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 I’ll be the first to tell you that Reggie Bush is a one-man highlight reel and will probably instantly make the team that selects him a lot better on offense.
Although many teams like to select “the best player available,” sometimes a situation arises where a team needs to pass on what many consider “the best player available” and select the player who is going to fit their need.
The Saints are already highly stacked at the running back position. With former All-Pro backs Deuce McAllister and Michael Bennett, there it little room for an upgrade at the position. Michael Bennett may not be starting-caliber anymore, but he would be a good change of pace back for the Saints’ speedy style of offense.
Though Bush would be an explosive player in the backfield, lined up in the slot, or as a return-man, many of his skills as a #1 running back would be going to waste.
 For a team like the Saints who have many holes on both side of the ball, it seems foolish to me to put more stock into something that you already have plenty of depth at. Not to mention, Bush’s reported contract desires are well above what the Saints should be paying for a #1 draft pick this year.
If the Saints decide to NOT take Reggie Bush, they should strongly consider trading their pick to a team that willing to give them something worthwhile. Rumors are already popping up about the Jets, Packers, 49ers, and other teams wanting to move up to the #2 pick.
The Jets have been rumored to want to trade the Saints for the #2 pick in order to select Bush by trading both of their first round picks (#4 and #29, respectively). By making this trade, the Saints would be dramatically improving their draft outlook and they would likely also be able to land the top offensive lineman in the draft, Virginia’s D’Brickashaw Ferguson. This seems to be the most beneficial trade for the Saints to make for the #2 pick, but is by no means a guaranteed option.
On the off chance that the Saints do not receive any offers worth considering for the #2 pick, New Orleans should still draft Ferguson. Doing this would fill a major hole on the team’s offensive line and be a security measure for the recently acquired Drew Brees.
Whatever happens, the Saints are sitting pretty at #2. This draft is theirs to mess up. |
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