Reggie Bush Must Show Versatility in Revamped Lions Offense

April 12, 2014   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

In the early portion of his career, Reggie Bush was treated like a hybrid running back and wide receiver. In the past three seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions, however, he's functioned as a three-down back and has thrived.
Now, he might need to grow accustomed to his hybrid role again.
With new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi coming from the New Orleans Saints—where Bush initially played the role Darren Sproles came to fill in recent years—it's very possible his role in Detroit's offense will change. And the Lions could also go to the running-back-by-committee style that the Saints employ.
To his credit, Bush seems to be taking the possible adjustment in stride, as he told Michael Rothstein of ESPN:
We had a pretty good rotation going last (season), so, you know, we did some pretty special things with that. It can only go up from there, even if the workload is less for both of us, that’s only going to help us toward the end o...

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