Wolf
100% Texan
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At 8:00 PM EST this past Wednesday, Reggie Bush was the consensus #1 draft pick and the reining Heisman Trophy winner. He was on the verge of claiming an unprecedented third straight National Championship with a team that had people debating whether or not it was the greatest team ever.
Four and a half hours later, after gaining 177 yards from scrimmage on 13 carries and 6 receptions with a touchdown on an absolutely breathtaking run against one of, if not THE, best defenses in the nation, hes being hailed in many quarters as an apocalyptic NFL bust. All thanks to the marvel that was Texas quarterback Vince Youngs Rose Bowl performance. Sura faints.
This is in no way an effort to disparage Youngs efforts. Anybody watching would agree that his play was, at times, jaw-dropping, particularly in the fourth quarter. What I am wondering is how this, in any way, detracts from Reggie Bushs stellar career and more importantly, how it affects the Texans and the #1 pick.
Other than the ridiculous (and costly) lateral he attempted in the first quarter, Bush was everything thats been advertised. Of course, many would have liked to see him more involved in the game, but thats nothing more than an indication of how inept Pete Carroll is as a head coach. Again, Bush has been hailed as the best player in college football, the Heisman Trophy winner, and the consensus #1 pick all year and on fourth and two with immortality on the line, he was on the sideline. Carroll lined LenDale White up alone in the backfield and played big.
Gee, I wonder whos gettin the rock. Undiscovered life forms on undiscovered planets in undiscovered galaxies located undiscovered units of measurement away knew White was getting the ball. Im pretty sure all eleven Longhorns on the field hit him simultaneously because they knew he was getting the ball.
But, Pete Carroll, Suuuuuuuuuper-Geeeeeeeenius, cant figure out a way to get the Heisman Trophy winner and consensus future NFL superstar onto the field. Even if Bush DOES have some kind of deficiency that only he knows about, he cant figure out that maybe, just maybe, Reggie could be used as a decoy? And even if the Horns KNEW about Reggies Achilles heel and didnt fall for the decoy and thus keyed on White anyway leaving all kinds of room outside he cant figure out how to have Leinart audible? Really??? And this all somehow means that Reggies gonna bust? Based on the results of ONE game? A game in which he played marvelously despite his coachs ineptitude?
Bottom line, Reggie Bush is as good today as he was before the Rose Bowl, and his performance, by any objective analysis, supports this. Again, 177 yards from the line of scrimmage on 19 touches. Against, possibly, the best defense in the nation. And on a night when his head coach flat out choked.