Bush Bashers

I don't think anyone here wants to see Bush fail. What we do want is to see results from a player we spent the 2nd overall pick and 60 million dollars on. Maroney, Addai, Washington, etc are all doing much better. They are getting more carries you say? Deangelo Williams when healthy, was only averaging 5 carries a game, but yet he averages 5.3 yards per carry.

Here are a few notes after rewatching the tampa game. These are just rushes by Reggie along with some announcer comments. Saints fans are not the only ones that see something wrong with the way Bush is running.

1st Qtr
11:17 1st and 10 - Takes handoff and follows Karney around the left side but is caught from behind. No Gain.

6:26 1st and 10 -Takes a pitch to the left side. has two defenders but Faine and Evans have them blocked to the inside...Although the outside is free he dances a second...long enough for Rice to get around Faine. 4 yard loss.

commentator: "looking at Reggie Bush one thing he needs to do is get upfield. He's looking to make the big play everytime he has the ball in his hands. He needs to go and get yardage"

2nd Qtr
12:51 3rd and 10 - Draw play. Tackled for 3 yard loss.

11:00 1st and 10 - Takes the handoff and has running room to the right but cuts back left, right into Simeon Rice. No gain.

2:20 2nd and 3 - Takes handoff up the middle. He has a cutback lane but instead he bounces it out to the right side. 2 yard gain.

commentator: "One thing Reggie Bush needs to learn is everything can't bounce outside"

3rd Qtr
14:05 2dn and 10 - Takes handoff straight up the middle. 1 yard gain.

12:19 2nd and 15 - Takes handoff to the right side. There is a hole there, but he dances around until someone gets free. He then runs around the hole to the right side where the cornerback is being blocked...running right to the cornerback. He then reverses field and cuts back upfield. No Gain.

commentator: "We talked about it earlier. About Reggie Bush being a young back trying to bounce it outside and make the big play everytime. But with that speed on defense that Tampa Bay has, you can't be doing those things. You gotta go straight down the field, north and south, and gain some yards."

6:00 (after Deuce's touchdown) Commentator: "well we talked about the vision with Reggie Bush. Deuce is going to see the cutback open up right there. Deuce McAllister sees that lane open up on the backside and he's able to get into that hole." "Reggie Bush needs to watch some film on Deuce McAllister and follow what he does."

2:44 1st and 10 - Does a good job of following Karney around the left side, but he goes wide of Karney right into Derrick Brooks (Karney missed block).

Commentator: "You watch Reggie Bush. We talked earlier about him bouncing it to the outside. Until he starts running downhill, I just see Deuce McAllister being the main feature in this offense."

4th Qtr

11:18 2nd and 2 - Run up the middle. 1 yard gain.

8:55 2nd and 4 - Pitch to the right. 3 yard gain.

5:55 1st and 10 - Handoff up the middle. Has a hole between C and LG but bounces it outside and is tackled.

commentators: "Bouncing outside Bush. What are you doing? Up the field, up the field."

"Doesn't he listen to this broadcast at all?"

"Well maybe he will when he goes back to New Orleans"

"I think one of the things you'll see with Deuce McAllister is when he runs with the ball he's not really going full speed when he first gets it. You're kind of under control, then you explode when you find the hole that you want to run through. Sometimes it looks like Reggie Bush is just moving too quick at the time that he's getting the ball."

"Everyone talks about the speed that these young guys aren't used to and them holes on offense open up and close so fast that I think maybe he's not seeing them when they're there."