Sports Illustrated’s January mock draft has the Saints picking USC outside linebacker Brian Cushing with the 14th pick in the 1st round. Cushing is solid in both passing and running defense, and he has a way of always being in the right place at the right time to make a play. I think many Saints fans will argue that this is not a good pick, but I think there is still a lot that we haven’t seen from Brian Cushing. It’s hard to make the highlight reels every game when you play for a team like USC and there are so many talented players alongside you. Here’s a Cushing highlight video that showcases his talent:

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It seems that the surgery Reggie Bush had on his leg in December was not nearly as serious as many in the press have reported. The surgery was to clean up the area around a healing microfracture, but the injury is not expected to delay Bush’s return next season, or even to interfere too much with Bush’s offseason workouts.

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