Lendale White reports to camp (1 Viewer)

White Shows Up Light

By Jonathan Hutton July 30, 2006

Rookie running back LenDale White reported to Titans training camp on Sunday morning and took no time getting reps with the running back unit.

White arrived in Clarksville late Saturday night where he signed his contract and met with coaches. White then swapped reps with the running backs all throughout the Sunday morning practice. White said he knew he would be tested as soon as practice began on Sunday.

“This is football,” White said. “I’ve been working all summer to come out here and play football, so Coach Fisher just told me to get ready and I came out and he threw me in the fire.”

White, who lost almost 25 pounds since being drafted by the Titans, said he reported to camp around the 227lb. mark.

“I haven’t weighed this low since I was 17 years old,” White said. “I actually weighed less than what I was supposed to weigh in at. I feel real good about that. It’s going to take a while to get adjusted to the heat, but for the most part I’m happy to be here and happy to start camp.”

White missed the first two days of camp because of holdups with his contract, but White said the missed practices shouldn’t effect his play in practice.

“I was working out,” White said. “I think the team understands that there is a lot more stuff behind the scenes that [people] don’t see. I’m here now and that’s all that really matters.”

“It was just dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s. That’s mainly the reason it took so long. I finally got it done and I’m happy to be here.”

Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher said he isn't worried about White being behind from a playbook standpoint.

“He knows the offense,” Fisher said. “...his weight's down, he feels good, and he’s in shape so he wont have any difficulty with the offense form a learning standpoint. It’s a physical thing."

Titans players and fans welcomed White on the field during the AM practice session and several times the rookie talked with running back Chris Brown and quarterbacks Billy Volek and Vince Young.

“Everybody is just happy to see me and I’m happy to see everybody,” White said. “This is my team and I’m happy to be here.”

White will be tested once again when the Titans go in full pads for a heated practice during Sunday’s afternoon practice.

“We’ll see how my legs hold up, but I’m going to do everything I can compete,” White said.

“I’m here to win the job.”

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Will this put an end to the "fat tub of goo" references?

Methinks not.

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227 is good for him... but why the delay in reporting? He's been signed for a few days now eh?

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“It was just dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s. That’s mainly the reason it took so long. I finally got it done and I’m happy to be here.”

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Will this put an end to the "fat tub of goo" references?

Methinks not.

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Will this put an end to the "fat tub of goo" references?

Methinks not.

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Really?I'd say those days are long gone as long as he stays around 227.

J

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The LenDale haters won't go away until he rushes for 1,500 yards.

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Will this put an end to the "fat tub of goo" references?

Methinks not.

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Really?I'd say those days are long gone as long as he stays around 227.

J

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The LenDale haters won't go away until he rushes for 1,500 yards.

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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what cracks me up is after the Rose Bowl people were all over his giblets.

they were saying he could/would be a better NFL runningback than Bush.

he shows up w/ man boobs and all that gets washed down the toilet...

i'm a little more than biased,as a Lendale owner and Titans fan but this looks

like a marriage made in heaven.. bring on the good ole days of Titans power

rushing !!

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Bust of this draft class. (Yes, I understand he was drafted relatively low, but expectations are, and always have been, very high).

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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Pretty sure he's got enough of a chip on his shoulder to keep from regressing. Could be wrong.

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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just because others may have different views doesn't make them blind... the bottom line is that on both sides of the question (how does white project to the NFL), there are posters that are able to cite compelling reasons to like him or not like him... it is a little more complex than there is just the "right" way to look at it, & the way the poor, unfortunate blind posters view it...certainly many of the people who project white to do well aren't blind to his shortcomings... there may be disagreements about what constitutes a shortcoming (if he couldn't work out due to hamstring problem, is he really "lazy"... if he was really lazy, would he report to camp at 227?)... but many are probably acquainted with rumors that he wasn't a hard worker at USC... & we can infer that from fact that he only had like 15-17 reps at combine or workout (?)...

