Just wanted to point out that Reggie had another awesome day today:
9 for 32 yd rushing
and
3 for 30 receiving
for a grand total of 62 all purpose yards.
so did you watch the entire game?
no? Because I did...
he did not play in much of the game and didn't get many touches because of the injury - it was a combined rushing effort between Bush, Stecker, and Thomas - Stecker looks to be the strongest runner of the 3.
I am far from a Reggie apologist and I've said on these boards plenty of times that I am very disappointed in his performance this season and lack of focus - on a dropped pass, Brees was very disappointed and mimicked the "catch it with your hands in front of you" motion to him.
And Payton and Brees were on him on the sidelines.
So his teammates see it. Most Saints fans I know see it. We are disappointed.
But this kind of post - dogging on an injured player is even low for these boards.
I remember when everyone got upset with Sports Illustrated listing Cadillac Williams as one of the most disappointing backs when he couldn't help his injury and the consensus seemed to be that if you are injured, then sub-par play shouldn't be held against you.
But that doesn't apply to Reggie?
There are a ton of performances you can dog him for - and we Saints fans are critical of him for - but today? He played through some substantial pain and had a couple of nice runs.
Does this speak to his durability?
I think so.
But I'm not gonna pile on a guy who suffered the same injury as Steve Smith and played through the pain.