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Not going to dispute or debate anything said there, but I will 100% say the Saints made the correct draft pick then and in hindsight right now at that #2 spot. Reggie Bush is 1 thing if he's nothing and that is hype.
He sold tickets, brought national media attention, and brought excitement and hype to the city and the team. The sheer value of him in terms of his marketability and that 2006 was the first ever season ticket sell out for the Saints in their history is evidence enough.
Sure, other players could have been more effective in the field over a career span in all likelihood, but Bush was the correct choice for the team.
Mario Williams may turn into a great DE for Houston, but I still think they would have been better served taking Bush or Young for the fringe benefits of drafting players of their excitement potential and effect on immediate team revenues. After all, as much as they are teams, they are business first and foremost to the owners.