CantonLegend

plus if the 10 pounds is all he needs then he can be a feature back....westbrook is arguably one of the best RBs in the NFL right now and he runs all over teams week in and week out....he is little like reggie...if reggie gets some weight....he may lose half a step but he may be better for it...like pak said....if he can be more patient getting to the line he can be great....that half step he loses may just be what he needs to excel

RickyInKenner

two points here:

1.) i havent said reggie is better between the tackles. i said that his YPC is higher when he runs through the middle.

2.) stop being incredibly lazy and go find them yourself. just google "reggie bush situational stats" and you should find your proof.

LordOfEntropy

In regards to your first point, no, what you actually said was "ps: actually, reggie gets the most yards when he runs up the middle." That is a quote from you. The problem with that statement is that it is %100 incorrect. Reggie gets the most yards when he catches passes - not when he runs up the middle. And we all know that he gets more yards there because it puts him in space, just as I (and others) have been saying all along.

In regards to your second comment, lazy? No, that wasn't the reason we asked you to post your link. I ALREADY knew what Reggie's situational stats looked like. I wanted YOU to prove your point, which you did not. In a nutshell, Canton and I were calling you out. Show us your proof.

Reggie's career stats up the middle are NOT his best statistic. Oh, we know his rushes between the tackles improved in 2007, we know that. But it was AWFUL in 2006. The coaches have learned (the hard way) that Reggie cannot be used as a power back. So now they're using draw plays and delays when running him up the middle, which they weren't doing enough of in 2006. The net result is his YPC is improving up the middle, but that's not because he can punch his way through the line, it's because the coaches have learned he can't be a power back.

But all this goes back to my original post in this thread... what I've been saying all along. Reggie Bush's main weakness is that he simply isn't strong enough to run through tackles. When a lineman gets a hand on him, he goes down too easily. If he would just strengthen up, then the nay sayers out there would have nothing left to gripe about. All this talk of Mario being the better pick would be finished. THAT was the point I was trying to make.

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Qui a laissez sortir les chiens!

RickyInKenner

the situational stats are the proof. what i said was completely true homie ;P

gandhi1007

When I see Reggie run up the gut & not fall down on the 1st arm tackle, I'll agree with all this BS. I won't be holding my breath, though. Until then....Reggie is best in the flat catching passes....period. He has not shown that he is an every down back to anyone (including the coaching staff who have given him every oppurtunity). Personally....I would rather see Pierre Thomas get the bulk of the carries. At least he has some heart & can break arm tackles.

Donuts32

Man it felt like a presiential debate between Ricky and Canton. Anyway Reggie just has to be patient thats all. He does need to add some extra weight and get rid of that Kardashian chick. Shes got him whipped.

CantonLegend

is everybody in agreement that adding 10 pounds would benefit him the most?...just curious....i think it would help him out a lot more than it would hurt him...it would slow his game down just a split second and that could mean the difference between getting to the line before the linemen make their blocks or getting to the line just in time...."give me 18 inches" i think thats all reggie needs to be a stud