Chron: Reggie Bush just may be one of those gifts you never forget

Nevermind the fact that we've been stuck with an offensive line that's allowed the most QB sacks in the past four years.

Lord knows we don't need to actually improve that.

 

We also are in no need of upgrading our pathetic defense that allows backup QB's to lead their team to 38 points on our own turf.

 

The Oilers also had all kinds of needs before they drafted Earl Campbell...

 

The Rockets have Head
The Texans need Bush

 

This might be the first Justice article I've ever completely agreed with. Texans for Bush in 06!!

 

Bush and Houston go together like peas in a pot

 

This is not basketball.

You can find good OL in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th or 6th rounds.

 

So what? You can also find good RBs in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and even 5th or 6th rounds. We tried it your way already. We failed. Miserably.

 

Reggie Bush is like Lebron James. That guy will come to the NFL and take over by his second season. You can't pass up a guy like that. You can offer me the entire draft and I wouldn't trade Reggie Bush.

 

it would be stupid to reggie bush. im sure the texans office is drooling over the fact that they can get reggie. you DONT just pass up something like that. he is going to put us on the map. you'll start to see texans jerseys everywhere in the country because of him. do i dare say playoffs too? maybe im dreaming too much

 

You can most definetly get good players in later rounds...most of the Texans better players (with the exception of Johnson) are 3rd or later rounds picks (C. Pitts, D. Davis, C.C. Brown, J. Mathis, M.Norris.....)

BUT, NONE of them are playmakers that can change a game on a dime. D. Davis is a solid back...with NO breakaway speed.
Bush can outrun any safety...get him in the open field...and he's gone.
Davis ALWAYS gets caught from behind.

Bush...can hit the hole FAST...make ankle breaking cuts.....lineup as a receiver (which would open up the field for Davis and Johnson)....blocks very well....can return punts (I like Mathis though in that department though).

Bush is a no-brainer. You want the best available talent...look no further than pick #1.

No LOSE to the 49ers and get Houston back on track!!!!!

 

What way have we tried already....drafting the highest rated prospect to enter the draft in the last 20 years? I must have missed that.

 

Look at it this way: If this franchise has the opportunity to draft a talent like Reggie Bush and passes on it and Bush goes on to become the player everyone expects he will, exactly how will they ever live that down? That is the sort of mistake that they will hear about over and over and over for decades. That type of mistake harkens back to those that the Oilers used to make on a routine basis and you can see how well that all worked out for them. But, in a way, I can see your point: Casserly & Capers have already brought back Houston Oiler football on the field so why not go whole hog and bring back their stupid drafting as well?

 

Reggie Bush like Barry Sanders makes any o-line look all-pro... to not pick him would be the Sam Bowie pick of the new century.

 

i agree in the abstract...they should pick him.

but i'd like to see all the trade offers first.

 

The Herschel Walker trade between the Cowboys and Vikings is the counter-argument to the 'we can't pass this guy up' argument. That trade really propelled the Cowboys to the top by building through the draft. In the NFL, you *have* to draft well, since the free agent market is so tough to play, and trades are very difficult.

I would be happy with Bush, but if we could get a stud OL this year, Adrian Peterson next year, and a couple of depth-fillers in the form of extra 4-5th round picks, then I would vote for that. Remember, if we are trading down to the 4-5th pick overall, that means we are trading with a bad team that will likely be drafting high again next season. I'd love to trade down with the 49ers, grab Ferguson or Winston, then have our pick and their pick in the 1st round next year.

 

The Texans must improve both their offensive and defensive lines. They are horrible. If I were Bush I would be worried about playing behind the Texan's OL. You can get killed back there, ask Carr. First, clean house, from top to bottom, draft Bush, and only lineman after that. A few smart trades and the Texans are back in business.

 

Because both of those guys are going to be unemployed a week from now.

 

Why? Bush isn't a quarterback.

The Texans run blocking hasn't been that bad this year. Look at the film. Look at DD's stats. The zone blocking scheme isn't that hard to execute. You don't have to overpower your man and drill him into the turf, you just have to get him moving and the RB takes care of the rest. That's why I think it's the ideal scheme for this line.

And the ideal scheme for Reggie Bush. He can hit the hole in a split second and turn a 7 yard gain into a 60 yard TD once he get's into the secondary. I love DD but he can't do that.