Reggie's rushing problems

Great read Dan, very insightful.

I posted earlier my feelings on what is the problem on another thread:

http://saintsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1167&page=2

To me, there are two kinds of problems:

- One is related to Reggie, and is based on patience as Dan clearly explained. Reggie is on the beginning of a tough learning curve.

- The other one is perception, and it concern us as public. We have to understand that Reggie is learning the NFL game and it will take time, more than a season to fully understand and burst with the same success he had in college.

Dan compares Reggie to Tiki Barber, a perfect comparison. On the other thread he is also compared to Warrick Dunn and Clinton Portis.

We should not forget that it took Tiki some time to develop his game, I considered he started to be the running back he is now until his third year. It also took some time for Warrick Dunn. Clinton Portis was succesful since day one, but we have to considered he was in Denver. When moved to Washington, Portis looked bad during his first year on the new system, he got into grove until the end of the season.

So considering the evolution of our offensive line and the development of Reggie, I do think we will not constantly see him putting big numbers until next year. That does not mean that he will be able to have big plays this season. It only means that for a type of runner like Reggie, it will take more time to develop.