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.

Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up
 

I agree
Although I personally don't think Reggie is ready to, Quote "BE THE MAN" nor do I think he is going to be the "end all be all" problem solver of this team I say that that article was uncalled-for and distasteful

and your right the same thing happened to Ricky Williams (not that I’m defending that pot head) but he came in and we had no “O” line to speak of and couldn’t get it done because of that fact and everyone wanted to hang the guy

Has anyone noticed a lot of players have come and that were supposed to be sooo gooood but yet we still didn't have good years?
So time passed and we traded them and once they were traded they were big players for other teams?
Then you sit back and scratch your head thinking “what the hell??? Why was he not that productive when he was here?”
It’s actually an easy answer
It’s because (for some messed up reason that is beyond my comprehension) we have always taken player simply because his stats are high and some good team has let him go.
Now on one hand he may be good on paper but that doesn’t mean that he isn't on the down side of his career, has a bad dissipation, or that he will do well with the particular style of play we are using that season.

The top teams around the league will tell you that their scouts are well versed with the teams playing and coaching styles and they don’t just go for a guy because he is "top dog" but rather because he will work well with their team because he plays in the same style of play that they run and he will truly benefit the team as a player; thus making the team stronger as a whole.

Then, on top of that we (the fans) have always expected that player to be the end all be all solution to the problem and if they didn’t fit you specific style of play in the first place then in most cases they can make matters worse.

As far as Reggie goes, things will get better if we start building an "O" that will block for him

Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up
 

Seriously, I think The NY Post got sick of making up stories on A-Rod for the year so they sent down one of their clown writers to make up a story on Reggie. Living up here I’m used to seeing stories spun so that an athlete is made out to be the bad guy and you learn to ignore it. Larry Holder is trying to make a name for himself and what better way to do that than to write a story about one of the young, up and coming stars in the NFL. The Saints, with their struggles are an easy target right now and this chump is taking his kicks while the Saints are on the floor. Just because Reggie didn’t give him the answer he wanted doesn’t mean he’s not upset about it. I would be willing to bet Reggie talked to Deuce after the game and was a great teammate. Reggie is a competitor and hates to lose, that is one of the things I like so much about him. He was asked these questions immediately following a tough loss and I don’t see any problem with the way he handled the situation. He hates losing and didn’t find it necessary to share with this guy how he was feeling about his teammate. Obviously he’s not happy Deuce got hurt, this guy should learn to ask some questions with substance.

As for Deuce, he is and always will be one of my favorite Saints of all time. I loved his quote right after the game; "I just told myself to get up off the ground. One lesson I learned growing up was to never let your opponent see your hurt. Regardless of what it is, if you can walk, walk off that field." Shows the kind of person he is and I have so much respect for him.

However, having said all of that, I have wanted to see what Reggie could do as the featured back, just wish it could have happened differently. It is way too early to start calling Reggie a bust and jump all over him. I hope the team rallies around Deuce and starts playing like the team we all thought they would be. I’m not ready to give up on the season yet, still plenty of games left to play. GO SAINTS

Oh, and I’m officially changing the name of this article to: “It’s Time for Larry Holder to Grow Up.”

Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up
 

NFL football fields are nowhere near as wide as college football fields.

Reggie needs to learn how to hit the hole fast and vertically. You can't run from sideline to sideline because there simply isn't room to do it like in college. I have a belief that if he can sprint straight up into the open spaces, he can be extremely dangerous everytime he touches the ball. Until then, he'll remain largely unsuccessful.

Reggie you have to run through the line at FULL speed. Don't account for every defender, make the defenders account for you.

Re: It's time for Reggie Bush to grow up
 

i agree the article is BS although i would like to see reggie training with the team next year not off doin his own thing