2008 Woodie Awards
Three and Out
Three hot topics from the world of sports
Sean Hladick, Johnathon Madore and Steven Moran
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: Maine Sports
From the minds of WMEB's newest sports talk show, "Three and Out," come three hot topics from the world of sports. It's your weekly pill for instant sports relief.
First Down: Bush pushed out for season
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on Friday afternoon that Reggie Bush had a partial tear of his posterior cruciate ligament, meaning Bush is likely to miss the rest of the season. The former Heisman Trophy winner sustained the injury Nov. 4 against Jacksonville.
Before losing his season, Bush had only rushed for 581 yards and four touchdowns. In two seasons as a pro, the Saints running back has been limited to 1146 yards and 10 touchdowns in 28 games.
It can be debated (and surely will be) that Bush has been a bust. That shouldn't surprise anybody, considering the NFL histories of past Heisman Trophy winners, e.g. Ron Dayne, Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, Jason White and Troy Smith. More importantly, Bush has floundered under the pressure of being the No. 1 back in New Orleans when Deuce McAllister went down.
However, I'd like to call out all of the 2006 NFL Draft naysayers. Houston was criticized heavily for selecting NC State defensive end Mario Williams No. 1 instead of Bush. Those cynics looked pretty smart last year as Williams finished with only 47 tackles and five sacks. Not so fast, though: 2007 has been a different story. Williams, through 12 games is seven tackles shy of his '06 total and already has four more sacks (tied for 11th in NFL). Who's No. 1 now?
- John
Second Down: Garnett's knee is no laughing matter
Boston is quickly earning the ire of the nation for their impressive rise to the top of the sports' world. So much so that ESPN recently ran a poll asking the following: Which would you rather see happen-the Steelers beating the Patriots, Johan Santana being traded to any team but the Red Sox or Garnett blowing out his knee? The poll was aimed to be humorous, but to one person it was very personal and hard to swallow: Kevin Garnett.
First Down: Bush pushed out for season
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on Friday afternoon that Reggie Bush had a partial tear of his posterior cruciate ligament, meaning Bush is likely to miss the rest of the season. The former Heisman Trophy winner sustained the injury Nov. 4 against Jacksonville.
Before losing his season, Bush had only rushed for 581 yards and four touchdowns. In two seasons as a pro, the Saints running back has been limited to 1146 yards and 10 touchdowns in 28 games.
It can be debated (and surely will be) that Bush has been a bust. That shouldn't surprise anybody, considering the NFL histories of past Heisman Trophy winners, e.g. Ron Dayne, Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, Jason White and Troy Smith. More importantly, Bush has floundered under the pressure of being the No. 1 back in New Orleans when Deuce McAllister went down.
However, I'd like to call out all of the 2006 NFL Draft naysayers. Houston was criticized heavily for selecting NC State defensive end Mario Williams No. 1 instead of Bush. Those cynics looked pretty smart last year as Williams finished with only 47 tackles and five sacks. Not so fast, though: 2007 has been a different story. Williams, through 12 games is seven tackles shy of his '06 total and already has four more sacks (tied for 11th in NFL). Who's No. 1 now?
- John
Second Down: Garnett's knee is no laughing matter
Boston is quickly earning the ire of the nation for their impressive rise to the top of the sports' world. So much so that ESPN recently ran a poll asking the following: Which would you rather see happen-the Steelers beating the Patriots, Johan Santana being traded to any team but the Red Sox or Garnett blowing out his knee? The poll was aimed to be humorous, but to one person it was very personal and hard to swallow: Kevin Garnett.
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