Liverlips Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush has the height and weight of a third down back. Do you think his stats would have been as good if he played for Texas Tech or some smaller school. Hope he doesn't turn out like Desmond Howard. Oppinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goopster24 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Anyone can be a bust. I think Bush is too talented to bust though. He is in a good situation with New Orleans. I think size to an extent is overrated in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goopster24 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I will say that one of my teachers who's opinion I trust a lot truly believes Bush will bust. He thinks there is no way Bush will be able to do anything near the stuff he did in college in the NFL. The game is a hundred times faster he says. You can't really argue that. What Bush did in college was god like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think everyone is jumping the gun with the Gale Sayers comparisons and the Texans making the biggest draft mistake ever... Lets face it, he is smaller than what you'd like, and he's never played in a sixteen game season. He's never played on a fair playing level, as USC against anyone else was a joke, other than the UT game. He is a bit small, and I don't know how he'll react to extremley fast lb's trying to take his head off to welcome him to the nfl. I think he's a bit overrated, and in ten years from now, the other USC runningback will have the better career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goopster24 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think everyone is jumping the gun with the Gale Sayers comparisons and the Texans making the biggest draft mistake ever... Lets face it, he is smaller than what you'd like, and he's never played in a sixteen game season. He's never played on a fair playing level, as USC against anyone else was a joke, other than the UT game. He is a bit small, and I don't know how he'll react to extremley fast lb's trying to take his head off to welcome him to the nfl. I think he's a bit overrated, and in ten years from now, the other USC runningback will have the better career. 1469573[/snapback] LenDale White better than Reggie Bush? I don't know if I'd go that far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush weighs around 201 Dunn - 180 Droughns - 207 Rhodes - 208 Fason - 207 Barber - 200 (dripping wet) Curtis Martin - 205 Westbrook - 200 Maurice Morris - 202 Clinton Portis - 205 It's not like Bush is exactly tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush weighs around 201 Dunn - 180 Droughns - 207 Rhodes - 208 Fason - 207 Barber - 200 (dripping wet) Curtis Martin - 205 Westbrook - 200 Maurice Morris - 202 Clinton Portis - 205 It's not like Bush is exactly tiny. 1469611[/snapback] No and at the combine he lifted 22-24 times and showed a lot of strength. What makes small guys excel is their ability to avoid hits with speed and moves. ˆ believe he will be fie and they will work him in slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopanuts Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush has the height and weight of a third down back. Tell that to Tiki Barber... From nfl.com: Barber Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Bush Height: 6-0 Weight: 203 Bush isn't small and I think he'll be just fine in the NFL. Dude has crazy talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziachild007 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 LenDale White better than Reggie Bush? I don't know if I'd go that far.... 1469597[/snapback] I would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think everyone is jumping the gun with the Gale Sayers comparisons and the Texans making the biggest draft mistake ever... Lets face it, he is smaller than what you'd like, and he's never played in a sixteen game season. 1469573[/snapback] Well, yeah that's dumb but he isn't exactly small and what makes him so dangerious is his versatility. There has probably never been a back that is as good as a WR/kick returner as he is. Come back in a year and revisit this. Comparing Mario Williams to Peppers is just as dumb, but that's the media always looking for a headline for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revhookem Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Well, yeah that's dumb but he isn't exactly small and what makes him so dangerious is his versatility. There has probably never been a back that is as good as a WR/kick returner as he is. Come back in a year and revisit this. Comparing Mario Williams to Peppers is just as dumb, but that's the media always looking for a headline for you. 1469809[/snapback] I think Bush will be a great pro because of his versatility... but it could be that White winds up a better fantasy back, depending on what scoring system you use. If you get ppr, Bush will be pure $ imo; otherwise, I think he'll have some games where he really goes off, and others where Deuce is the man for N.O. Of course, if your league rewards return yardage and scores in some way, that would increase Bush's value as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAUgrad Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush may end up being a bust, but it won't be because he was too small! I think he'll do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I think Bush will be a great pro because of his versatility... but it could be that White winds up a better fantasy back, depending on what scoring system you use. If you get ppr, Bush will be pure $ imo; otherwise, I think he'll have some games where he really goes off, and others where Deuce is the man for N.O.Of course, if your league rewards return yardage and scores in some way, that would increase Bush's value as well. 1469818[/snapback] Very true. Especially the return numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vatican Hitsquad Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush may end up being a bust, but it won't be because he was too small! I think he'll do well. 1469827[/snapback] awesome avatar... but he could be a bust as much as he could be a great RB. What's ridiculous is the hyperbole asserting that he could be Gail Sayers. Wait till this guy runs through the NO O-line into a veteran Defensivve line before we decide he has ANY skills whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush weighs around 201 Dunn - 180 Droughns - 207 Rhodes - 208 Fason - 207 Barber - 200 (dripping wet) Curtis Martin - 205 Westbrook - 200 Maurice Morris - 202 Clinton Portis - 205 It's not like Bush is exactly tiny. 1469611[/snapback] And add in Marshall Faulk, who he's been compared to. 5'11", 211 per NFL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Well, his approval rating is at an all time low... I think it's safe to say he has been the biggest bust to date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Well, his approval rating is at an all time low... I think it's safe to say he has been the biggest bust to date! 1469889[/snapback] Imagine the headlines in week 13 when the Saints play the 49ers and it will be "Bush vs. Gore". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZ Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Imagine the headlines in week 13 when the Saints play the 49ers and it will be "Bush vs. Gore". 1469896[/snapback] Gore will be ahead going into that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfv87 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Bush vs Gore (Very Funny, yet sad state of our boredom!)... God I hate the offseason. It gets longer every year. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Imagine the headlines in week 13 when the Saints play the 49ers and it will be "Bush vs. Gore". 1469896[/snapback] Now we just need Kerry Collins to find a darn team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Gore will be ahead going into that week. 1469910[/snapback] And he will win the popular vote, but the Superbowl refs will decide the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policyvote Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 It's not that he's too small. It's that he has the body of a WR and runs like a WR--BOLT UPRIGHT. He's a 'tweener with incredible open-field skills. The problem is that you have to get him in the open field. He doesn't have the ability to carry the load 25 times, move the chains fourth down or punch it in from the two. He's a flashy, versatile guy, but the hardest thing to do in the NFL is give a guy who needs space to operate space. Basically, he's Peter Warrick. Peace policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goopster24 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 It's not that he's too small. It's that he has the body of a WR and runs like a WR--BOLT UPRIGHT. He's a 'tweener with incredible open-field skills. The problem is that you have to get him in the open field. He doesn't have the ability to carry the load 25 times, move the chains fourth down or punch it in from the two. He's a flashy, versatile guy, but the hardest thing to do in the NFL is give a guy who needs space to operate space. Basically, he's Peter Warrick. Peace policy 1470055[/snapback] People feel he can't carry the load in the NFL because he didn't need to college with LenDale. Obviously this is a stretch but he did that in high school and I have confidence that he can do that now in the NFL. People are forgetting that Bush he isn't really that small and he is a pretty tough runner too. Again, size is overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dogs Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Imagine the headlines in week 13 when the Saints play the 49ers and it will be "Bush vs. Gore". 1469896[/snapback] And he will win the popular vote, but the Superbowl refs will decide the outcome. 1469963[/snapback] But who is going to count the hanging chads??? And who is this Hanging Chad?? What position does he play??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I would 1469784[/snapback] Me too, at least talent wise. If Chow keeps his head striaght expect better #'s from White in the RB position - just like in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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