Reggie Bush Deserves Respect from New Orleans Saints Fans

couldn’t have said it better. I also hope that taydigga stays around too.

I have always defended Reggie and been a Reggie supporter, but I felt like this was the perfect time for a trade. I respect what he did both on and off the field and thank him for his time in NO.

The moment after we selected Bush in the draft, my first concern was a fear that a college superstar wouldn’t be too excited about coming to a bad football team in a city still reeling from the aftermath of Katrina. Instead, he immediately embraced New Orleans, the fans and the fact that he was a Saint.

Regardless of his on field accomplishments (or lack thereof), he was a good teammate and a good citizen. The city of New Orleans and the Saints are both better off as a result of Reggie having been a member of our family for the past five years.

I have no problem with sincerely returning the same sentiment he tweeted to us at the time of his departure. I wish him nothing but the best going forward.

I was sorry to see Reggie go because of what he meant to New Orleans and for the problems he caused on the field. I believe that one of the main reasons that SP’s offense worked so well was because of the coverage problems that he caused. He was a good kid who’s effectiveness on the field can’t be measured in stats! He absolutely deserves this post and the respect of the city of Nawlins!

I wish Reggie all the best and hope he reaches his potential in Miami. Of course when and if the Saints play Miami I hope to see every frustrating misstep,dropped ball, and horizontal run that have held him back (at times) here.

i’ve been horribly frustrated and blissfully impressed with him in the 5 seasons.

i wish him luck, hopes he reaches for the stars and catches that beautiful butterfly.

Conducted himself with class, gave back to the fans and the community. He had his limitations as a player but he was more valuable than a lot of people realize.

And great post, Andrew.

But I still appreciate and respect what he did accomplished and how he helped the Saints to a Superbowl victory

He has been a good player on and off the field but recently he has been struggling and u could see it in his playing ,so i think it was fair that we traded him but i am going to miss him.

that sorry ass sports caster Henderson who talked about glitz this. I already said it and stand behind what I said about Bush, Horn and Shocky!!
At this point the only time we should have something bad to say about Reggie is when we play the fish and if he peals off a TD run on us. AND it should stop right after the game.

The guy gave us a superbowl. Who dat!

I’m wondering how much more he has in the tank after all his surgeries and injuries. But he’s prolly got 3 more awesome seasons in ’em.

Won’t forget the plays you were involved in. Especially the Cardinals game. Do your thang. Saints gonna do their thang.

good luck in Miami Reggie! Hope you stay healthy for the rest of your career. If you do and you’re getting considerable playing time I’d like to ask for a new training/doctor staff.

but happy to have had him. I was really hoping to snag D’Brick in 06, with Brees coming in, D’Brick was to protect Drew’s blindside, and Reggie landed in our lap,(Thanks Texans) so hey what do you do. Roll the dice, thats what.
Reggie helped us land the Lombardi trophy so that’s that. Bon chance, Reggie.

Well said sir. And it needed to be said. Nothing angers me more than my friends who jump with glee when a Saints player who doesn’t meet their standard departs from the organization. It’s bad enough hearing debbie downer attitudes about a player still on the team.

Some folks are NEVER satisfied. We had the ORIGINAL Manning—he won an NFL MVP on an 8-8 team (he was that good—while our teams were that sad)—but some folks weren’t happy UNTIL he was sent packing for Leon Gray. (I was sitting on the goal line when he beat the hated Rams—who we had NEVER beaten before—on the last play of his 1st game.)
While Reggie wasn’t the 2nd coming of Gale Sayers, or even Barry Sanders—he did help bring us our FIRST Lombardi—and if folks can’t respect that—they haven’t suffered through some 40+ years of Saints hell. But I have. Reggie wasn’t every thing I had dreamed him to be—but he was ENOUGH to help us win.
Well, those same small-minded folks that partied when Arch was sent packing, are 2nd lining with Reggie’s departure (I guess). I guess success has it’s costs.
But Reggie, LIKE Archie, came along when Saints fans needed heroes—don’t forget that when you celebrate Reggie’s departure.
While I’m going to make the best of what the Saints do—I guess I’m gonna always keep an eye on Reggie and smile when I see him on the high-light reel.
I, for one, have no probs with us taking him @ #2—after 40+ years, Reggie, Drew, & Sean kept me from selling my soul to Satan (or jerry jones, lol).
Congrats Reggie, I’m just sad that you didn’t finish your career with da Saints.
WHODAT!!!

Okey dokey.

Goodell always talks about NOT “tarnishing the Shield”. I for one, will always respect Reggie for NEVER “tarnishing da Fleur de Lis”, hopefully, he will always speak respectfully of us WhoDats!!! :)

He gave us some really good thrills!!

Thanks for the memories.

But I think it’s also important to acknowledge that Reggie Bush is still a capable NFL player that has not yet reached the ceiling of his abilities, and should he reach that untapped potential he could still be a superstar.

