Finally, a sigh of relief for New Orleans Saints fans! Their luck of the draw draft pick from USC is starting to pay off. Reggie Bush rushed for a career high three touchdowns on ten carries and had awesome day receiving with 131 yards on nine receptions and a touchdown. The Saints defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-10 in an all-Bush generated offense, Reggie scored all four touchdowns for New Orleans.
Bush was a household name way before he even stepped foot on the NFL gridiron, having played in BCS championships and winning a Heisman trophy. There is no question whether or not Bush will be a success in the NFL, but the real question was when. Hopefully for the Saints he answered that question last Sunday with his Ladanian Tomlinson-like stats.
Strangely enough, Bush has not been the rushing threat as expected this season, but a dominant receiver for the Saints instead. With a team leading seventy-three receptions for 562 receiving yards one would think you are talking about someone like Marvin Harrison or Terrell Owens, but it's Reggie Bush, a rookie running back. As some have expected Bush is struggling with his running game and has an awful 3.1 per carry average, rushing for only 368 yards. So bad are his rushing stats that fellow rookie and starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans Vince Young has more rushing yards than Bush with 372 yards and struggling running back Edgerrin James from the Arizona Cardinals has a slighty better per carry average with 3.2.
With an impressive performance like this one though, signs of change look to be right around the corner for Bush and the playoff bound New Orleans Saints. So who knows what this soon to be superstar's stats will look like for the rest of the season, but with the showcase of talent that he put on Sunday, ever game will be a must see from here on out!
