Bush league.

(Peter Read Miller/SI)

Reggie Bush had a bad day today. Mario Williams and Domanick David had a good one. But the people who had the worst day were Houston Texans fans.

I thought the 49ers were foolish for winning out last season, scoffing at the number one pick (and reuniting Reggie Bush with Alex Smith) for a couple of meaningless wins in a lost season. But the Texans are even more stupid for passing on the one sure thing in the draft for a guy who got hot at the end of last season against weaker opponents. They didn't even take the guy who single-handedly won the national championship and beat the most hyped "dynasty" in recent college football history, Vince Young.

Next season, when Davis runs for 3.5 yards a carry and David Carr takes more hits than Ricky Williams on an Amsterdam holiday, they'll wish they had #5 in the backfield.

It may turn out that before Vince Young sold his soul for superhuman abilities, Cal won't be the last team to beat U$C. If the NCAA and Pac-10 find out Bush's family had a deal to live rent-free in a house owned by an agent during the 2004 season, Cal and everyone else USC played that year won by forfeit. Probably cheering up Aaron Rodgers a little, since Brett Favre is coming back to hurl passes into double-coverage for one more season. I know the DBs around the league had a good day that day.

They might even take Reggie's Heisman. Won't matter. If they're smart, the Saints will sprint to the podium to bring St. Reggie to the Big Easy. Bush will rebuild New Orleans faster than Katrina and FEMA could conspire to bring it down.

And if the Saints and the other three teams ahead of San Francisco want to pass, I think we can find a spot for him in the city by the bay.