Guest Sores Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Reggie Bush, running back, Southern Cal Dick Corrick, an NFL scout for 30 years, reports on Reggie Bush, a 6-foot, 200-pound running back from Southern Cal who is coming out for the draft as a junior: ""Gale Sayers was more of a flowing guy than this guy. But on the moves, the ability to create and making people whiff, I've got to believe Bush is as good as anybody who has come down the pike in a long, long time. And I recruited Sayers. I could have had Gale Sayers at Iowa State if I would have bought him four tires to go to the senior prom with his girlfriend. I even called my boss and he darn near fired me over the phone for even thinking about it. So that was the end of that. "But (Bush) has natural, soft hands. He catches the ball with ease: Both punts and as a receiver coming out of the backfield. He has speed to run outside. He's elusive. He's a hard knockdown. The guy has exceptional body control. He has finishing speed. He's swivel-hipped and loose in the legs. He can really create on his own. He has a burst. He can accelerate in the hole. He shows excellent patience and vision. He can find the cut-back lanes. He has lots of jukes. He makes tacklers miss in the open field. He's dynamic and exciting. He has great lateral cut ability. "I have some concern regarding his number of carries. He's rested a lot at USC and I know that's because they're trying to make the (LenDale) White kid happy, too. But Bush is so exceptional that I'm sure he can be a 20, 25 carry a game guy. He can run inside and outside. You'll flank him out and put him in slot and match him up on linebackers. All that stuff should just be mismatches in favor of him. "I guess if you sat down and tried to pick him apart there might be something wrong. But, gosh, I don't know what it would be. I just don't know what his shortcomings are. I just think of him in match-ups against linebackers; it might be against the law. If he doesn't get hurt with a knee or something, I don't know how the guy could fail. And with the expectations, he's going to be carrying half the world every Sunday." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Of course I would love to see him in Green and Gold, but that just ain't happenin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 "I guess if you sat down and tried to pick him apart there might be something wrong. But, gosh, I don't know what it would be. I just don't know what his shortcomings are. I just think of him in match-ups against linebackers; it might be against the law. If he doesn't get hurt with a knee or something, I don't know how the guy could fail. And with the expectations, he's going to be carrying half the world every Sunday." 1324268[/snapback] man crush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I love these evaluations - they are fun to reflect on when a player ends up being a bust.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I love these evaluations - they are fun to reflect on when a player ends up being a bust.. 1324362[/snapback] Or when they actually pan out. (Known to happen I understand.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I would love to see him starting his career in a better situation than Houston. not trying to dog Houston as the same can be said about my Lions. I just think the kid is for real. I also believe bad situations can kill a young players career. I know I have seen it happen with my Lions to many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sores Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I would love to see him starting his career in a better situation than Houston. not trying to dog Houston as the same can be said about my Lions. I just think the kid is for real. I also believe bad situations can kill a young players career. I know I have seen it happen with my Lions to many times. 1324410[/snapback] I don't know...Billy Sims and Barry Sanders did ok after arriving to horrible situations in Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 ...and LT2 to SD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKF Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 What I'd like to know is how thick are his thighs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 What I'd like to know is how thick are his thighs? 1327079[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.