SaintPauly

I got a name for you guys... Dexter McCluster, at Ole Miss. This guy is undersized, but great on returns, and gets through the tackles, very well. Sounds like a great third down option. I'm not sure if he is first round material, but if he is, it would be late first round, or early second, maybe even later, but I haven't really had my mind on the draft. Imagine that huh? l'm used to having the entire thing mapped out by now.

We've had pretty good luck with Ole Miss RBs.....

mikesaintfan

i have stood by reggie through his 3.5 yrs in the league..when he gets the ball im excited for about 2 seconds..then it turns to terror
will he lose yards? will he fumble?... damn reggie..get it together or youl be catchin passes from tom brady next year..actually i could see him in NE

MatthewT

That's funny you mention McCluster, I was thinking about him as a return specialist and as a 3rd down RB. His size does worry me, he is only like 165, but he could be the answer.

As for Bush, the writing is on the wall. He is probably good as gone. Unfortunately, with his price tag vs his production, he has little to no trade value. The Saints should be happy to just release him and use that money on some top free agent defensive talent. My biggest issue with Bush is it appears he will never overcome his knee issues, and to me he looks like he has lost a lot of his speed. Dude is still fast, but he doesn't seem to be nearly as fast as he was when he first came into the league. I guess knee problems will do that to a guy...

shaunrdawg

well as a lifelong saints fan i can honestly say i like reggie bush's explosiveness but sometimes he is a liability. i think if the saints use him the way the bears use hester he will be more productive. its obvious to the world that he is not an every down back who can effectively run between the tackles. Well we'll see what happens next season...

P'colaWhoDat

I don't know about much but it looks to me he has to much going on to focus on football. He might be present but his mind is elsewhere. he might just be goofy I don't know.
I really have never heard anyone comment on his work ethic either way You always hear about the work ethic of our other players. Has anybody heard anything?

darstep

Bush wouldn't do well on another team either from the tailback position. Bush doesn't run with power and is probably last in the league in yards after touch. Barry Sanders was strong and elusive, kind of a tough comparison to Bush. There are backs who get tougher as the game rolls on, and become more effective with each touch...Bush is not one of them. Twenty touches for Bush would just leave us playing catch-up in the 3rd and 4th quarters. Bush is best in space and should be used that way - by design. Make linebackers have to chase him out of the slot or as a safety valve when everything else is covered. As to his work ethic, how hard can an injured guy really work? More overtime on the T.O. bicycle? Injured guys are more prone to injuries favoring tender spots and still trying to make plays. Knees are probably the worse kind of trouble for a running back. I hope he gets healthy and helps us get to where we're going - this year. I have to agree though, 8 million is a lot of money that could be used elsewhere to sure up the dike.

**SaintSince67**

RaginCajun83

Reggie is just another player that proves that there needs to be a rookie salary cap and a slotting system like what they have in the NBA

Radio Saint

Euphoria

Well your credibility is thrown out the window as a self proclaimed student of the game if you are going to compare Barry Sanders to Reggie bush. Reggie Bush is now Barry Sanders and not even close. Reggie had his chance at being a so called 'feature back' and he can't handle it.

Reggie is a PR/slot WR. PERIOD, who we could line up at RB from time to time go give real RB's a break, and that is only if he has his head in the game and not making bone headed mistakes.

Barry Sanders took the ball up the middle makes one move and go. Reggie doesn't make moves its call HESITATING. You have to make a move and hit a whole... GO already. He likes to move left, move right, move left again ok now right again until someone tackels him if he doesn't get a chance to get out of bounds first just short of the first down markers.

REGGIE BUSH IS NO BARRY SANDERS!

I'll make the same offer to you as I did others... if Reggie doesn't take a pay cut that warrants a 3rd string RB then he will be on another team. I'll then buy your Reggie Bush jersey from you for $2.50 so you'll get something for it and I'll get a rag to wash my car with or my ass if I choose.

Reggie's cuts aren't sharper than Sanders either. There different cuts if you look at them. First Barry would go up the line make one move to dodge a LB and go. Reggie is to chicken **** to go throw the damn line.

E U P H O R I A

Euphoria

I have to go back and see when Barry Sanders was ever benched or 3rd sting RB.

Its going to be a long long long time researching this so I'll post it when I find it... don't hold your breathe