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The Texans were wrong, right, wrong, right.(NFL)
Question: Why would the Saints draft Reggie Bush when they already had Deuce McAllister?
Answer: To play them together.
Sean Payton and his coaching staff have been discussing this very subject in postdraft meetings and plan to use Bush and McAllister together in what they call a Pony personnel grouping. How often, Payton isn't ready to say. Generally speaking, no team ever has made a living off this approach. But this is an unusual circumstance and the thinking on offense is expanding, so the situation is right for the Saints' offense to flourish with two halfbacks.
To get the most out of Bush and McAllister, Payton is looking at how Southern ...
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