Player Spotlight: Reggie Bush (1 Viewer)

[BILLY_THE_BULL]

Let's just leave Matt Forte out of all this hubbub.People are very quick to label players as injury prone and the truth is that sometimes it does make sense but that doesn't mean that those particular players can't ever play a full 16 game schedule or not be successful doing so.Take a look at this running back. He missed 24 games his first 4 seasons in the NFL. That is the equivalent to playing just 10 games a year. His name, Fragile Fred and boy is that a name that he earned and earned well. Now I am not comparing the type of runner or player Bush and Taylor are but just how they are looked at due to their penchant for injury. All that Fragile Fred Taylor did in his next 3 years was play in 46 of 48 games but there is more to it then just playing in those games. He put it all together and in those 3 years combined accumulated 5233 combined yards which equaled over 1700 yards per year. The point is that you have to be wary of injuries and players that have a penchant for getting injured but to just write them off for good isn't always a very wise thing to do.Bush is a risk-reward running back for sure and because of that some people will love or hate him. That I can accept but the one thing in this thread that doesn't really make much sense is the argument about Bush not being a good running back. The thing is that this is a thread about fantasy football and as far as I can tell it is about this year and not about a dynasty or keeper ranking or predictions so talking about the Saints moving on in the future if Bush continues to struggle running the ball makes no sense to me. Even some that have said he isn't good have said the team continues to force him the ball. If I was a Bush owner I would be giddy knowing the Saints are going to force feed the ball to him. Another thing people need to realize is how Bush affects the opposing defense when he is on the field. He has to be accounted for and that in turn does help to open things up for the other players so while his yard per carry can be measured I don't think you can completely measure Bush's success and impact on the Saints just by his stats line.

Comparing Bush to FT potentially regarding overcoming injuries later in his career? Maybeeeee. After all, he hasn't played a down in pre-season and supposedly is icing his knee every day. Not a good start in my opinion. Comparing Bush to FT as a pure runner in the NFL? Ludicrous. FT was always destined to be a featured stud RB in the NFL. Not so with Bush.

I am not sure why you think I was "comparing Bush to Fred Taylor as a pure runner in the NFL". I simply made a point that people can at times dismiss a player because of what they call being injury prone. All I used Fred Taylor for was to show that a player can shed the label. You say, "Fred Taylor was always destined to be a featured stud RB in the NFL" but I bet that after those early injury riddled seasons that many had given up on that happening. You did do a nice job of not addressing where I said that Bush's impact can't be completely measured by his stats line. I don't really know what to expect from Bush this year and don't really care since I don't own him any either of my leagues. I was just trying to show that people shouldn't blindly label players.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I guess I'm a little more positive than most on Bush cuz I don't think you need to be Michael Turner to be a valuable back in nonPPR leagues. Bush likely will be constrained to his current skillset and may be a relatively higher injury risk than others, but if I were able to pair him with an RB1 and a WR1 I would be pretty close to ecstatic. To quote Tom Cable, he's a playmaker.

800-1200 yards 9-12 TDs combined is the range of what I'd expect.

 

[jon_mx]

I guess I'm a little more positive than most on Bush cuz I don't think you need to be Michael Turner to be a valuable back in nonPPR leagues. Bush likely will be constrained to his current skillset and may be a relatively higher injury risk than others, but if I were able to pair him with an RB1 and a WR1 I would be pretty close to ecstatic. To quote Tom Cable, he's a playmaker.800-1200 yards 9-12 TDs combined is the range of what I'd expect.

Bush is probably the weak link on my team, but if he can get around 1200 combined yards, 75 catches, and 8+TD's I will be happy. Got Bush at pick 4-12 and Rivers at 5-1. With ADP, megatron (not sure why 6 other WR's was picked before him), and Roddy, I really like my starting offense.

 

[Max Power]

7 carries for 14 yards vs Det.

And some of you still wonder why he fell to the RB3-4 Range?

 

[Breesisdaman]

Bush obviously was rusty being that this is like his first preseason game. He will come along and fill his roll as the receiving back but I dont see him taking carries from Bell/PT , at least not based on how he looked today.

 

[packersfan]

7 carries for 14 yards vs Det.And some of you still wonder why he fell to the RB3-4 Range?

He caught 5 passes and had a TD run overturned by penalty. He's still a strong option in PPR leagues.

 

[gigantor]

7 carries for 14 yards vs Det.And some of you still wonder why he fell to the RB3-4 Range?

He caught 5 passes and had a TD run overturned by penalty. He's still a strong option in PPR leagues.

and a few fumbles

 

[prgromek]

in line for more carries this week with Bell and Thomas both banged up?

 

[Sweetness_34]

in line for more carries this week with Bell and Thomas both banged up?

I hope so....my 0-2 team needs a win badly and I need one of my studs (Fitz, Bush, Colston) to just blow up to make it a blow out.

 

[Garts]

in line for more carries this week with Bell and Thomas both banged up?

I hope so....my 0-2 team needs a win badly and I need one of my studs (Fitz, Bush, Colston) to just blow up to make it a blow out.

good to know...