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If he’s lucky

Jun 5, 2008 2006 Draft, Awesomeness, Overexposure, Overrated, Reggie Bush

Somehow, in the hullaballoo yesterday, I managed to forget to post this.

Anyway, courtesy of reader Vega, comes ESPN’s list of NFL players who need a strong 2008 to rebound from a shitacular 2007. Guess who’s on there.

Go ahead, guess.

Oh, but it gets better. From the article: “A scout once declared Bush a Marshall Faulk clone. He’s starting to look more like the second coming of Eric Metcalf.”

Now that’s funny. But it’s even funnier when you think about a certain song parody from last September, wherein I wrote:

Good morning NFL, how are you?
Don’t you know me I’m the chosen one,
I’m the running back they call The Next Gale Sayers,
But, I’ll be returning punts in Cleveland by the time I’m done.

(Full disclosure: Tim gets credit for the original nicknaming of Bush as “Eric Metcalf, Jr.” I just ran with it.)

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12 Responses to “If he’s lucky”

  1. TheBlowLeprechaun
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    June 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    I still find it unbelievable the amount of hype Reggie Bush received… I never believed for a second he’d be much more than a third-down back/kick returner.


  2. Vega
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    June 5th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    My favorite quote in the article is still this one in regards to if (when) he doesn’t rebound with a huge 08: “If not, we can start proclaiming him one of the most overrated players ever to enter the NFL.”
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    Wow. Think about all the overhyped players in draft history and then think about that. That sucks. For him. For me, it’s pretty hilariously awesome.


  3. Eric
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    June 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    Wait-a-friggen-minute! Whoa horsey!
    He left his Heisman trophy behind to pay for his parents rent, committed to watching film (don’t know if it’s TBS, HBO, Showtime, or TMC?), and is hanging with his team mates for OTA’s (and the French Quarter) and you doubt his dedication to NFL football????
    Blasphemers!!!!!!


  4. Eric
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    June 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    @Matt. Sorry sen-sia(?), it’s “Gale”, not Gayle…
    (I”ll crawl back under my rock and email you later…)


  5. Matt
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    June 5th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Fixed. Gracias.


  6. stacy
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    June 5th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    @ Eric and Matt: Matt just has the name Gayle on his mind because he likes to parade around his house wearing his wife’s capri pants and a Crystal Gayle wig. I have proof.


  7. Matt
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    June 5th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    I’m pretty, goddamnit!


  8. UofTOrange - Lee
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    June 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

    WTF’ever, Eric Metcalf’s career was about 10-12X better


  9. bigfatdrunk
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    June 5th, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    Dearest Lee,
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    Would you be my friend on myspace, too?
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    Hugs,
    XOXOXXOXOXOXOX,
    bfd


  10. Shake
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    June 5th, 2008 at 10:04 pm

    +1 awarded to Lee


  11. grungedave
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    June 6th, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Now I know why my FFL teams all sucked last year.

    They all featured some combination of Travis Henry, Metcalf Jr. and/or Rudi Johnson. F-u-c-k!

    BFD, I already had to delete Lee from my Top 8… he was a lousy virtual friend.


  12. UofTOrange - Lee
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    June 7th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Punk, if it wasn’t for me your day would suck!