Official Reggie Bush Discussion Thread

i have a feeling that not too much actual discussion about Reggie will take place in this thread

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Here are some things you might want to consider:

2005:

Haslett was on his way out long before Katrina put a spot light on the exit sign. The team was in total chaos. Players were fighting more in the locker room than on the field...the 3-13 record pretty much represents this.

San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger pushed to keep the Saints there and there were strong reasons to believe that Benson was part of the relocation strategy. Taglibue forced his will on Benson and hammered out a deal to keep the Saints here.
Thank God for Taglibue.

The big question was: How would the fans react to Benson's act of betrayal? Would they show up, or stay at home (if they had one).

2006:

Due to Haslett, Aaron brooks, and personal issues in the locker room, the team had the #2 pick. Mario Williams was the consensus defensive pick of that draft and Reggie Bush was the consensus offensive player. The Texans picked first and selected Williams. The Saints, naturally, selected Bush.
Every media outlet in the world laughed at the Texans for by-passing Bush...it was the right and only pick the Saints could have made.

It was the excitement around Bush that got the season ticket sales pushed to all time numbers. The Saints had rarely had a player of Bush's celebrity on the team. The only thing that comes close was drafting Archie Manning.

This same year, Drew Brees was released by the Chargers and Drew received interest from several teams...including the Saints and Dolphins. Luckily, Sabin chose the wrong guy when he picked Culpepper over Brees. Remember, Brees was no sure bet when the Saints signed him to a Top 10 QB contract.

The excitement surrounding the 2006 season was based upon Bush, not Brees. The fans flocked to the Superdome because of Bush, not Brees. Luckily for us, Brees has turned out to be a Top 3 QB and the excitement continues due to his leadership, dedication to the city, and his outstanding play making.

My position is simple: Bush got the ball rolling and Brees is now pushing it higher. I don't like that Bush makes the money he does for the production we've seen; however, there's no telling where (and I mean that literally) this team would be without him.

This is a long thread, and many won't read it. That doesn't matter, it had to be said.

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Agree completely with everything that you just said, and that was an excellent post. No matter what anyone says and even if Bush continues to be a mediocre player and Williams makes the HOF, Bush was the right pick for the Saints at that time. But, it's not that time anymore and we have been waiting for 3 years for him to live up to the hype, many us haven't given up completely on him yet, but you have to admit if doesn't live up to that potential soon, It will be time to thank him for what he brought to the team thus far, and move on to make the team better. I do feel like trade talks and talks of releasing him makes no sense now. We probably couldn't get enough for him to make it economically feasible, but if this is the production we can expect, contract negotiations should be interesting next year or the year after.

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please use this thread to put in your $0.03.

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I believe Reggie will please the masses in the long run

Thats my $0.02 worth

I reserve the $0.01 to revise and extend my remark