This weekend Derrick Rose will represent the Chicago Bulls in the NBA All-Star Game. I can’t remember the last time the Bulls had an All-Star. I think it was Michael Jordan, but I could be wrong. Well, in celebration of the all-star drought coming to an end here is Derrick against the Phoenix Suns a couple of weeks ago getting loose on Goran Dragić. Since I’ve been back in school I almost never watch sports anymore but I was lucky enough to have been watching this game live and it was impressive to say the least. The fact that he dunked on Dragić is cool but not that big of a thing to me since he’s only 6-4. But I love the way he literally punched the ball in and showed emotion. Because if you have been watching Rose since his freshman year of high school like me or if you are a dedicated Bulls Fan, also like me, then you know that he is stoic about 90% of the time. And Stacy King had a classic call, gotta love it.

Just in case you missed what Reggie Bush did to the Arizona Cardinals in the Divisional Playoffs Sunday here are his highlights. The move he makes at 30 seconds in has to be the best of the year. Nobody else in the league could make that cut. Reggie Bush is certainly not a bust. It is clear the Saints don’t use him enough. While this would seem like a major mistake on their part, all they do is win so it’s difficult to argue with their game plan. But make no mistake about the talent of Reggie Bush. Simply amazing.

There has been recent chatter about who should have won NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Most of this talk is in light of the Packers taking a first round defeat from the Arizona Cardinals while the New York Jets continue to rise. I just have to throw my two cents in on this debate.

I have watched Darrelle Revis the past two weekends and I gladly admit that he is probably the best cover corner back in the NFL. If Charles Woodson didn’t have the season he had then he probably does deserve the Defensive Player of the Year award. But Charles Woodson had a ridiculous season. 9 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, and 3 touchdowns is quite a stat line. Charles Woodson is not the cover corner back he use to be. When he came into the league you could leave him alone on an island with any receiver and confidently believe that they would be taken out of the game. Revis is at that stage in his career and is probably one of perhaps 3 CBs in the league who can do that right now.

The thing is this, Charles Woodson is a complete defensive back. Darrelle Revis is a shutdown corner back. Woodson is the type of player who gets in on tackles and can be trusted to make plays in the open field on running backs, blitz the quarterback and get a sack, and of course get interceptions and pass deflections. Darrelle Revis just plays pass defense. That’s not a knock on Revis because that is all he really is suppose to do. But when somebody like Woodson fills up the stat sheet like that you have to give him the award. It just makes sense. Darrelle Revis agrees.

Health permitting, I can see Woodson having a second career as a safety after he becomes too old to keep up with receivers one-on-one ala Rod Woodson. He is complete enough of a player to do that and I think he could make the transition nicely when the time is right. Hopefully he can stay healthy long enough to do it.

In full disclosure I should point out that I became a Charles Woodson fan back in 1995 and thus had a 12 year run as a faithful Michigan Wolverine football fan before enrolling at the University of Illinois. Woodson is the only reason I became interested in them and I loved them for over 10 years solely on my admiration for what he did while he was there. So yes Woodson was one of my favorite players for many a year. But what I had to say on this matter was completely unbiased, obviously.