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I don't think Bush is going to get a lot of goal line love at all.
I work in government affairs and someone once told me "Every question in this business can be answered in two words: It depends"I own PT but feel like every question to the NO backfield can be answered with "Sometimes or it depends."
See what I mean.
IMO both Thomas and Bush can be gold (or maybe silver) without an injury to either. The key to me is the presence of a 3rd RB. Mike Bell led the Saints in rushing attempts last year and he missed 3 games himself.
Skins fan as well and I just find it funny how 2 years ago, Betts had "starting caliber RB" pasted all over him after his stellar 1/2 season subbing for an injured Portis, and now he's relegated to an unqualified back-up. Not disagreeing with you at all, just saying...We should've traded him back then.See what I mean.
Those carries have to go somewhere and as a Skins fan I just cant imagine them going to Ladell Betts now that Hamilton is out. This is the reason many are looking for a big bump in PT's touches.
But as I said earlier, Sean Payton really seems to believe in spreading the wealth so to speak. One would think that PT's production would warrant him getting the ball more and at least getting the opportunity to see if he could handle 250 touches. But I can easily see Ivey, Betts, or someone else getting work and limiting his ceiling.
with the emergence of ivory, i don't see any reason to keep him on the roster. ivory won't make it to the practice squad. betts will be waiting by the phone all year long.
The thing about trading Betts is that he did serve a purpose as a decent backup RB and Im not sure how much value you would have got for him anyway.But I was always avid that he was nothing more than just that. A decent backup. I was a long time poster at another site and I recall having arguments with people for 2 off seasons in a row. Many people claimed that Portis/Betts were interchangeable and some even said Betts was the better back. I always thought such talk was ridiculous.Skins fan as well and I just find it funny how 2 years ago, Betts had "starting caliber RB" pasted all over him after his stellar 1/2 season subbing for an injured Portis, and now he's relegated to an unqualified back-up. Not disagreeing with you at all, just saying...We should've traded him back then.See what I mean.IMO both Thomas and Bush can be gold (or maybe silver) without an injury to either. The key to me is the presence of a 3rd RB. Mike Bell led the Saints in rushing attempts last year and he missed 3 games himself.
Those carries have to go somewhere and as a Skins fan I just cant imagine them going to Ladell Betts now that Hamilton is out. This is the reason many are looking for a big bump in PT's touches.
But as I said earlier, Sean Payton really seems to believe in spreading the wealth so to speak. One would think that PT's production would warrant him getting the ball more and at least getting the opportunity to see if he could handle 250 touches. But I can easily see Ivey, Betts, or someone else getting work and limiting his ceiling.
You obviously haven't watched many Saints games. The truth is the red zone looks are very likely to be split 3 ways
Kinda like Santana Moss a few years back. The week you sit him he grabs 7 for 3 TD's and 175 yards.Thomas is one of those players I am always scared to take too early, because you never know how much he is gonna touch the ball, and then whenever I play him, I lay awake at night, scared that this is the week he will go off.
NO has a lot of options there
