It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up

andersen · 09-26-2007, 09:14 PM

Let's all pretend that Reggie was not a Saint this year. We saw all of the hype on TV, etc. Then, our star running back blows out another knee. We make a trade/deal whatever for Reggie, get him to New Orleans. (Stay with me, #25 has not done that much for us this year). The coach makes all of these great plays for him, and we are out of our mind excited at the possibilities!
That is where we are now. Coach has 10 days or so to design new plays for Reggie (with Carney up the middle) and use Stecker as blow relief. Pierre can learn Reggie's spot at the WR, Slot and motion man.

FatiusJeebs · 09-26-2007, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by andersen

Let's all pretend that Reggie was not a Saint this year. We saw all of the hype on TV, etc. Then, our star running back blows out another knee. We make a trade/deal whatever for Reggie, get him to New Orleans. (Stay with me, #25 has not done that much for us this year). The coach makes all of these great plays for him, and we are out of our mind excited at the possibilities!
That is where we are now. Coach has 10 days or so to design new plays for Reggie (with Carney up the middle) and use Stecker as blow relief. Pierre can learn Reggie's spot at the WR, Slot and motion man.

Great idea!! Except...I'd flip the Reggie and Pierre part.

lewpac · 09-26-2007, 11:32 PM

Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!!

This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?!

And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he.

This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games.
He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from.
He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough.
Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!!

I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!!

iceshack149 · 09-27-2007, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by lewpac

Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!!

This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?!

And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he.

This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games.
He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from.
He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough.
Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!!

I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!!

Wow. This is the first post that I've seen from you and welcome you to the board. I love Deuce and worry that I'll never see him play for the Saints again but you've got a great point about Bush. The kid has a lot of talent. I have faith that he will be a great running back for the Saints.

saintfan · 09-27-2007, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by lewpac

Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games.
He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from.
I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!!

You're right lewpac. I'm just waiting on the "let's tank the rest of the season so we can get the #1 draft pick" crowd to show up...and they will.

SapperSaint · 09-27-2007, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by lewpac

Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!!

This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?!

And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he.

This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games.
He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from.
He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough.
Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!!

I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!!

Nothing but mad love for you PAC. Good post!

Tony180a · 09-26-2007, 11:07 PM

What ?? So Bush does not respond the way someone who was either the statistician or waterboy (maybe both...multi-tasker) thinks he should and this is news ?? The news should be that we stink on both sides of the ball and special teams. Payton's play calling have been very suspect too but thats another story. So Bush wants to be the feature back.... and this is suprising ?? WTF did we draft him for if not to develop into the feature back. Get a line that can block and this kid gives us a hell of a lot more options than most of the feature backs (that have lines that can block) in the NFL. This post is just .... lame.

saintsfan1976 · 09-27-2007, 08:56 AM

......and how he's donated thousands of dollars to help rebuild the community
.....and how he's in his SECOND YEAR!!
.....and how all these people are gonna eat crow when he pulls off another 3 TD game.

I mean Mare, maybe yeah, but REGGIE?? Don't do to this kid what we did to Ricky Williams.

fhotard · 09-27-2007, 01:40 PM

Ok, that article was idiotic. Just another instance of a hack 'reporter' trying to invent news instead of reporting news.

Let's have a look at the situation for a second. Your team is sucking wind. The guy who's been mentoring you for over a year just went out unexpectedly. You're now going to be The Guy.
You haven't had any time for all of this to really set in, but there's someone with a mic and camera in your face wanting to know how you feel?

And how is this "disrespect" to Duece? I just don't get it. I don't think I'd want to talk in that situation either.
The kid (that's right HE'S A KID) is probably a little scared, having suddenly become Duece's replacement rather than Duece's sidekick.

They just need to leave this garbage alone. Either he's going to perform, or he's not.
We'll soon find out.

Dan the Man · 09-27-2007, 02:59 PM

I like Reggie Bush, I'm glad we have him, and I hope we never lose him. He has excellent speed, usually catches the ball when thrown to him, and makes for an excellent decoy on the plays that we use him as that. I think he still has a lot to learn, but I think he'll learn it. However, he is not the kind of back that can take the full load. He never has been. All throughout college he had Lyndale White to do the power running, while he used his speed to run to the outside. Same as he did with Deuce last year and this year up to this point. He's just not a power-back. And he knows it, he doesn't try to run over people...he tried to juke them. Like I said before, I like Reggie, I hope we never lose him...but we do need someone to give some power also.