It’s been FIVE years. How much longer can you continue to hold out hope for the dude?
Honestly, “hope” was about the only thing Reggie ever did for this team. Sure, he had a few highlight reel plays, but in the end, the best thing Reggie did as a Saint was put butts in the seats in 2006 when we were close to losing the team. Believe me, I bought into it, too. No one was more excited about drafting Reggie Bush than me (well maybe Taydigga). It took a long time for me to sour on Reggie, but eventually I had to face the facts.
Forget the diva rep. It’s completely overblown and inconsequential. I don’t care about what he does off the field anyway. All I care about is production, and for a myriad of reasons, he just didn’t get it done. Forget living up to the hype, the issue is that he never lived up to his draft position, nor his salary. Asking a player of his talent to live up to the expectations of a second overall pick was not unreasonable of us fans. After all, he certainly expected to be paid like a second overall pick. He was given every opportunity to succeed. 5 disappointing years of opportunity.
Yes, he was a good philanthropist and citizen, but let’s not re-write history and act like he wanted to be drafted by us. It’s well documented that he had his agent call Payloo and tell them he didn’t want to play for the Saints. I’ll give him credit for embracing the city once he had no choice.
Frankly, the Saints did more for him than he did for us. Besides overpaying him, they took him to the Super Bowl, not the other way around. When asked to run north-south, he danced east-west. When asked carry the load in the playoffs against Seattle when we were down to zero tailbacks, he took himself out of the game. When asked to take a pay cut that was more in line with his production, he skipped town. But that’s fine with me. I see him for what he is: a tease who will continue to underachieve and be overcompensated. He’s the new Jeff George. Time to move on.

I heard a hillarious joke today. It was something about Reggie deserves respect. HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, wrong thread.

So now all thats left to do is wish him well in Miami,we all seen it coming

Go look at last year’s Pro Bowl commercials and notice that the Saints were always represented by Reggie’s jersey.

  that some of his critics will never have. We would not have made it to the Super Bowl without his playoff effort. I hope he kicks the AFC’’s ass.

Despite the issues that some fans have had with him, by all accounts he has been a great teammate, a hard-worker and a good guy since being here. I’ll never forget the exhilaration the city expressed when he was drafted. In no small part his selection and the excitement generated by it went a long way to rejuvenate this franchise. While he hasn’t panned out as the second coming of Gale Sayers, he has certainly been an important member of the recent success of the Saints. As a long-time Saints fan who has lived through many season where we did have a single player that anyone in the national media talked about (hell I remember a MNF opening montage for a game against the 49ers when they talked for several minutes about how many miles of offense the 49ers had generated and finished with a “and tonight they’re playing the Saints” – and this was when we were good!) it has been great to have a instantly recognizable star like him.

I, for one, wish him great success and hope he does blossom in Miami.

That was probably da same night dat Pat Swilling sacked young TWICE in a row for TDs—but the NFL only counted da last one.. ;)

Off the field, Bush donated a lot of money to New Orleans. When he first signed his contract, the first thing he did was donate an enormous amount of money to rebuilding the 9th ward. He’s held a charity auction with all proceeds going to Katrina damages.

Actually, the first thing he did was sign an endorsement deal with adidas. The second thing he did was help refurbish Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park. The third thing he did was buy new floor mats for the Escalade he was given to play at USC. The fourth thing he did was buy his friends a round of drinks, to celebrate the first, second and third things he did. It was then that I realized Reggie was a philanderer. Or a philanthropist. One of those. Kind of hard to remember which, considering that was six years ago. Getting back to the story. The fifth thing he did was donate and enormous amount of money to rebuilding the 9th ward. Forget the fact that that amount would have been even more enourmouser <- eek! a mouse — had he not bought those floor mats and the round of drinks. It’s the thought that counts. And Reggie was full of thoughts. Like this one: “how hard ya boy gonna tap that a**? LOL!” That was when he first met Ms. Kimberly. Y’all remember Ms. Kimberly, right? Sweet ‘lil thang from the Calliope. Reggie always kept it in N’awlins. Until yesterday. We’ll miss you, playa.

I really liked Reggie a lot, but I know there clearly was a lot of disappointment. Still, I don’t know of any other Saints players in history that have highlights like him.

One thing absolutely stuns me, though. I have a warm place in my heart for Reggie and every player on the roster from 2009 for obvious reasons. I suffered through so much pain being a Saints fan in the past and I only date back to 1984. But, as you all know, that’s a lot of pain. But, those of you that go ALL the way back or at least further than I do, I just don’t get how you can’t be entirley overflowing with gratitude to ANYONE on that 2009 roster. Sometimes I have to go back and check the archives because some fans react the way I would expect fans to react if their team won the Super Bowl 8 or 10 times. This is the Saints guys. They were not World Champions ever before 2009 and not even close almost every year (except one other year when Reggie played). Reggie was part of the 2 most successful teams ever in NO history and he only played 5 years. I know other players had a large part to do with it also, a very large part. Larger than Reggie. But I am ultra-grateful to them and absolutely anyone who walked onto the field. Always will be. Some of those pre- Reggie years were really tough. I feel strongly that Reggie helped change the Saints along with some others such as Drew and Deuce and maybe Sharper, Vilma, Colston ……….