USC freshman Dillon Baxter is being called the ‘new Reggie Bush’ by some and here’s a short Q&A with him courtesy of Bruce Feldman. I think Baxter is a pretty good player, but it does him a horrible disservice to compare him to Bush, despite the skills he displayed in this run which, incidentally, happened against a defense full of walk ons. Just to remind everyone, the reason rare talents like Bush are called rare talents is because they are, well, rare. Bush blazed to a 10.42 in the 100 meters as a junior and had the kind of fast-twitch explosion you don’t see very often in a running back. He had the ability to break the pursuit angles of defenders and that enabled him to go the distance on a lot of runs that would be just nice little gains for most backs.
The last ‘next’ Reggie–Joe McKnight–didn’t hold up under the comparisons, so I think people should think twice before making them with regards to Baxter.
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