09-26-2007, 09:14 PM	#1
andersen With an "E" Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madisonville, LA Posts: 429	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Let's all pretend that Reggie was not a Saint this year. We saw all of the hype on TV, etc. Then, our star running back blows out another knee. We make a trade/deal whatever for Reggie, get him to New Orleans. (Stay with me, #25 has not done that much for us this year). The coach makes all of these great plays for him, and we are out of our mind excited at the possibilities! That is where we are now. Coach has 10 days or so to design new plays for Reggie (with Carney up the middle) and use Stecker as blow relief. Pierre can learn Reggie's spot at the WR, Slot and motion man.
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09-26-2007, 11:11 PM	#2
FatiusJeebs 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 973	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Originally Posted by andersen Let's all pretend that Reggie was not a Saint this year. We saw all of the hype on TV, etc. Then, our star running back blows out another knee. We make a trade/deal whatever for Reggie, get him to New Orleans. (Stay with me, #25 has not done that much for us this year). The coach makes all of these great plays for him, and we are out of our mind excited at the possibilities! That is where we are now. Coach has 10 days or so to design new plays for Reggie (with Carney up the middle) and use Stecker as blow relief. Pierre can learn Reggie's spot at the WR, Slot and motion man. Great idea!! Except...I'd flip the Reggie and Pierre part.
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09-26-2007, 11:32 PM	#3
lewpac Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 27	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!! This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?! And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he. This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games. He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from. He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough. Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!! I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!!
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09-27-2007, 02:22 AM	#4
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,406 Blog Entries: 1	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Originally Posted by lewpac Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!! This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?! And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he. This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games. He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from. He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough. Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!! I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!! Wow. This is the first post that I've seen from you and welcome you to the board. I love Deuce and worry that I'll never see him play for the Saints again but you've got a great point about Bush. The kid has a lot of talent. I have faith that he will be a great running back for the Saints.

09-27-2007, 07:14 AM	#5
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Originally Posted by lewpac Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games. He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from. I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!! You're right lewpac. I'm just waiting on the "let's tank the rest of the season so we can get the #1 draft pick" crowd to show up...and they will.

09-27-2007, 08:31 AM	#6
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Originally Posted by lewpac Hey, I'm a Cowboy fan. You don't want him........? We'll take him!! This guy is probably the best collegiate player to come along in a couple decades. I know, I know, Heisman's and a great college career doesn't necessarily translate into a great pro career. But c'mon boys!! Talk about "Premature throwing under the bus"?!?!?! And that post comparing Reggie Bush to Duece McCallister? WTF? News ALERT: Duece ain't going to the Hall of Fame. EVER. PERIOD!! No disrespect, but Duece is a serviceable journeyman. Not even a consistent or perennial Pro Bowler! Nice guy. Local boy. Right up there with Clinton Portis and Micheal Westbrook. But no iconic back he. This post is the product of what I said over on the other thread. Free agency and salary cap and parity measures have some of you into "instant gratification"......OR ELSE! One decent year that's been called "the greatest Saints year ever" (10-6????) has some of you calling for your best bet's head after 3 games. He's a kid. And this baloney about Duece being "from here" and "understanding the local folks" and all that PC bullcrap..............hey, this ain't politics or Social Studies 101. It's Professional tackle football. It makes no difference where Bush is from. He's definitely into the "Dale Earnhardt Jr." syndrome right now. Too many commercials and social engagements, not enough football. That may be a distraction temporarily, but he'll grow out of that and commit to tackle football soon enough. Give the kid some time..........JEEZ!!!!! I'm glad that folks didn't give up on Emmitt Smith after 19 whole games!!!! Nothing but mad love for you PAC. Good post!

09-26-2007, 11:07 PM	#7
Tony180a Rookie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up What ?? So Bush does not respond the way someone who was either the statistician or waterboy (maybe both...multi-tasker) thinks he should and this is news ?? The news should be that we stink on both sides of the ball and special teams. Payton's play calling have been very suspect too but thats another story. So Bush wants to be the feature back.... and this is suprising ?? WTF did we draft him for if not to develop into the feature back. Get a line that can block and this kid gives us a hell of a lot more options than most of the feature backs (that have lines that can block) in the NFL. This post is just .... lame.
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09-27-2007, 08:56 AM	#8
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 11,021 Blog Entries: 3	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up ......and how he's donated thousands of dollars to help rebuild the community .....and how he's in his SECOND YEAR!! .....and how all these people are gonna eat crow when he pulls off another 3 TD game. I mean Mare, maybe yeah, but REGGIE?? Don't do to this kid what we did to Ricky Williams.

09-27-2007, 01:40 PM	#9
fhotard 100th Post Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 263	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up Ok, that article was idiotic. Just another instance of a hack 'reporter' trying to invent news instead of reporting news. Let's have a look at the situation for a second. Your team is sucking wind. The guy who's been mentoring you for over a year just went out unexpectedly. You're now going to be The Guy. You haven't had any time for all of this to really set in, but there's someone with a mic and camera in your face wanting to know how you feel? And how is this "disrespect" to Duece? I just don't get it. I don't think I'd want to talk in that situation either. The kid (that's right HE'S A KID) is probably a little scared, having suddenly become Duece's replacement rather than Duece's sidekick. They just need to leave this garbage alone. Either he's going to perform, or he's not. We'll soon find out.

09-27-2007, 02:59 PM	#10
Dan the Man Registered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 87	Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up I like Reggie Bush, I'm glad we have him, and I hope we never lose him. He has excellent speed, usually catches the ball when thrown to him, and makes for an excellent decoy on the plays that we use him as that. I think he still has a lot to learn, but I think he'll learn it. However, he is not the kind of back that can take the full load. He never has been. All throughout college he had Lyndale White to do the power running, while he used his speed to run to the outside. Same as he did with Deuce last year and this year up to this point. He's just not a power-back. And he knows it, he doesn't try to run over people...he tried to juke them. Like I said before, I like Reggie, I hope we never lose him...but we do need someone to give some power also.