I agree. Would like to make some comments however. I think that SD game is a model for the Saints as you infer. It is a tricky thing, though as there are only so many touches in the game and then there’s Colston, Moore, Shockey (I mean Miller) Henderson, Meachem, but you are right- San Diego did it the way we should and we need a pounder for between the tackles (Brandon Jacobs) . O line needs to improve on run-blocking and i agree and a premium O-line coach with more of a plan for blocking schemes such traps, draws, screen plays, etc would help a lot to make the run game better. I think with some minor to moderate tweaking and a commitment to being excellent, this O-line could become a good run-blocking group.

Although I agree that throwing the ball downfield to Buch once in a while would be great, and hopefully they do, it seems very few teams embrace this strategy, but I still think it would be a good idea even if it is an incompletion.

I am pretty sure that its the same Oline there for whichever back runs.

Duece can do it.
PT can do it
Bush…

Look at the game i saw sproles juke a lot in the backfield and ive seen Reggie do the forward juke in the NFL and college infact ive never seen anyone cut like him but lets see what happens with the rehab.

Is this a real question? Ill let others answer that, omg!!! U act like he hasnt done anything.

this article is exactly what I was thinking while watching the game.

and still thinks he plays against fresno state. sproles makes one cut and gets up the field and uses his speed, not trying to break the big one EVERY play. i hope you guys realize that reggie is listed as a RB and has NOT done anything as a back – split out, sure he’s dangerous. as a a straight rb, not so much

but he is average at best…when he plays.

Quickest to reach 200 receptions in history. Punt returns, turning 5 yard dump-offs into 50 yard TD’s to take the lead or give us the game? Dude’s last few games were looking good. I don’t expect him to be fully rehabilitated by next season, in fact I see him in a new uniform in 2010. He’s young and the procedure takes time. Amare Stoudemire had the same procedure and he’s back to form. I don’t want them to rush it. If he has to take another year, let him do so. He’ll only be 25. He’ll be fine.

HE’S A RUNNING BACK!!!!!!!! Who gives a crap if he has 200 receptions and most games averages six to seven yards a catch?? You guys think just because he has big play capability and makes them once in a while that he’s the best thing since sliced bread. He had the one good running game this year when he had I believe eighty yards being paired with Pierre. Why are we all so quick to forget things such as two punt returns in the second Tampa game which were both ten yard or greater losses in the fourth quarter? Oh, that’s right – he was playing hurt. I’ve never seen so many excuses made for a number 2 pick in the draft. And let’s not forget that he only plays in 70% of the games. Good luck to him in his acting career. I have a Bush jersey, too bad he’ll never be half the Saint that Deuce, Brees and others have been. I hope I’m wrong, but I just don’t see it.

why confine him to traditions? In Sean Payton’s offense what do you expect? 20 carries a game with 1200 yards at the end of the season? Not gonna happen under Payton. Look who Drew Brees was chasing (so to speak) Dan Marino, you think the runningback in that offense was traditional? Seriously, I mean I understand judging by your name and the comments you’ve made about Reggie, that you aren’t a fan of his but lets put his career thus far into context.

I’d much rather have Reggie than Derrick Ward. And believe it or not, I am a Reggie fan – I’m a high school teacher and have his fathead on my classroom wall. I do believe however that he has definitely underperformed and does hurt the offense at times. Maybe you’re right about using him correctly. If you’re going to give him 200 catches fine – but make him a slot receiver and use his as a rb at times. He is a good returner as evidenced by the minny game, although that doesn’t happen without his blockers, as does nothing else in football – as you mentioned with Stinchcomb. But, as a rb he does the same things that Pierre does, but not as well – and Pierre was an undrafted free agent. So, if you’re not going to use him correctly, then why not trade him and try and get some picks back? I just think he gets way more hype than he deserves – we certainly wouldn’t talk this much about reggie if he wasn’t a heisman winner and #2 pick in the draft.

and even if he gets say 15 carries a game and averages four yards he ends up with 960 on the season(playing 16 games, which he hasn’t done yet I don’t think – not sure on his rook year). but, he would need to improve to 4 yds, which he has yet to come close to.

Imagine what we all would’ve done had the saints not drafted Bush. Unfortunately we thought he was gonna be all pro the next 20 years with a bajillion yards and 400k tds. Alright so i exaggerate it a little, but come on. Someone was gonna get stuck with a really high pick really high paid running back who just isn’t that great of a pure running back. What we need to be thankful for is that we have Payton. I know he gives him alot more carries up the middle and such than some of us would like to see but i don’t know of many coaches that would use him much better.

Bush is probably not worth a second pick in the draft as a running back thats true. What is true is that he is a second pick as an athlete. I’m pretty sure that if Bush could go into free agency right now, he’d be signed by the end of the week. When he’s on the field 9 times out of 10 he’s the best athlete out there. More screens, draws, flat routes, and such. He’ll be fine as long as we use him right.

I LOVE Darren Sproles. I went to K-State and even have a chargers powder blue Sproles jersey. (don’t hate me) But isn’t he basically a better version of Reggie Bush? No sense going after him unless you’re going to cut Bush loose.