Yes it is not Memphis so D Williams doing what he did with way less talent than USC to me is better than have R Bush split time with L White.
Granted, Williams had an inferior supporting cast, but he also played in a cupcake conference. It's fashionable to bash the Pac-10, but they put a lot more players in the NFL than CUSA does. That includes defense.
The point for me when the National Championship game was on the line where was Reggie???
This is such a tired point and absurd argument. A guy who wins the Heisman, is among the NCAA leaders in total yards, and was voted team MVP by his teammates sits for one important play and is suddenly a bad prospect? Ludicrous. Michael Jordan didn't take every shot. Wayne Gretzky didn't take every shot. Team sports can be complicated. It's not always "give it to your best player on every play". Besides, White is probably a better short-yardage back than Bush. That's no secret. It doesn't mean a whole lot considering that White is the school's all-time leader in rushing TDs (and they've had some relatively decent backs at USC) and one of the best RBs in the country.
Also, you can't discount the possibility that Pete Carroll and his staff made a mistake. That's no fault of Reggie's.
IF Reggie is one of those life time backs he should of been in the game. to me he is just a M Bennett type of RB.
NFL scouting departments disagree.
Speed to burn but not much up the middle unless he has a All Pro Line to make holes.
We've yet to see him behind a bad line, so it's a bit premature to say how he'll perform in that situation. Besides,
Bush is not an interior runner. No one is saying that he'll be a 25 carry/game pounder. That's not what he does. He's a Brian Westbrook type. Like I've been saying again and again, much of his value comes from his versatility and his receiving skills.
While I do think that Bush is way better than Bennett they are of the same make of speed and not power.
Yes, and Johnnie Morant and Terrell Owens are also of the same make and power. That doesn't mean they're the same player.
Plus lets face it the NFL LB's are pretty much as fast as him.
I suggest you take a closer look at some combine numbers. The fastest time among ILBs at this year's combine was 4.61. Many of the guys were in the 4.8-4.9 range. The OLBs didn't fare a whole lot better. Only Thomas Howard and Brandon Johnson cracked the 4.50 seconds barrier at the combine and neither broke the 4.45 mark. Greenway ran a 4.78. Ryans ran a 4.69. Ingram ran a 4.67. McIntosh ran a 4.63. Sims ran a 4.54. Alston ran a 4.50. These guys were the cream of the LB crop. None of them ran a time that rivals Bush's 4.33.
I'm going to go out on a small limb and say that most NFL LBs aren't nearly as fast as Bush.
