Great post, but adjusted for era, Scott Mitchell and that run and shoot threw alot in 95...your post is accurate, but misleading..we are currently in the most pass happy era of all time..im pretty sure many current QBs avg more passes per season than a guy like Dan Fouts simply because of inflation...Peyton next to Warner and Gannon were the most padd happy in that era. Trent Green putting up enough passes to gain 4,000 yards never hindered Priest or LJ,,you dont have to be the 70s Dolphins or early 2,000 Steelers to produce as a RB,,the threat of a Great passing game should be beneficial to Bush, not a hindrance...Drew Brees throwing the ball 650+ times a season kind of limits the amount of times they can run the ball....
of the single season passing attempts.... Drew Brees holds 4 of the top 10 spots.
The Saints haven't had a 1,000 yard back since 2006...and that's mostly due to the fact that Drew throws the ball at levels QB's in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's never did.
Kurts most pass heavy season ranks #142 all time, Joe Montana's is #211, Scott Mitchellis #63, and Peyton with Edge was #51
I don't think you were aware of just how much more Brees throws the ball compared to any of those QB's
I honestly don't know what dudes are looking for when checking for these runners most times. I simply didn't see his college dominance transferring to the NFL game. Even some of the highlights, something lacked to me. Darren "no wiggle" McFadden even more so
I feel and respect your post..but for a so called elusive back, shouldnt less defenders be advantageous for Bush??
He's not a plant one foot into ground and go runner who would succeed in that offense which requires to run between the hashes. Even with him becoming a better in between the hashes runner, he didn't have Jamal Charles type development.
Reggie would have fit perfectly in a zone blocking scheme. That would have definitely been interesting.
His Miami and Detroit years showed he could be that player though, so I'm inclined to believe it was the way the Saints were developing/utilizing him that was the issue. If he had gotten into that Kubiak system from the get go, he could have been taught the vision and patience he lacked, and would have been much more productive than he was in those saints years. Granted, this seems like a chicken-egg situation though. Did he become a better runner because he left the saints, or did he just coincidentally hit his developmental stride when he got into those ZBS systems.
I don't see it. In spot duty, yes...but I'm not giving Bush anymore than 3 carries a game between the hashes. He's not moving piles or is very explosive between the hashes.
was he the only runningback to have his rating go up when he was moved to WR?
