thebdj

As an all purpose player, Sproles is simply better than Bush. I fail to see how that can be debated. He's healthier, appears to be quicker, is more elusive, has better hands and runs north and south (something Reggie has decided he will start doing now he is in Miami!).

I like Reggie a lot but he was a huge propsect out of college and never delivered upon it. He is not a bust, far from it, but simply hasn't lit up like everyone assumed he would have done.

Sproles is being used differently in the offence to how Bush was so a direct comparison may be a little harsh. What I would say in Reggie's favour though is if you looked on defence every time Reggie lined up, especially outside of the backfield, say as a slot option, it really messed opposition D up. Do they go man or cover? Do they ignore him or close him down? Stuff like that goes unnoticed but allowed Brees to do a lot more with everyone else.