Saints could dictate favorable matchups, Bush was seldom a factor.
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He finished tied with Ryan Moats for 49th in the NFL in regular-season rushing yards and was 128th in receiving yards. As for those big plays, Bush had only five that went for more than 20 yards.
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Still, fans love him. His jersey is a best-seller in New Orleans. He's involved in an array of charitable endeavors and has a string of endorsements. Bush speaks movingly of his love of New Orleans and its rebuilding efforts. There's also that romance with Kim Kardashian.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...t/6848298.html
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Little Reggie is kinda like his porn-star girlfriend or Paris Hilton, he's famous
for being famous.

[HPF Bob]

I think it's obvious who won the Mario/Bush/Vince debate.

Bush is going to the Super Bowl and Vince has been to two Pro Bowls but, in terms of overall production, Mario has stayed on the field and been a force on the defense. The thing is, I don't see Bush getting any better and Vince is limited because he'll never be a classic thrower. Mario still has room to get better.

[nero THE zero]

What's even more amazing than the infallible Jesus Bush being a niche player in the NFL is the Saints managing to whiff on the #2 overall pick and subsequently make 2 NFCCG and 1 SB appearance in 4 years.

[Bigtinylittle]

Originally Posted by nero THE zero

What's even more amazing than the infallible Jesus Bush being a niche player in the NFL is the Saints managing to whiff on the #2 overall pick and subsequently make 2 NFCCG and 1 SB appearance in 4 years.

I wouldn't agree it's amazing, but it IS interesting. I have two comments on this. One, New Orleans was not all that depleted of talent the year they got Bush--they were just a team without much talent at the quarterback position. Since then, they have been operating with one of the top three QB's in the league, who they lucked into because nobody else was willing to take a chance on him after his injury problems. If they had been led by a mediocre or worse QB this year, they very well might not have even made the playoffs. Actually, a bit of the same thing happened to us this year when we picked up Pollard, who MAY turn out to be more valuable to us than any of this year's draft picks except Cushing.

Second, it shows that too much attention is payed to the first round of the draft. Stars are available all over the draft and even sometimes on the waver wire.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Bigtinylittle

One, New Orleans was not all that depleted of talent the year they got Bush--they were just a team without much talent at the quarterback position.

Plus Hurricane Katrina played a big role in that team not playing up to its talent.

[popanot]

Regardless of whether the fans like him and buy his shirts or what he does in the community, I'd be shocked if the Saints excercise the option on Bush next year. IMO, he's in for a huge pay cut wherever he ends up.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by popanot

Regardless of whether the fans like him and buy his shirts or what he does in the community, I'd be shocked if the Saints excercise the option on Bush next year. IMO, he's in for a huge pay cut wherever he ends up.

I'd be very surprised if Bush returns to NOLA this year because it'd be difficult to imagine the Saints forking over that wad of cash his contract calls for when there's so many other more deserving players on the team who are paid less & yet more valuable & more talented players, like starting running back Pierre Thomas.
But Bushs SB performance was fillting if it turns out to be his final in a Saints uni: he made virtually no contribution to the win and was all but invisible on the field but stood next to the podium & MVP Brees as the QB showed off the SB trophy.
And later this month the NCAA is scheduled to finally rule on the matter of
Bush getting paid while at USC:
"USC will appear in front of an NCAA infractions committee from Feb. 19-21 to hear about possible sanctions for the athletic program stemming from the Bush and Mayo investigations. While it is unclear whether anything will be decided during those meetings, one potential outcome could be USC having to forfeit Bush's Heisman and the school's 12-1 season that culminated in a memorable Rose Bowl loss to Texas." http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=4895144

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

one potential outcome could be USC having to forfeit Bush's Heisman and the school's 12-1 season that culminated in a memorable Rose Bowl loss to Texas." http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=4895144

Does that mean you know who get his name placed into the records as the winner?