just like, conversely, it would be wrong to assume you are blind to his qualities, records he broke, highlights we can see with our own eyes if we take the time... a way to explain your different view from an opposing, conflicting & seemingly contradictory side is that you have familiarized yourself with his pros & cons, & in the final analysis determined the negative outweighs the positive...

the process is no different in many cases with those who came to a different conclusion... they were working with much the same information ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE, & unsurprisingly came to another view as they probably weighed the respective sides to the argument differently...

it is POSSIBLE he got a bum rap & there is some confusion on this, room for ambiguity about whether he is lazy... i seriously doubt if he could have done zero work throughout his whole college career, never ran, never undergone any strenuous physical conditioning, & do what he did (break multiple school & conference records)... is anybody THAT good that they could be truly lazy & do what he did? i am sceptical. maybe there was SOME degree of work involved.

and even whatever the white detractors think about that, there is still the matter that he did dominate in college... this is the point where i have heard it is against pac 10... but onus is on them to explain why offense dominated oklahoma & texas defenses in bowl games... to which usual rejoinder is... it was just couple games... this just pushes onus back further... on what basis are we to believe that it would have been any different if white played them 10 or 100 times?

but i digressed... white, lazy or not by some definitions involving a larger constellation of personality & character traits, was lazy enough to physically dominate at his level of competition... to say that some who have been lazy before fail may be one layer or level of thought by which to attack the problem of how he will project to the NFL.

but it isn't at all clear that it is the only way to break it down, let alone the best way (instead of looking at his body of work, production, records, film, scouting profiles, etc)... & given that, it seems off base to label some of those that view it any other way than you in the end as "blind"...

remember, sometimes what we read is the tip of the iceberg... a post doesn't represent sum total of a poster's knowledge... for myself, it would be tedious to state in every single case where i talk about white that, yes, i am familiar with some of his cited shortcomings but have nonetheless come to the conclusion that, OVERALL, i find the positives outweigh the negatives...

so just because someone doesn't qualify every post in this manner, doesn't necessarily mean they haven't arrived at their judgement or determination about a player through means any less well informed, rational, balanced, comprehensive, self-criticized & vetted or with less perspective than your own.

* not trying to put too fine a point on this, but i think it does a disservice to the complexity & real amibiguity of this situation to make it seem more cut & dry than it actually is... maybe you didn't intend to come off that way or even think you did... but when we have respect & tolerance for the uncertainty of a situation, then i don't think it is necessary to use words like blind to describe the thought process of those with an alternate take...

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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just because others may have different views doesn't make them blind... the bottom line is that on both sides of the question (how does white project to the NFL), there are posters that are able to cite compelling reasons to like him or not like him... it is a little more complex than there is just the "right" way to look at it, & the way the poor, unfortunate blind posters view it...certainly many of the people who project white to do well aren't blind to his shortcomings... there may be disagreements about what constitutes a shortcoming (if he couldn't work out due to hamstring problem, is he really "lazy"... if he was really lazy, would he report to camp at 227?)... but many are probably acquainted with rumors that he wasn't a hard worker at USC... & we can infer that from fact that he only had like 15-17 reps at combine or workout (?)...

just like, conversely, it would be wrong to assume you are blind to his qualities, records he broke, highlights we can see with our own eyes if we take the time... a way to explain your different view from an opposing, conflicting & seemingly contradictory side is that you have familiarized yourself with his pros & cons, & in the final analysis determined the negative outweighs the positive...

the process is no different in many cases with those who came to a different conclusion... they were working with much the same information ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE, & unsurprisingly came to another view as they probably weighed the respective sides to the argument differently...

it is POSSIBLE he got a bum rap & there is some confusion on this, room for ambiguity about whether he is lazy... i seriously doubt if he could have done zero work throughout his whole college career, never ran, never undergone any strenuous physical conditioning, & do what he did (break multiple school & conference records)... is anybody THAT good that they could be truly lazy & do what he did? i am sceptical. maybe there was SOME degree of work involved.

