How come Reggie Bush didn't live up to his potential?

[Sauce Dab]

Seems like everyone is forgetting his days in Miami when he proved everyone wrong and that he can be a feature back and run between the tackles

 

[Draje]

I'm not a football guy but it's mad interesting to hear brehs discuss the nuances of running like this.

So just being fast and tough doesn't make you a good running back? Things like running patiently are big deals too?

went down too easy, im not gonna say size. Tomlinson/Sanders/Charles/Westbrook and many others weighed less than him, just had better IQ and ran harder

he also played the 2nd half of his career with a piece of his brain knocked out

Isn't this a stupid decision by the QB?

I'd go jaw that dude for putting me in that position. Dude didn't even have time to brace.

 

[TrebleMan]

Dude was one of the reasons sports videos were popular on youtube when it first came out:


Reggie had elite speed and could outrun NFL defenses. Don't really think the NFL was too fast for him.


But it's mainly two things, injuries and scheme. Payton kind of hurt his overall effectiveness. Considering this though, I'm sure most people here when their team was playing against Reggie Bush would hold their breath whenever he got the ball.

That being said, it was overall good for the city because they were still recovering from Katrina at the time and Reggie Bush was about as high profile for a college athlete as it gets.

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Reggie got to caught up in the fame and didn't work hard early in his career to gain a few pounds of muscle so he could withstand the punishment of running between the tackles. He didn't have the smallest frame and probably could have carried an easy 5-8 pounds of muscle which would have helped him a great deal instead of just looking for the edge most of the time. That plus the Saints should have been using him in a hybrid role with like 8-12 carries a game 3-4 catches thrown his way punt returns and I would have had him catch kickoff returns. Maybe even a reverse or two a game. But he would could have thrived touching the ball 20 times a game. It just should have been in a utility role. Just imagine Bush in the slot against the average LB or Safety.

I think his weight was just fine 205 at 5'10 and 24 reps of 225 bench press,he was strong enough,just didn't pan out

 

[Originalgangsta317]

Because he is a bit undersized, remember the pros aren't chasing and hitting you in college.

5'10 205 he was good weight wise

 

[b. woods]

Reggie got to caught up in the fame and didn't work hard early in his career to gain a few pounds of muscle so he could withstand the punishment of running between the tackles. He didn't have the smallest frame and probably could have carried an easy 5-8 pounds of muscle which would have helped him a great deal instead of just looking for the edge most of the time. That plus the Saints should have been using him in a hybrid role with like 8-12 carries a game 3-4 catches thrown his way punt returns and I would have had him catch kickoff returns. Maybe even a reverse or two a game. But he would could have thrived touching the ball 20 times a game. It just should have been in a utility role. Just imagine Bush in the slot against the average LB or Safety.

Aside from kickoff returns, Reggie was used in that capacity.

Hell, I can still remember Payton costing us a home game against the Buccaneers in 2007 by using him on a fukkery double reverse, which he fumbled.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

He would've been better as a receiver

 

[Reggie]

Aside from kickoff returns, Reggie was used in that capacity.

Hell, I can still remember Payton costing us a home game against the Buccaneers in 2007 by using him on a fukkery double reverse, which he fumbled.

Was he really touching the ball that much though? And after his first season has he ever caught anymore passes then that year? Reggie should have been in the slot on the edges everywhere and I don't remember that though I cant say I watched a great deal of Saints games either.

 

[Reggie]

I think his weight was just fine 205 at 5'10 and 24 reps of 225 bench press,he was strong enough,just didn't pan out

Bruh was listed at 205 but I don't think he was really that much when he was drafted. Plus that was the biggest knock against him coming out of USC.

 

[CurrencyChase]

afraid of contact and not durable.

 

[Mr swag]

Bush was a bum in college. On sohh I made a thread about giving him a 5th round grade. You can look at his college highlights and see that he would struggle in the NFL. There are things you have to look for when watching tape

 

[Trip]

Looking back we probably overrated his college days because he feasted on weak defenses in the Pac 10.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Seems like everyone is forgetting his days in Miami when he proved everyone wrong and that he can be a feature back and run between the tackles

He learned to be average.

 

[pete clemenza]

He looked really human against top competition in college but everybody let that fresno state game go to their heads

I was at that game

Despite Reggie Bush blacking out, the game was close until the end. We was ranked #21 in the nation at that time I believe. Still the best game I've ever been to in my life brehs

 

[RubioTheCruel]

I'm not a football guy but it's mad interesting to hear brehs discuss the nuances of running like this.

So just being fast and tough doesn't make you a good running back? Things like running patiently are big deals too?

The thing is, at the NFL level everyone's fast and strong. You don't last if you aren't. Vision, ability to see holes and accelerate quickly through them are way more important than raw 4.3-4.4 speed.

At the college level, especially at big schools, they have such a huge advantage in the trenches, their running backs are running through huge holes in the defense so it's tougher to gauge abilities like stated above.