Reggie Bush question and a couple comments

Question -- Reggie Bush worth a high pick?

Two words; absolutely not. Bush will do a little of everything. Bush is a player who will frustrate you. During draft time, I went out on a limb and said Bush wasn’t worthy of a top pick and he was overrated (I also got blasted for it). However, I feel that Bush’s preseason performances are comparative of what will come. Let’s check out the stats. Bush has a whopping 15 rushing attempts in three games. Hard to judge of this I know, but those 15 attempts have amounted to 88 yards, with one run going for 44 of those 88 yards. Those aren’t bad numbers, 5.86 ypc. You take away that one run and Bush goes for a measly 3.14 ypc. Check out his receiving stats – 9 grabs for 44 yards and a lost fumble; unimpressive. Combine this with the fact that teams will be planning to stop Bush when he’s in the game and that doesn't help those numbers.

Linebackers and safeties are faster in the pros than they were in college, and they’ll have a much better chance at catching Reggie on a screen, draw, or a dump pass behind the line of scrimmage (in addition to being more disciplined). It’s hard to judge on the preseason on all accounts. Just do yourself a favor and take Bush later in the draft if you want to gamble on big play ability, let someone else draft him high and pick up the Reuben Droughns, Frank Gore, Credric Benson, or even Kevan Barlow that they passed over.

Comment -- Donovan McNabb and the Eagles WR corps
Donte Stallworth is now an Eagle. Great move by the Eagles, who got a solid WR who should eventually step into the #1 role. Reggie Brown, with the addition of Stallworth, should make fantasy owners of McNabb giddy. I know I called McNabb a bust, but that was without Stallworth. McNabb’s WRs were average at best, and though Stallworth is no world-beater, he definitely upgraded that corps. Is Stallworth a game changer? No, not really, but McNabb’s TD/INT ratio will increase from the 19/14 like I said to in the range of 21/13. That’s what another proven WR who’s got playmaking ability will do for you. Greg Lewis and Jabar Gaffney added in as backups are solid (Todd Pinkston was just recently released).

As well, this should make fantasy owners who drafted Stallworth happy, because Brees has shown his already weak arm, is still weak. The WR corps in New Orleans is going to be hurting, especially with Joe Horn getting to the point where he’ll be fighting off the injury bug.

Comment -- Good thing you drafted Carson Palmer!
So it’s not hard to carve up a terrible Green Bay defense, I know this, but Carson Palmer showed no signs of his knee injury in his first game back from a nine month rehab. Palmer went 9/14 for 140 yards and 3 TDs; without Chad Johnson. I'm glad I picked up Palmer in the mid-second round about two weeks ago, he'll be worth that high of a pick. Palmer should have another weapon to throw to once Chris Henry is back from his strained hamstring (preseason opener) as well as his PCL injury in last season’s wild card game...just hope he doesn't do anything stupid and actually get suspended for a year.

The Bengals have the third toughest schedule in the league this season and Palmer will be fighting through some very good defenses (Pittsburgh twice, Tampa Bay, Indy, Carolina, and New England) as well improved defenses such as Kansas City, Denver, and San Diego).