Comparing Sproles vs Bush

Seer1 · 08-07-2011, 05:51 PM

Reggitarians -That's pretty funny!

strato · 08-07-2011, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Seer1

Reggitarians -That's pretty funny!

Kinda like Downo...lol

homerj07 · 08-07-2011, 06:03 PM

Reggie was... Reggie.
He was overhyped & could NEVER live up to that.
Yes he helped the team - when he was healthy. How many games did he miss since 06? A season's worth??

Boutte · 08-07-2011, 07:48 PM

I never loved Bush as a player. Since rarely watch college football (unless LSU is doing well) I had no expectations. All hype actually made me more skeptical. But I did get caught up in it during that 1st preseason schedule.

There were lots of times I cursed his name. But I did come to appreciate what he offered. I still think he's the best 3rd down back in the league. But I'm glad everything worked out like it did. Welcome aboard Darren!

Maverick2299 · 08-07-2011, 07:57 PM

He had moments of greatness, but moments. But I agree you cant compare Sproles and Bush yet. Give Sproles a year with Brees and Sean first. I think we will use him better here then in SD

But if you do, there stats are very close....but Sproles has a better YPC AVG.

Danno · 08-07-2011, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Maverick2299

He had moments of greatness, but moments. But I agree you cant compare Sproles and Bush yet. Give Sproles a year with Brees and Sean first. I think we will use him better here then in SD

But if you do, there stats are very close....but Sproles has a better YPC AVG.

Sproles has a better average for rushing, receiving and punt returns.

Budsdrinker · 08-09-2011, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Sproles has a better average for rushing, receiving and punt returns.

The one negative stat is he fumbles every 30 touches compared to Reggie's every 45 touches and we thought Reggie fumbled too much.

Danno · 08-09-2011, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker

The one negative stat is he fumbles every 30 touches compared to Reggie's every 45 touches and we thought Reggie fumbled too much.

But all but two of them were on kick-offs, which I'm not sure he's even going to do here.

In 6 years he's only fumbled twice from the line of scrimmage.

Seer1 · 08-09-2011, 02:03 PM

Dayamn! I just brought this up to help ease the boredom around here. Six pages later it's still workin'.

Lifer · 08-09-2011, 02:48 PM

Sproles will be a more productive football player on the field. The biggest difference is that Bush has national "star power" that brought a lot of attention and cache to the Saints. We'll miss the "Hollywood" buzz that came with Bush but we won't miss anything with Sproles on the football field.

08-07-2011, 05:58 PM	#2
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Originally Posted by Seer1 Reggitarians -That's pretty funny! Kinda like Downo...lol

08-07-2011, 08:05 PM	#6
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,653	Originally Posted by Maverick2299 He had moments of greatness, but moments. But I agree you cant compare Sproles and Bush yet. Give Sproles a year with Brees and Sean first. I think we will use him better here then in SD But if you do, there stats are very close....but Sproles has a better YPC AVG. Sproles has a better average for rushing, receiving and punt returns.

08-09-2011, 02:25 PM	#7
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Originally Posted by Danno Sproles has a better average for rushing, receiving and punt returns. The one negative stat is he fumbles every 30 touches compared to Reggie's every 45 touches and we thought Reggie fumbled too much.

08-09-2011, 02:30 PM	#8
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,653	Originally Posted by Budsdrinker The one negative stat is he fumbles every 30 touches compared to Reggie's every 45 touches and we thought Reggie fumbled too much. But all but two of them were on kick-offs, which I'm not sure he's even going to do here. In 6 years he's only fumbled twice from the line of scrimmage.

08-09-2011, 02:48 PM	#10
Lifer Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 69	Sproles will be a more productive football player on the field. The biggest difference is that Bush has national "star power" that brought a lot of attention and cache to the Saints. We'll miss the "Hollywood" buzz that came with Bush but we won't miss anything with Sproles on the football field.
Lifer Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 69

08-07-2011, 05:51 PM	#1
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Reggitarians -That's pretty funny!

08-07-2011, 06:03 PM	#3
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Reggie was... Reggie. He was overhyped & could NEVER live up to that. Yes he helped the team - when he was healthy. How many games did he miss since 06? A season's worth??

08-07-2011, 07:48 PM	#4
Boutte Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belle Chasse Posts: 1,701	I never loved Bush as a player. Since rarely watch college football (unless LSU is doing well) I had no expectations. All hype actually made me more skeptical. But I did get caught up in it during that 1st preseason schedule. There were lots of times I cursed his name. But I did come to appreciate what he offered. I still think he's the best 3rd down back in the league. But I'm glad everything worked out like it did. Welcome aboard Darren!

08-07-2011, 07:57 PM	#5
Maverick2299 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: VA Posts: 368	He had moments of greatness, but moments. But I agree you cant compare Sproles and Bush yet. Give Sproles a year with Brees and Sean first. I think we will use him better here then in SD But if you do, there stats are very close....but Sproles has a better YPC AVG.

08-09-2011, 02:03 PM	#9
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Dayamn! I just brought this up to help ease the boredom around here. Six pages later it's still workin'.