and even whatever the white detractors think about that, there is still the matter that he did dominate in college... this is the point where i have heard it is against pac 10... but onus is on them to explain why offense dominated oklahoma & texas defenses in bowl games... to which usual rejoinder is... it was just couple games... this just pushes onus back further... on what basis are we to believe that it would have been any different if white played them 10 or 100 times?

but i digressed... white, lazy or not by some definitions involving a larger constellation of personality & character traits, was lazy enough to physically dominate at his level of competition... to say that some who have been lazy before fail may be one layer or level of thought by which to attack the problem of how he will project to the NFL.

but it isn't at all clear that it is the only way to break it down, let alone the best way (instead of looking at his body of work, production, records, film, scouting profiles, etc)... & given that, it seems off base to label some of those that view it any other way than you in the end as "blind"...

remember, sometimes what we read is the tip of the iceberg... a post doesn't represent sum total of a poster's knowledge... for myself, it would be tedious to state in every single case where i talk about white that, yes, i am familiar with some of his cited shortcomings but have nonetheless come to the conclusion that, OVERALL, i find the positives outweigh the negatives...

so just because someone doesn't qualify every post in this manner, doesn't necessarily mean they haven't arrived at their judgement or determination about a player through means any less well informed, rational, balanced, comprehensive, self-criticized & vetted or with less perspective than your own.

* not trying to put too fine a point on this, but i think it does a disservice to the complexity & real amibiguity of this situation to make it seem more cut & dry than it actually is... maybe you didn't intend to come off that way or even think you did... but when we have respect & tolerance for the uncertainty of a situation, then i don't think it is necessary to use words like blind to describe the thought process of those with an alternate take...

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Bob, that reply was almost as smooth as Miles himself (with the basic thought in mind that no one in this world can become as smooth as Miles and everyone else is fighting for a matter of degree to get them close to the smoothness that is Miles Davis). I'll just throw this out there on top of your thoughts to sum it up. If there is a running back in the NFL that can totally dominate in college while still being a lazy, out of shape, "charater issue" then I want him on my team. Imagine what he could do with a little professional coaching and conditioning. Ya'll get the point now?

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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just because others may have different views doesn't make them blind... the bottom line is that on both sides of the question (how does white project to the NFL), there are posters that are able to cite compelling reasons to like him or not like him... it is a little more complex than there is just the "right" way to look at it, & the way the poor, unfortunate blind posters view it...certainly many of the people who project white to do well aren't blind to his shortcomings... there may be disagreements about what constitutes a shortcoming (if he couldn't work out due to hamstring problem, is he really "lazy"... if he was really lazy, would he report to camp at 227?)... but many are probably acquainted with rumors that he wasn't a hard worker at USC... & we can infer that from fact that he only had like 15-17 reps at combine or workout (?)...

just like, conversely, it would be wrong to assume you are blind to his qualities, records he broke, highlights we can see with our own eyes if we take the time... a way to explain your different view from an opposing, conflicting & seemingly contradictory side is that you have familiarized yourself with his pros & cons, & in the final analysis determined the negative outweighs the positive...

the process is no different in many cases with those who came to a different conclusion... they were working with much the same information ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE, & unsurprisingly came to another view as they probably weighed the respective sides to the argument differently...

it is POSSIBLE he got a bum rap & there is some confusion on this, room for ambiguity about whether he is lazy... i seriously doubt if he could have done zero work throughout his whole college career, never ran, never undergone any strenuous physical conditioning, & do what he did (break multiple school & conference records)... is anybody THAT good that they could be truly lazy & do what he did? i am sceptical. maybe there was SOME degree of work involved.

and even whatever the white detractors think about that, there is still the matter that he did dominate in college... this is the point where i have heard it is against pac 10... but onus is on them to explain why offense dominated oklahoma & texas defenses in bowl games... to which usual rejoinder is... it was just couple games... this just pushes onus back further... on what basis are we to believe that it would have been any different if white played them 10 or 100 times?

