Bush is mostly known for his time at USC when he won a Heisman, that was taken away this year due to violations. In the NFL, he is one of the most well-known players, certainly the league's most popular third-stringers. So why will he flourish in the playoffs? Two words. Playing time. This season he only has 150 rushing yards, on 36 carries. In just eight games played (due to injury this year) he does, however, has 34 catches for 208 yards. Injuries have certainly crippled his season, but so has the fact that he has been stuck behind Chris Ivory and Pierre Thomas. Both are injured for the playoffs, so he'll get the bulk of the carries for once. He'll show his stuff as an every-down back.
We know, with Drew Brees, the Saints will be mostly one-dimensional, a passing team. But even Brandon Jackson, the Packers running back (in case you didn't know, and he's filling in for Ryan Grant), has rushed for over 700 yards even though the Packers are said to have no running game. But since he's their only back, he's able to accumulate some stats. Anyone who's good enough to make it to the NFL is capable of filling in for someone, specifically at the running back position, and stepping up and doing a decent job. Bush will be trying to prove he can do better than decent, and remove his overrated tag.
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