2 decent games for Reggie does not a season make. Other then tearing up the 49ers, what has Reggie done that can constitute production?
the double standard hypocrisy around RB and Mario never ceases to amuse me. When people start talking about Reggie Bush, everyone wants to point to numbers and not the impact he can have away from the ball or how defenses have to account for him - how he can complicate game planning.
But try to play the numbers argument for Mario, and it's no longer about numbers. It's about how Mario changes the offense's gameplan. How they rush away from him - you can't talk about numbers for Mario.
So which is it? Are you guys talking about numbers and stats? or are you talking about what potential impact a player can have on the other team? It seems that you stick to whichever makes the argument fall in your favor. A classic case of having your cake and eating it too.
You also talk about the time needed to develop - don't rush to judgment too early. And most of you ignore the progress that Bush has made. His yards per carry has doubled from the first half of the year because he is no longer dancing as much - hitting holes as soon as they open.
His run against Dallas the other night was impressive - not phenomenal - he had amazing blocking. But he shed a tackle and made a couple more miss.
You guys just dont want to give credit.
You use a completely different set of criteria to judge Mario and Reggie - and to some extent it's valid because you are comparing two different positions. But the heart of all of this is a bias against Reggie Bush. He's had more than a couple of good games.
he's had more than a couple of good highlight-worthy runs.
And you ask, stupidly in my opinion, how can we say that RB has "produced" - as a rookie, how is 400+ yards rushing, 80 receptions for nearly 800 yards, and 7 TDs through 13 games NOT production? And he's improvng every game.
Do I think he's ROY? No, I'd put him behind VY and maybe Jones-Drew - Colston's injury has made the two of them neck and neck imo. I'd like to see him hold on to the ball better. I'd like to see him move forward more when the holes open.
This might not seem possible - I grew up idolizing the Saints and my dad was a huge Oilers fan. When the Oilers left my dad was heartbroken and when the Texans arrived he was ecstatic. And living in Houston, I rooted for the Texans. And I found it easy to do both because they were in different conferences.
But even more than that was the shared disdain for all things Dallas Cowboys-related.
I really, really hope Mario works out. The guy looked stout before he got hurt. And I think all of this media bashing of Houston is premature. I dont think this is Sam Bowie and Michael Jordan. I think Williams will be a Pro Bowler once he gets more experience and isn't playing hurt.
I just don't see why it has to be a one-or-the-other and the ignorant refusal to give Bush credit, saying he's only had a "couple good games" - he's had more than that. And so has Mario.