but i digressed... white, lazy or not by some definitions involving a larger constellation of personality & character traits, was lazy enough to physically dominate at his level of competition... to say that some who have been lazy before fail may be one layer or level of thought by which to attack the problem of how he will project to the NFL.

but it isn't at all clear that it is the only way to break it down, let alone the best way (instead of looking at his body of work, production, records, film, scouting profiles, etc)... & given that, it seems off base to label some of those that view it any other way than you in the end as "blind"...

remember, sometimes what we read is the tip of the iceberg... a post doesn't represent sum total of a poster's knowledge... for myself, it would be tedious to state in every single case where i talk about white that, yes, i am familiar with some of his cited shortcomings but have nonetheless come to the conclusion that, OVERALL, i find the positives outweigh the negatives...

so just because someone doesn't qualify every post in this manner, doesn't necessarily mean they haven't arrived at their judgement or determination about a player through means any less well informed, rational, balanced, comprehensive, self-criticized & vetted or with less perspective than your own.

* not trying to put too fine a point on this, but i think it does a disservice to the complexity & real amibiguity of this situation to make it seem more cut & dry than it actually is... maybe you didn't intend to come off that way or even think you did... but when we have respect & tolerance for the uncertainty of a situation, then i don't think it is necessary to use words like blind to describe the thought process of those with an alternate take...

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Bob, that reply was almost as smooth as Miles himself (with the basic thought in mind that no one in this world can become as smooth as Miles and everyone else is fighting for a matter of degree to get them close to the smoothness that is Miles Davis). I'll just throw this out there on top of your thoughts to sum it up. If there is a running back in the NFL that can totally dominate in college while still being a lazy, out of shape, "charater issue" then I want him on my team. Imagine what he could do with a little professional coaching and conditioning. Ya'll get the point now?

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While I think LenDale will do well in Tennessee, I think that there have been many running backs who have "dominated" college but who have failed in the NFL. Talent may get you by in high school, and even in college, but talent alone rarely allows you to dominate in the NFL.

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While I think LenDale will do well in Tennessee, I think that there have been many running backs who have "dominated" college but who have failed in the NFL.

Talent may get you by in high school, and even in college, but talent alone rarely allows you to dominate in the NFL.

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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just because others may have different views doesn't make them blind... the bottom line is that on both sides of the question (how does white project to the NFL), there are posters that are able to cite compelling reasons to like him or not like him... it is a little more complex than there is just the "right" way to look at it, & the way the poor, unfortunate blind posters view it...certainly many of the people who project white to do well aren't blind to his shortcomings... there may be disagreements about what constitutes a shortcoming (if he couldn't work out due to hamstring problem, is he really "lazy"... if he was really lazy, would he report to camp at 227?)... but many are probably acquainted with rumors that he wasn't a hard worker at USC... & we can infer that from fact that he only had like 15-17 reps at combine or workout (?)...

just like, conversely, it would be wrong to assume you are blind to his qualities, records he broke, highlights we can see with our own eyes if we take the time... a way to explain your different view from an opposing, conflicting & seemingly contradictory side is that you have familiarized yourself with his pros & cons, & in the final analysis determined the negative outweighs the positive...

the process is no different in many cases with those who came to a different conclusion... they were working with much the same information ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE, & unsurprisingly came to another view as they probably weighed the respective sides to the argument differently...

it is POSSIBLE he got a bum rap & there is some confusion on this, room for ambiguity about whether he is lazy... i seriously doubt if he could have done zero work throughout his whole college career, never ran, never undergone any strenuous physical conditioning, & do what he did (break multiple school & conference records)... is anybody THAT good that they could be truly lazy & do what he did? i am sceptical. maybe there was SOME degree of work involved.

