hagan714

All of the money will stop if he does not perform. he likes Hollywood to much to loose all the extra cash. He will bounce back. The Saints will reinforce the OL to help it happen. If Bush can not slow down the line will have to get quicker.

papz

How many games did we win last year and how important was he to our team? Also do you understand what drafting the BPA means?

Nevermind it goes in one ear, gets rejected, and goes out the same ear. Man... sometimes you really have to wonder if he's just playing around.

TheDeuce

I am just going to throw this out there, you don't have to agree with me. I think that the primary reason Reggie Bush has been ineffective as a running back so far this season is because he is being misused. We look at the last two games and how Sean Payton has utilized Aaron Stecker (a more conventional type of running back) and we say, "wow, why couldn't Reggie do this?" Well, I honestly believe it's because Reggie doesn't get the chance to.

When was the last time you watched a Saints game and saw Reggie get 10-15 carries right up the middle on a HB Iso or run over the guard? I'd bet that the closest game to that would be the Seattle game in which he rushed for 97 yards on 19 carries. But when I think about the other games, and the other times that I've seen Sean Payton use Reggie, I just can't honestly think of a time when they were committed to running it up the middle. Typically Payton has called swing passes and screens and off tackle runs; things that may work every once in a while, but the defense can start to learn what to look for. Now I'm not saying that it is completely Sean Payton's fault, but I would be very curious to see a breakdown of the playcalling and whether or not Reggie has even gotten the chance to look like a feature running back.

papz

I agree. The league has already adjusted to the way we use Reggie. There's enough film out there going back from last year making those plays that were so effective last year... not as successful this year. I agree in the games we've used Reggie the more conventional way, he's had success running up the middle. It showed prior to him getting hurt. We've become a bit predictable when Reggie's on the field... we need a good balance. It took time before Philly was able to get Westbrook up to his full playmaking potential... give Payton and Reggie time and it will all work out by itself.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

All little common sense goes a long way.

jbagnell

I think the doubting of reggie is premature. he was thrust into a new role this season, and played pretty well (4 games with over 100 total yards). He has had a bit of a problem holding on to the ball, but I think that is a result of him trying too hard to make things happen. Also he played his last 3-4 games with a bum knee.

I think the saints will have a really scary offense if they use a two back system, as they did last year. Whether it's Duece or Stecker (Who has been great). Bush has been playing a role that was not really part of the plan. Since he has been out the team has relied more on Brees making things hapen and using Stecker as a more traditional back. If we make the playoffs and Bush comes back, Peyton needs to find a way to fit him into the gameplan without having him carry the offense. He is not LT yet, and neither is Peterson for that matter, but Reggie can really pen up the offensive playbook when he is used in the right way.