I am not responsible for the following comments, as they may be tryptophan induced...

With all the football going on yesterday, the one thing that really caught my attention was just how much Reggie Bush isn't what we all thought he'd be coming out of college.

I know yesterday was his first day back in a long time, but this goes farther than just one game.

I remember on draft day when Charlie Casserly was running the Houston Texans and he had the number one pick. Everyone was sure Bush had to be that pick. Casserly surprised nearly everyone when Mario Williams turned out to be the guy who went first overall.

I was on the train of those pundits linguistically assaulting Casserly for not making what should have been an obvious pick for a team who to that point needed about one of everything in the draft. I was convinced that choosing to rebuild around a pass rusher was the wrong way to go and that the ability to run the football should have paramount.

Well, we can argue about run-pass philosophy all we want but one thing is for certain: Mario Williams was the absolute right pick.

I won't go into detailing stats and things like that because you really can't compare the two positions, but Williams' 47 sacks in 4.5 years is much more productive than a third-down back who has more yards receiving than rushing and hasn't been able to play a full season since his rookie year.

Sure Bush is a unique physical talent that dictates what the opposing defense has to do to a degree, but he really only factors in a handful of series per game.

You can't blame the Saints for taking him when they did, but you most certainly have to tip your hat to Casserly and the Texans management at the time for seeing what few others did.