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Published: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8:04 AM
Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8:42 AM

Jeff Duncan

Game 1 of the New Orleans Saints' 2010 season A.B. -- After Bush -- is only three days away, but you couldn't sense any remorse or panic on Airline Drive.


New Orleans has been here before.


The Saints have navigated this Reggie-less road and fared quite well, thank you.

In fact, it might surprise folks to know the Saints averaged more yards (430.7) and points (33.3) in the 12 games Bush missed the previous three seasons than they did in the 37 games with him (379.1 yards, 26.5 points). I didn't count last season's finale at Carolina because it was an outlier.

Still, there's no question the fifth-year back's injury has created the first hurdle of New Orleans' Super Bowl championship defense.

The Saints are going to have to find some guys to replace not only the eight or so touches Bush got each game, but also the decoy routes and play-action fakes he ran in Coach Sean Payton's high-powered attack.

Quarterback Drew Brees said the job will fall to a committee of Saints:

Lance Moore will likely assume his punt return duties.

Pierre Thomas will get most of his carries.

Moore, Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem will catch his bubble screens.
Jeremy Shockey and David Thomas might catch all those check-down passes from Brees.

"Who's getting those balls? You can't sit there and say it's just going to be spread among the running backs," Brees said. "... Those touches could be spread among anybody on offense: tight ends, other backs, receivers."

Read the rest here...

New Orleans Saints will shuffle their lineup in these days A.B. (After Bush) | NOLA.com

Bold parts sounds familiar doesn't it? Where's that Falcons fan that was attempting to mock me yesterday?

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

All little common sense goes a long way.