Is Reggie Bush's Versatility Worth The Second Overall Pick?

                                                   Bush a bust?
        In 2006 the New Orleans Saints selected Reggie Bush, one of the most explosive college running backs of all time. We've all heard of Reggie, the back who can take it all the way every time he touches the ball. Everyone remembers the fantastic runs after catches, the amazing jukes to break away, and the great leaps into the end zone. Do they remember all of the stuffs at the line of scrimmage though? Reggie Bush definitely has his fair share of highlights but lets see if he’s effective all game long. Let's examine his first two years.
Reggie Bush has touched the ball in 15 of New Orleans regular season victories the past two years. First lets examine Reggie Bush as a running back, that is what he was drafted for. In those 15 wins Reggie Bush has accumulated 178 carries for 712 yards. This equates to 4 yards per carry average, its above average, that’s about how much a good starting running back in the NFL gets. Now lets examine his effectiveness without the long gain. If you take away his longest rush per game Reggie Bush's yards per carry drops down to a terrible 2.9 yards a carry for the rest of the game. So for the rushing category Reggie seems to fit the one play wonder role.
Many people will say that Reggie Bush makes big plays in the passing game so we'll examine his impact there. In 15 wins he has 86 receptions, 744 yards, for an 8.6 yard per catch average . Now once again we’re going to take out his longs to see if he played well the whole game or for a play. Without his longest reception per game Bush averages 4.8 yards a reception, that’s just awful. I thinks its fair to tag him with the one play wonder role in receiving too.
        Some more telling stats about Reggie Bush are that his career scrimmage yards per game is 97. Take the long out, he only averages 63 yards per game. The no. 2 pick in the 2006 draft gets 36% of his yards on one play? This is probably the most revealing stat for Reggie Bush as a running back. The saints have only won 4 games when he had 15 or more rushes. Add to that stat, that In 28 games, Bush has only carried the ball twenty times in a game twice.
        Reggie hasn’t done very well in an every down back role either. Deuce McAllister tore his ACL in week 3 of the 2007 season giving Reggie the opportunity to be the main back. He didn’t register a single 100 yard rushing game before getting injured and missing the rest of the season in week 13. The saints put in back ups Aaron Stecker, and Pierre Thomas for the rest of the season. Both registered a 100 yard game and Stecker had another where he finished with 95 rushing yards. Thomas‘s 100 yard game had him also eclipsing the 100 yard mark in receiving.
        Reggie Bush is a back that lives or dies by the big play. The statistics seem to say that he’s only good for a play or two a game. Receiving aside, Reggie bush is a RUNNING BACK!! Its nice if he can catch but his first priority is to run. Now ask yourself one question. Imagine you’re a general manager, you have the second pick in the draft. Would you take a role player? A one play wonder? A number one back who is outperformed by third and fourth stringers? Generally in the top ten, you’re probably looking for an every down, more consistent player.

P.S. this is an old article i did, so i realize that he's been in more wins but nearly all the statistics remain the same.