Bashing is the name of the game when the New Orleans Saints lose.  Saints star running back Reggie Bush is not immune.  After fumbling a pitch-back reverse late in the game against the Bucs on Sunday, Reggie Bush reads more like George Bush in the media, forums and Saints blogisphere. 

There was a fumble that Reggie Bush was fortunate to recover. There were two short passes that slipped through his hands. Then there was the inaccurate, no-look toss on a botched trick play that may go down as the moment New Orleans truly blew its chance to get back into playoff contention.

Yet, more than any of those, the images that seemed to symbolize Bush's difficult second season occurred off the field at the end of the Saints' 27-23 loss to Tampa Bay.

 

Bush was walking toward the tunnel leading to the Louisiana Superdome locker room while what was initially called a fumble by Saints kick returner Lance Moore was in the process of being overturned. There were 14 seconds left, and head coach Sean Payton had to run Bush down and angrily order him back to the bench.

After the game, Bush sat in front of his locker for more than a half hour, still in uniform, with his hands on his head as he stared at the floor. He declined to speak with reporters.

On Monday, he was absent while reporters were permitted to talk with players in the locker room at the team's suburban training facility.  READ MORE AT WGSO.COM

 

In a New York Times article titled "Promising Season Is Bouncing Away From Saints’ Bush," Times writer JERÉ LONGMAN writes, "This is not the season Bush had planned, on or off the field."   Longman digs up some forgotten dirt reminding us that Reggie Bush "is being sued by a sports marketer who is seeking to recover nearly $300,000 in cash and gifts that he claims were provided to Bush and his family while Bush was a running back at Southern California..." and if the N.C.A.A. finds Bush guilty, "one of the penalties could be a revocation of the Heisman Trophy he won in 2005."  READ MORE AT NYTIMES.COM

 

In forums everywhere, not excluding BlackandGold.com, the fans are asking "if reggie would've gotten the ball to henderson everyone would be calling Payton a genius today instead of calling for his job." READ MORE IN THE FORUMS

 

Rotoworld.com, a fantasy football news source and fan site had a poster in their forum writes, "Every week this guy is listed as a #1 RB, and from the past couple weeks it seems like he cant put up #3 rb #'s.....He is in his second year, he had the starting job for awhile now and he still cannot put up 100yds rushing...he has score under 10points in my league the past few weeks, while ryan grant sits on my bunch.....is it me or is he the most overrated fantasy back." READ IT HERE

 

 

"It's good now that we are clicking out there," McNabb said after leading the Eagles to a 38-23 triumph over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. "I hope we can use this winning feeling into next year."

The Eagles (7-8) won't be a playoff team this season, but have played like one in their past two games, beginning with their upset of the Cowboys in Dallas.

McNabb accounted for 300 total yards and tossed three touchdown passes against New Orleans, dealing a devastating blow to a Saints squad clinging to playoff hopes.

The Eagles' triumph snapped a two-game winning streak for the Saints (7-8), who stayed alive when the Washington Redskins beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.

The Saints need to win at Chicago next Sunday, combined a Washington loss at home against Dallas, and a Minnesota loss at Denver, to claim the final wild card spot.

McNabb, whose 263 yards passing gave him 25,059 for his career, no longer showed the effects of his rehabilitation from knee surgery over the summer or an ankle sprain in midseason.

His 40-yard scramble on the third play led to a bizarre touchdown after his fumble was recovered in the end zone by receiver Kevin Curtis. McNabb also used his scrambling ability to neutralize the Saints' pass rush and give his receivers more time to get open.

"It's good now that we are clicking out there," McNabb said after leading the Eagles to a 38-23 triumph over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. "I hope we can use this winning feeling into next year."

The Eagles (7-8) won't be a playoff team this season, but have played like one in their past two games, beginning with their upset of the Cowboys in Dallas.

McNabb accounted for 300 total yards and tossed three touchdown passes against New Orleans, dealing a devastating blow to a Saints squad clinging to playoff hopes.

The Eagles' triumph snapped a two-game winning streak for the Saints (7-8), who stayed alive when the Washington Redskins beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.

The Saints need to win at Chicago next Sunday, combined a Washington loss at home against Dallas, and a Minnesota loss at Denver, to claim the final wild card spot.

McNabb, whose 263 yards passing gave him 25,059 for his career, no longer showed the effects of his rehabilitation from knee surgery over the summer or an ankle sprain in midseason.

His 40-yard scramble on the third play led to a bizarre touchdown after his fumble was recovered in the end zone by receiver Kevin Curtis. McNabb also used his scrambling ability to neutralize the Saints' pass rush and give his receivers more time to get open.

"I'm getting my mobility back," McNabb said. "I'm definitely feeling better and being able to get opportunities for guys by holding the ball a little bit longer."

Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for 289 yards and an interception. He lost his best receiver when Marques Colston left the game in the first half with a chest contusion that had him spitting up blood.

Still, the Saints were in position to tie the game at 21 on the opening drive of the second half when David Patten nearly scored on a short first-down pass.

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