This is a big question that the Saints need to ponder.  Bush is only 24 years old and I think he played the best football of his career in 2009.  With that in mind I think they should bring him back as long as he doesn’t want to break the bank.  After all, he isn’t a every down back.  Bush played in 14 games for the Saints last season and he carried the ball 70 times for 390 yards (5.6 ypc) with 5 TD runs.  Bush also caught 47 passes for 335 yards (7.1 avg) with 3 TD grabs and he also returned 27 punts for 130 yards (4.8 avg).  Bush has now played in 52 games for the Saints in his career and he has carried the ball 488 times for 1,940 yards (4.0 ypc) with 17 TD runs.  He also has caught 260 passes for 1,934 yards (7.4 avg) with 11 TD grabs.  Bush has helped out on special teams too as he has returned 78 punts for 628 yards (8.1 avg) with 4 TD returns.  As long as Bush’s contract demands aren’t too ridiculous the Saints should bring him back in 2010 and beyond.

Drew Brees is going to Disneyland as he won the MVP of the Super Bowl.  He earned it by completing 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs (114.5 QB Rating).  Brees deserved the award without a doubt as he led his team down the field time after time in the second half to lead his team to victory.  Two other players stood out to me in this game for the Saints.  One was cornerback Tracy Porter who drove the final nail in the coffin for the Saints when he picked off a Peyton Manning pass in the 4th quarter which he returned 74 yards for a TD to put them up 14 points.  Kicker Garrett Hartley also had a huge game as he put 11 points on the board for the Saints.  He connected on 44, 46 and 47 yard field goals for the Saints.  Still, Drew Brees deserved this award for the Saints but he didn’t do it alone.

23-year old cornerback Tracy Porter has been playing well all year long but he will have his hands full this Sunday against the WRs of the Colts.  He has played in both playoff games for the Saints and he has made 13 tackles, forced 1 fumble, defensed 2 passes and he has 1 interception.  The Saints will need their corners to make some big plays if they are going to pull the upset this weekend.  Porter played in 12 games during the regular season for the Saints and he made 57 tackles, defensed 12 passes, forced 2 fumbles and he intercepted 4 passes (1 returned for a TD). 

RB/PR Reggie Bush is playing the best football of his NFL career in the playoffs as he is looking like a man possessed.  Bush has carried the ball 12 times for 92 yards (7.7 ypc) with a TD run and he has also caught 6 passes for 57 yards (9.5 avg) with a TD grab.  Bush can go the distance on any play and that will cause the Colts to have to play honest against the run.  Bush has also been lethal in the return game for the Saints in the playoffs as he has returned 4 punts for 109 yards (27.3 avg) with a TD.  The Colts will have to account for Bush everytime he is on the field or he will make them pay.

QB Drew Brees looks like he’s locked in heading into the Super Bowl this Sunday in Miami.  In the two playoff games the Saints have already played, Brees has completed 40 of 63 passes (63.5%) for 444 yards with 6 TD passes and 0 INTs (116.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 4 times for -3 yards (-0.8 ypc).  Brees will need to keep spreading the ball around to different receivers to keep the Colts’ D off balance.  That job just got easier for him with the news that Colts’ DE Dwight Freeney has a torn ligament in his right ankle.  He probably won’t be able to go against the Saints but even if he does he will be gimpy.  That mean that the Saints can double DE Robert Mathis on the other side of the line pretty much negating the Colts’ pass rush which is the strength of the defense.  If Brees has a lot of time to throw the ball the Saints should be able to put a ton of points on the scoreboard.