and even whatever the white detractors think about that, there is still the matter that he did dominate in college... this is the point where i have heard it is against pac 10... but onus is on them to explain why offense dominated oklahoma & texas defenses in bowl games... to which usual rejoinder is... it was just couple games... this just pushes onus back further... on what basis are we to believe that it would have been any different if white played them 10 or 100 times?

but i digressed... white, lazy or not by some definitions involving a larger constellation of personality & character traits, was lazy enough to physically dominate at his level of competition... to say that some who have been lazy before fail may be one layer or level of thought by which to attack the problem of how he will project to the NFL.

but it isn't at all clear that it is the only way to break it down, let alone the best way (instead of looking at his body of work, production, records, film, scouting profiles, etc)... & given that, it seems off base to label some of those that view it any other way than you in the end as "blind"...

remember, sometimes what we read is the tip of the iceberg... a post doesn't represent sum total of a poster's knowledge... for myself, it would be tedious to state in every single case where i talk about white that, yes, i am familiar with some of his cited shortcomings but have nonetheless come to the conclusion that, OVERALL, i find the positives outweigh the negatives...

so just because someone doesn't qualify every post in this manner, doesn't necessarily mean they haven't arrived at their judgement or determination about a player through means any less well informed, rational, balanced, comprehensive, self-criticized & vetted or with less perspective than your own.

* not trying to put too fine a point on this, but i think it does a disservice to the complexity & real amibiguity of this situation to make it seem more cut & dry than it actually is... maybe you didn't intend to come off that way or even think you did... but when we have respect & tolerance for the uncertainty of a situation, then i don't think it is necessary to use words like blind to describe the thought process of those with an alternate take...

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He was sitting around gaining weight and wouldn't work out. People didn't want to build a team around people who were lazy. They are paying millions. Who can blame them. If he does well good for him.

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What amazes me is how many posters here are blind to the fact that (most of) the NFL is about evaluating the total package theses days; attitude, work ethic, etc. Yes, you have to have the skills and talent to get you there but teams are shying away from problems players (unless they become great value).All the Lendale-lovers want to do is quote his highlights from USC....A player falls from the top 10 to the 2nd round for a reason

I am still open to the idea of White keeping his act together and he has the potential to do great if he keeps it up. But in most cases, people with a tendacy to be lazy fall back into their comfort zone again at some point.

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Sorry CA 7 but sometimes you have to call a spade a spade. And this is one of those times. That was one of the dumbest replies I've ever heard in my life! Totally illogical, absolutely presumptuous. You make is sound like the kid was waving a gun out a window of his car with a hooker strapped to the hood. He had a bad hammy that excluded him from Combine and other workout showings. So what? He just busted his ### to lose 20+ pounds and you're still talking about his act? Sorry man but that's just stupid.

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* as far as the sequence of events, when i was responding to your post the other post you objected to hadn't been posted yet... i did address it above here in saying name calling is unnecessary...

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Can't wait to make the Lendale haters eat crow.

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Will this put an end to the "fat tub of goo" references?

Methinks not.

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Can't wait to make the Lendale haters eat crow.

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I can't see the crow being served anytime soon. If he was drafted by the Colts maybe you could warm up the oven, but with the Titans, even if he gets the lionshare of the carries, it's going to uphill 10 miles to school in the snow both ways, if you know what I mean.

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Can't wait to make the Lendale haters eat crow.

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I can't see the crow being served anytime soon. If he was drafted by the Colts maybe you could warm up the oven, but with the Titans, even if he gets the lionshare of the carries, it's going to uphill 10 miles to school in the snow both ways, if you know what I mean.

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I will say this, he will crush expectations of a rookie RB 2nd rounder expectations.

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White's character issues. I really don't have the time to find links supporting this because the issue of LenDale's pro career is already been exhausted

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if you can't see how calling the opinion of others that disagree with you as blinded might be divisive & polarizing, than i don't know what else can be said about it...there are a few issues here... your point was that i selectively took issue... if so, i stand corrected... but prior to that, there was the matter of YOUR language... maybe to you it seems to confuse the issue by deflecting attention to others, but i'm still squarely focused on the issue that words like blinded to characterize opposing views doesn't further clarity on the situation...was your point that two wrongs make a right??when you get pulled over for speeding, do you expect to get let off because "other people speed, too?"

