What you see above would appear at first glance to be a mural of Drew Brees and Deuce McCallister. But upon closer inspection, you will see that it actually been modified (using the time honored painting method of using electrical tape) from a Brees / Reggie Bush Mural. I first noticed this General Meyer Avenue mural back in 2007 and immediately thought the artist had depicted Bush on the heavier side and felt it more resembled McCallister.
Well, the Universe has a way with things sometimes and though the arc was long, it bent toward justice as Reggie was traded and I suppose either the artist or the store owner had such animosity toward Bush that they felt the need to erase his image from the painting. Why there wasn’t a bit of thought put into this before hand I’m not sure.
One has to think the commission of a piece of Saints art is much like a Jersey choice, you want a player or players that are going to maintain their value. Same goes for teams who order them. You don’t want to end up like the Seahawks. A Brees jersey is a safe bet as are an Archie Manning or a Rickey Jackson. I have a Tracey Porter because his heroic role is secure pretty much no matter what.
It’s weird to me that last season there were thousands of Bush and Jeremy Shockey jerseys out on the street but after both players left the team there are still more Shockey jerseys out there. Bush seems like a pariah even though he contributed a lot charitably to the city and has showed more character than Shockey.