Reggie Bush has been one of the Saints’ most high-profile players during this three year NFL career, according to New Orleans Times-Picayune beat writer Mike Triplett.

Triplett believes that might have led some writers and fans to take — what he believes — are unfair shots at Bush. Triplett even asserts that Bush might be underrated at this point:

Obviously, Bush fits somewhere in the middle between those two labels. He clearly hasn’t gotten the most out of his potential, and he might never prove worthy of the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. I think he needs to continue to improve his approach to the game. But I still think he’s one of the top three or four most valuable players on the Saints’ roster.

I’ve said for years now that if Bush was just drafted in the late first round instead of No. 2 overall, he’d be an overwhelming fan favorite without the overwhelming skepticism and negativity.

Some other news and notes from around the Web:

• New Chiefs coach Todd Haley has third-year WR Dwayne Bowe more focused on the field and not the attention he can garner from the television cameras.

• Cardinals GM Rod Graves isn’t worried about his team’s salary-cap situation.

• Here are 10 things that you need to know about the Ravens.

• The Bills sold out their first three regular-season games.

• Mike Smith has become one of the league’s elite coaches after his first season with the Falcons.

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