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White's character issues.  I really don't have the time to find links supporting this because the issue of LenDale's pro career is already been exhausted

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I think at this point I'd like to see all these issues enumerated right here, since that seems to be the basis for many people to discount his chances. I realize they've probably been mentioned before in various other threads, I've even seen some vague references to them in a few, but it would be nice to see them listed out here, nice, neat and concise for us to consider. And I'm talking something a bit less vapid than the "man boobs" nonsense that keeps getting parroted around. Jerome Bettis wasn't exactly svelte and he had an o.k. NFL career.TIA

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if you can't see how calling the opinion of others that disagree with you as blinded might be divisive & polarizing, than i don't know what else can be said about it...

there are a few issues here... your point was that i selectively took issue... if so, i stand corrected... but prior to that, there was the matter of YOUR language... maybe to you it seems to confuse the issue by deflecting attention to others, but i'm still squarely focused on the issue that words like blinded to characterize opposing views doesn't further clarity on the situation...

was your point that two wrongs make a right??

when you get pulled over for speeding, do you expect to get let off because "other people speed, too?"

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I said they were blind to one facet of the evaluation. I never called anyone's entire view blind as you imply above.My point for bringing up the other post was I expecting staff members to show equal if not more energy on personal attacks as opposed to interpretation of a single word.

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White's character issues.  I really don't have the time to find links supporting this because the issue of LenDale's pro career is already been exhausted

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I think at this point I'd like to see all these issues enumerated right here, since that seems to be the basis for many people to discount his chances. I realize they've probably been mentioned before in various other threads, I've even seen some vague references to them in a few, but it would be nice to see them listed out here, nice, neat and concise for us to consider. And I'm talking something a bit less vapid than the "man boobs" nonsense that keeps getting parroted around. Jerome Bettis wasn't exactly svelte and he had an o.k. NFL career.TIA

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White's character issues. I really don't have the time to find links supporting this because the issue of LenDale's pro career is already been exhausted

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I think at this point I'd like to see all these issues enumerated right here, since that seems to be the basis for many people to discount his chances. I realize they've probably been mentioned before in various other threads, I've even seen some vague references to them in a few, but it would be nice to see them listed out here, nice, neat and concise for us to consider. And I'm talking something a bit less vapid than the "man boobs" nonsense that keeps getting parroted around. Jerome Bettis wasn't exactly svelte and he had an o.k. NFL career.TIA

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LenDale Post Draft Interview"He said he doesn't understand all the questions about his character, saying he knows right from wrong. He also plans to prove doubters wrong."

(On dealing with character issues)

I don’t think there is anything to even bring up. I don’t feel like my character is going to be an issue at all. I’m a wonderful young man. I know the difference between right and wrong. I know the difference between good and bad. They took a shot and drafted me. They took a shot on taking me and I took a shot. I’m so excited about playing with them that it will never be a worry or a problem. I’m a Tennessee Titan and I’m excited about it.

(On if he believes the character issues caused him to fall in the draft and if it was unfair)

I don’t really know. I’m not with the general managers, I’m not with those guys. I know that film plays a lot in that part. They watch a lot of film and I got drafted. I don’t want to think of it on how I feel. I don’t know those reasons. All I know is I can only continue to be the best Lendale White I can be. Now that I work with the Tennessee Titans I can help them win football games.

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Chad Greenway showed up at the combine with a pair of shoes he had never worn before and proceeded to run one of his personal worst 40 times at the combine.

I don't hear people jumping on Chad Greenway's back for being stupid.

White's combine fiasco (which is what it was) cannot be overlooked, but I don't think we should make a complete character generalization on it either.

He made a mistake, lets see how he learns from it.

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