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im starting to think this guy just needs to keep his mouth shut....everytime he says something it makes him look more and more dumb. Now hes saying it surprised him after the game when he realized he didn't use Riddick at all lmao. We have an ocord....that didn't even realize he didn't use Riddick all game. sigh.....
Reggie Bush explains his health; Joe Lombardi explains Riddick's role
December, 11, 2014
Dec 11
By Michael Rothstein | ESPN.com
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Reggie Bush has been in and out of the Detroit Lions' lineup this season a year after reaching the 1,000-yard mark for only the second time in his career.
So how does Bush view this season?
Bush
Bush
?It?s been injured. I?ve been injured,? Bush said. ?So it?s been disappointing to be injured. But obviously if I?m not on the football field, I can?t run the ball, so I can?t be productive if I?m not on the football field.?
That?s been Bush?s biggest issue this season. He?s played in 8 of 13 games and been limited in three others. He hasn?t played in back-to-back games since Weeks 4 and 5 of the season. In his limited time, he?s amassed 217 rushing yards and 177 receiving yards.
Oh, and he missed practice Wednesday, but said that was more of a veteran?s day of rest and that he finished Sunday?s game against Tampa Bay without all that much incident.
As long as Bush is healthy -- and it appears he is -- he?s going to be in the lineup for the Lions. On Sunday, that meant no offensive snaps for second-year back Theo Riddick. Earlier in the week, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said Riddick and Bush play essentially the same role so if Bush is healthy, Riddick will see fewer opportunities.
Yet even Detroit offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said he didn?t realize Riddick didn?t play at all Sunday in favor of Bush.
?It was just kind of the flow of the game,? Lombardi said. ?I was surprised even, after the game, that (Riddick) didn?t play more. But as you guys know, there?s a similar skill set between him and Reggie so if you?re putting one on the field, you?re taking one off.
?If you putting both on, you?re taking one of your receivers off so it?s just that puzzle that you?re always working on.?
Lombardi said not using Riddick was a ?one-game anomaly? in the game plan and he anticipates using Riddick more in the future. He said the Lions were excited to have Bush, who had been fresh, back in the lineup and that might have played a role.
And when Detroit uses its empty sets, it?s either Bush or Riddick (not both) in the game.
?We?ve got a lot of talented players,? Lombardi said. ?Every week there?s going to be a talented player who doesn?t get his fair share because there?s only 70 plays in a game.
?We?re going to use (Calvin Johnson). We?re going to use Golden (Tate) and it fits in from there.?
Reggie Bush explains his health; Joe Lombardi explains Riddick's role
December, 11, 2014
Dec 11
By Michael Rothstein | ESPN.com
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Reggie Bush has been in and out of the Detroit Lions' lineup this season a year after reaching the 1,000-yard mark for only the second time in his career.
So how does Bush view this season?
Bush
Bush
?It?s been injured. I?ve been injured,? Bush said. ?So it?s been disappointing to be injured. But obviously if I?m not on the football field, I can?t run the ball, so I can?t be productive if I?m not on the football field.?
That?s been Bush?s biggest issue this season. He?s played in 8 of 13 games and been limited in three others. He hasn?t played in back-to-back games since Weeks 4 and 5 of the season. In his limited time, he?s amassed 217 rushing yards and 177 receiving yards.
Oh, and he missed practice Wednesday, but said that was more of a veteran?s day of rest and that he finished Sunday?s game against Tampa Bay without all that much incident.
As long as Bush is healthy -- and it appears he is -- he?s going to be in the lineup for the Lions. On Sunday, that meant no offensive snaps for second-year back Theo Riddick. Earlier in the week, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said Riddick and Bush play essentially the same role so if Bush is healthy, Riddick will see fewer opportunities.
Yet even Detroit offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said he didn?t realize Riddick didn?t play at all Sunday in favor of Bush.
?It was just kind of the flow of the game,? Lombardi said. ?I was surprised even, after the game, that (Riddick) didn?t play more. But as you guys know, there?s a similar skill set between him and Reggie so if you?re putting one on the field, you?re taking one off.
?If you putting both on, you?re taking one of your receivers off so it?s just that puzzle that you?re always working on.?
Lombardi said not using Riddick was a ?one-game anomaly? in the game plan and he anticipates using Riddick more in the future. He said the Lions were excited to have Bush, who had been fresh, back in the lineup and that might have played a role.
And when Detroit uses its empty sets, it?s either Bush or Riddick (not both) in the game.
?We?ve got a lot of talented players,? Lombardi said. ?Every week there?s going to be a talented player who doesn?t get his fair share because there?s only 70 plays in a game.
?We?re going to use (Calvin Johnson). We?re going to use Golden (Tate) and it fits in from there.?
