Although the game meant nothing in the standings, try telling New Orleans’ fans not to get excited over the Saints 19-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans Saturday night.
Former Heisman Trophy winner and second overall pick Reggie Bush rushed for 59-yards on just six carries in the contest. On his second carry of the game, Bush was stuffed for no gain before he bounced outside of a jam of players and raced up the sidelines for a 44-yard gain.
The play raised excitement for a city that suffered through such despair last year in the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina. For just the 15 seconds that the play lasted, it gave the Saints a chance to breathe excitement back into a city that used to pride itself on it.
On the flip side of the rookie showcase that was held in Nashville, TN, Titans quarterback Vince Young also showed signs of why he was drafted in the top five of April’s NFL draft, but also displayed momments that he has a long way to go.
Young, the No. 3 pick overall, showed off his strong arm by throwing a pass 50 yards in the air into the hands of Roydell Williams — who couldn’t hold on. He was 4-of-11 for 56 yards and ran four times for 28 yards.
The star out of Texas also failed to throw away the ball as he scrambled right looking for a receiver and ran out of bounds for a 6-yard loss in the fourth quarter for one of two sacks.
One of the other highlights of the night came when Tennessee’s mascot “T-Rac” slammed into Saints backup quarterback Adrian McPherson with a golf cart when the player was coming out of the tunnel for the second half.
The incident bruised and injured McPherson bad enough where he couldn’t even participate in the game.
Personally, I blame this on McPherson, who alleged once threw a game against N.C. State while he was a player at FSU to apparently pay off gambling debts.
Maybe “T-Rac” had some coin on the Seminoles that day and just wanted a little payback.
