The Detroit Lions went big this offseason and decided to sign Reggie Bush to bolster their offensive attack and after the running back showed off pictures of his newborn daughter on Father's Day, which happened to be right after ex Kim Kardashian had her baby with Kanye West, and now the star thinks the team can contend for a Super Bowl.
According to ESPN.com, Bush said that he feels the offense is playoff caliber with Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson and that with his addition to the backfield, the team can get back to the postseason. Bush showed off a picture of his daughter Briseis on Instagram and it came at the same time ex Kim Kardashian had her baby with Kanye West. Bush is with a Kim lookalike in Lilit Avagyan and he looked proud while holding his daughter for everyone to see after she was born in early May.
Bush had some productive years with the Saints and Dolphins and now that he is with the Lions, the team is looking to get him back in that New Orleans Saints system. The biggest knock on Bush after being drafted number two overall from USC in 2006 draft was that he couldn't be an every down back that runs through the tackles, but he quashed that while with the Dolphins and now he will get the chance to do it all with the Lions. Matthew Stafford will again be the focus of the offense at quarterback and for the first time in years he may have a solid running game to go along with the high powered offense with Calvin Johnson at wide receiver. The Lions haven't had a consistent running game in years and the team has had to deal with injuries to Jahvid Best and others and now Bush could give some stability and explosiveness in the backfield.
According to ESPN.com, Bush has been used in various sets as the Lions have been doing offseason workouts and the running back is glad to hear that his role on the offense will be more like it was when he was with the Saints rather than with the Miami Dolphins. Bush was split out at wide receiver and worked a lot out of the backfield while with New Orleans and once he got to the Dolphins he was used more as an every down back and had his first 1,000 yard rushing season.
Having Bush in the backfield will give Stafford and Johnson some more room to work with, as defenses were able to double team Johnson and put pressure on Stafford in the pocket without the running game working right. The team is hoping to improve on defense as well after drafting Ziggy Ansah and head coach Jim Schwartz may be coaching for his job this season. The team ranked second in passing yards per game last season and 23rd in rushing and adding Bush should help even out those numbers and add some consistency to things.
Bush left the Dolphins to sign a four-year, $16 million deal with the Lions and the team now wants him to be an all-in-one offensive option in their scheme. Bush said that he joined the Lions to be used in that way specifically, as he said that he could have signed back with Miami or went to Arizona or Seattle, but instead he opted for Detroit, who is trying to rebound after a down 2012 season that same after a playoffs appearance. Bush has been able to produce through his career with 4,162 yards rushing and 29 touchdowns and 372 receptions for 2,730 yards and 15 touchdowns after playing with the Saints and Dolphins.