Reggie Bush finally has his ass in camp (though Matt Leinart doesn’t), and Joe Horn has wasted no time in giving him a nickname. I love Joe Horn, but… well, this is a dumb nickname.
“I’m kind of shocked he’s (coming) here this early, but I’m glad, and I’m sure the rest of the team is glad Baby Matrix is here,” said wide receiver Joe Horn, who came up with the “Baby Matrix” nickname for Bush. “You ever seen “The Matrix” … when he’s dodging those bullets? That’s Reggie Bush. I thought of that because it was real. That’s what I was seeing out there. I mean, the guy’s phenomenal with his moves and the way he runs with the football. It’s fact.”
Be that as it may, Joe Joe, when I hear the words “Baby Matrix,” I think first of Shawn Marion’s little brother. And after that, I think it might be some controversial new birth control product.
Also Joe, I hate to quibble with you, but it isn’t real. I’m not sure if you’re talking about the movie, or the actual practice. But if you’re talking about the movie, that wasn’t real, those were special effects. And if you’re talking about Reggie Bush actually dodging bullets in practice… well, I guess Sean Payton runs a hell of a tight training camp. That’s got to violate some kind of an NFL labor law.
I don’t think there will ever come a time when I hear the term “Baby Matrix” and think of Reggie Bush. I’m hoping this doesn’t catch on. And if it does, I’m hoping Shawn Marion beats his ass, unlikely as that may be.
mc
My buddies and I have always just called him “Mr. President”
July 31, 2006 at 3:15 am
KaLiBLeeK
I dunno what’s worse, “Baby Matrix” or that ridiculous “Beep Beep” nickname Doug Collins kept trying to give Leandro Barbosa in the Playoffs.
July 31, 2006 at 10:05 am
The Bird
Worst. Nickname. Ever.
It reminds you of someone else (Marion), it doesn’t roll of the tongue easily, and I can’t imagine an NFL rookie wants the word “baby” as part of his nickname. Ix-nay on the aby-Bay atrix-May, Joe Horn.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I got one! How about “Baby Flash” becasue he is so fast he can like run in a blur and all that stuff. Yeah, that’s cool, right? The blurry shadow behind him is for real, man. I heard people bounce off it and stuff.
The Bird
July 31, 2006 at 10:16 am
Todd
Baby Matrix… Baby Matrix… Baby Matrix…
So many Shawn Kemp jokes, so little time…
July 31, 2006 at 11:47 am
tony
Horn went on to say “I like to call myself Baby Bell, because… well, remember that one time when I pretended to make a phone call after a touchdown? Remember? Yeah, I did that. I’m like that Bell dude that invented the phone.”-*
*-Complete bullshit, as evidenced by assuming Joe Horn knows who invented the telephone.
July 31, 2006 at 1:08 pm
unc_samurai
If Reggie Bush is indeed “Baby Matrix”, then he will have a great rookie campaign, surprising people. His second season will actually be broken into two seasons, which only exist to show off one particular highlight late in the second season – The overall quality of work will be horrible compared to the first season, and everyone will ask if he really thought about how to finish his career in the first place.
July 31, 2006 at 7:59 pm