mjf150

If Duece comes back next year with the Saints, do you think it would be a bad idea to use Reggie primarily as a Wideout? I like Reggie alot, and I often find myself defending him, but I think having him opposite of Colston, with Duece and PT in the backfield, would be dangerous.

papz

We have no idea how Deuce will recover from his injury. Bush was drafted to be a franchise back... it's only 2 years into his development. No need to give up and make him into a receiver. He's dangerous the way we were using him... he just wasn't as effective this year.

mjf150

I'm not ready to give up on him either, that is why I said "primarily". I still think he can be effective in the RB position. However, I think that most of the difficulty Reggie has had is finding open space. I believe that as a WR, he would be in open space more often, and that is where he is most dangerous to the opponents.

WhoDatQB

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The problem though is RB's tend to get hurt much more often than WR's. I think Reggie should be used like last year, HE IS NOT A FRANCHISE RB. A Peteson(MIN), LT, M Lynch, McGahee, Gore, Portis, those guys are Franchise RB's. Bush is a franchise player, but should not be confined to a RB role, when he can do so much more and we can hopefully keep him healthier as a non full time RB.

WhoDat205

Actually the Chicago Adrian Peterson had his name legally changed to "The Other Adrian Petersen."

Somthing I've wondered a lot about is why we never see Reggie on deep routes. It's always swing passes and underneath stuff. How many guys in the NFL can run with Reggie? 10, maybe? Why not send him deep? SC did it.

papz

That's college football WhoDat205... linebackers these days that can run with Reggie.

andersen

Give me this match-up all day. If you do have a LB that can run with Reggie, get them for our team, we need that freak.

WhoDat205

I disagree, papz. He ran a 4.33 in 06. That's what Calvin Johnson ran at the combine. Can LB hang with him?

Here's a list of the top five 40 times for LBs in the league today:

1) Manny Lawson (4.43 @ 2006 NFL Combine)

2) Teddy Lehman (4.48 @ 2004 NFL Combine)

3) Ernie Sims (4.50 @ 2006 NFL Combine)

4) Patrick Willis (4.51 @ 2007 NFL Combine)

5) Adalius Thomas (4.51)

Linebacker

The closest one to Reggie is 0.10 seconds slower. Now if they have an angle on an underneath route, then maybe they can catch him, but in the open field when Reggie knows the route, a LB is screwed.

"defence's personal to allwats double team or watch is over, that one reason why the saints or not any good." - Vador101

mjf150

I agree send him on a deep route now and then. I think there is an element of surprise to it, and I don't think there are too many LB's who could keep pace. The only unknown is whether or not he is willing to go up and fight for the ball.

papz

Not saying it couldn't hurt to do it every now and then nor am I saying it wouldn't work... but just because it worked at SC doesn't mean it will work in the NFL. A majority of things that worked at USC has not translated into success here for him.