Everyone was talking about the three Heisman candidates leading up to the Rose Bowl. Two of those candidates were winners of the coveted award. The third would go onto to have possibly the greatest individual performance in College Football history. At least two of them are turning pro this up coming season, the third probably will. But now the quetion is who will go where? Further, will the Heisman finalists go with the first three picks?

1-Houston Texans:
They will not take Vince Young, period. David Carr is still their star QB and they have no intention of giving up on him. As good as Vince is the front office still has plenty of confidence in Carr and seeks to rebuild their offensive line to protect him. This applies to Leinart as well. Reggie Bush's case is a bit different. What a backfield Bush and Davis would make but I think the Texans would have trouble building their team and keeping both of them. I foresee the Texans trading the pick to get some pieces on both lines.
Of the Three: Reggie Bush

2-New Orleans Saints:
Of the top 5 they're the most likely to pick a QB. Why? Cause they've basically told Brooks they're moving on without him. I think Young would be the best fit here. A scrambling QB would be a good thing for the Sainst as Brooks was the fourth most sacked QB in the league last year. However, a big reason for that was their lack of a run game. If Duece stays healthy next year it will open things up for the Quarterback. If the Saints are confident about this they may want to take Leinart who seems slightly more NFL ready. While not a problem in college I do think Vince will have to adjust his throwing motion in the NFL. Still, if it was me, I'd take Vince Young on upside alone.
Of the Three: Vince Young

3-Tennessee Titans:
Another team that may well take a QB. They probably will let McNair go and may well decide to let go of Volleck as well. If they don't feel Volleck is the key to their franchise then they'll probably take which ever QB the Saints don't. The Titans don't have the same need for a QB that avoid the pressure and may opt to take Leinart. Again though, maybe it's just spite, I'd still take Vince Young.
Of the Three: Matt Leinart

4-New York Jets:
This is a team that may surprise everybody and take a QB. I'm by no means a Jets fan but if I was I'd be sick of waiting for Pennington to get healthy. If his line is the problem then maybe Vince would be a could fit to aviod the sack. But they also have a need for a running back and Reggie Bush would be a great fit for the Jets. This may even be the team that trades with the Texans but I wouldn't be surprised if they stayed right here hoping for Bush but "settling" for Lendale White or even Adrian Peterson (remeber him?).
Of the Three: Reggie Bush

5-Green Bay Packers
Ahman Green should be healthy again next season and Aaron Rodgers was at times considered the number one pick last year. Therefore, I highly doubt if some how either Leinart or Young fell this far they would take either of them. Reggie Bush would be welcome but I think they'd do better to trade down to fix their own O-Line problems. Unlike the Texans, however, the Packers D may be enough to enable the Pack to take Reggie and let him make a few plays here and there and keep games low-scoring and close.
Of the Thee: Reggie Bush

And so those are the prospects for the top five teams. While I still think the Texans will trade the pick the lure of Reggie Bush may be too great. Or maybe they're pulling the wool over everyone's eyes and will take the home town hero, Vince Young. I picked Leinart to the Titans simply because of the USC presence there and his familiarity with the system. The other teams have their QB situation more or less figured out and I think would be more likely to take a running back. Ideally, of course, Vince Young will fall to the number 19 spot and be picked up by the Dallas Cowboys but something tells me that just won't happen. Your thoughts?

Assuming Reggie Bush declares....

The Texans should dangle him and get as much as they possible can for him. I know what you're saying: You're crazy! Reggie Bush is the most amazingest running back I have ever seen! He has moves like...his moves are so great they defy physics! He's out of like the Matrix or something!

Well, first of all, I'm crazy? I'm not the one babbling like an #### to myself. Second of all, just hear me out. The Texans have so much chronically wrong with them that even Reggie Bush can not fix them. He would certainly improve the team, but how much? Would they get to five hundred? Great. Would they make the playoffs? Probably not. Besides we don't how good Reggie Bush will be in the NFL. Don't get me wrong, I think he'll be great but he may not be to the NFL what he is to college football.

But let's assume he is everything he's supposed to be. Let's assume he makes defenses look lost even more so than Michael Vick does now. Even then what will that do for the Texans? Get them above five hundred at best. Even if he does make them better I don't see this team being a contender any time soon. So if they do take him and after three years they still haven't reached the playoffs what will Reggie do? Do you think he'll stay in Houston to hope they make the playoffs or try to get to a contender? Corey Dillion threw his uniform and equipment into the stands after his last game in Cincy. Now they're a team everyone's talking about but do you think he regrets that?

Even if the Texans look to be "on their way" Reggie would probably do the same thing and go to a team that looked like it was "already there." Then were does that leave the Texans? Maybe, they continue on like the Bengals and turn into a contender. More likely they try to fill the void left by their key component on offensive and lose precious years. Therefore, the Texans should trade Reggie and save themselves the heart ache later. Fix multiple positions and build a strong foundation first. Then start looking for those stars to guide you home.

Coming into the last two weeks of the season many teams have begun looking to next year. For a group of those teams that may include arguably the most exciting player in football: Reggie Bush. For some teams his presence will almost atuomatically catapult them into the playoffs next year. However, some teams may have such chronic problems that even Reggie would need some help.

Houston Texans (2-12): The Texans are the one team I really feel should trade the #1 pick. They should trade maybe down in the draft and for some veteran players. I think Reggie's good enough that they could pull this off. I say this because they have bigger problems then Reggie alone can fix. They have a decent back in Davis and a decent quarterback in Carr. But their offensive line is the worst in the league and their defense is rather porous. They may want to plug those holes and use Reggie as bait. However, if they feel they have enough tools now to where only a few small upgrades are neccessary or that they can afford to wait another year then scoop up Reggie!

San Francisco Forty-Niners (2-12): Many feel the 49ers are the worst team in the leauge. Even worse than the above mentioned Texans. I dissagree. Yeah, they're bad but not that bad. Second worst. If the Niners get themselves the first round pick it'll be the first time since the Browns in '99-'00 that the same team got the first round pick two times consecutively. That's turned out well. But a backfield of Alex Smith and Reggie Bush would be formidible. Sure Alex Smith hasn't exactly been the second coming of Steve Young but he hasn't been too bad. The Niners have a good enough defense to support an offense lead by Smith and Bush. The Niners should do everything in their power to grab Bush.

New Orleans Saints (3-11): The Saints have blamed the NFL and Katrina for their woes and while I can't speak for how bad it must be for the Saints I really don't think they would've done better without all these additional problems. Maybe even worse. That first game sure felt it was an emotional high for the Saints as they were playing for the whole city. The Saints should take Reggie and trade Deuce. Sure McAllister is a good back and would be a good compliment to Reggie but that's why they signed Antwan Smith, to compliment their starter. Use Deuce as trade bait and maybe get some O-linemen or maybe a tight end.

Green Bay Packers (3-11): Again a similar situation to San Fancisco's. Whether Farve returns of Rodgers steps up Reggie would immediately lift this team up. Samkon Gado has been great but Reggie Bush would be 100 times better. Sankon would be another great compliment to Bush and would make the Packers a much deeper team. Favre could return to greatness next year and retire on a high note as defenses are forced to watch Reggie. Not to mention Reggie Bush has great hands and would give them a great check-down reciever on passing downs.

These are the four teams really striving to get that first pick. Now, others might pull something off via trade but it's pretty clear one of these four will get Reggie. He'd be helpfull to any team but they've all got to decide if that's enough. Is it worth it to risk drafting him now and losing him in three years cause they couldn't assemble a team around him?