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LaGarrette Blount will be goal line back (1 Viewer)

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Coach Raheem Morris said that rookie LeGarrette Blount "has earned the short-yardage and goal-line back role from now on.â€

Morris made the comments on his weekly radio show in Tampa. At 6'2/240 with good feet, Blount is built perfectly for a short-yardage back. We wouldn't expect a ton of carries with Cadillac Williams, Earnest Graham and Kareem Huggins all in the mix, but Blount's touchdown upside makes him an add in all formats. He scored 17 times in 13 games for Oregon as a Junior in 2008. Sep. 29 - 8:13 am et

 
So he's basically become a poor man's Willis McGahee, on a less skilled offense. I thought he showed more potential than just a goal line and short yardage back, but I'm guessing that could all change if he excels in his new role and Caddy continues to struggle.

 
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tdhartis said:
So he's basically become a poor man's Willis McGahee, on a less skilled offense. I thought he showed more potential than just a goal line and short yardage back, but I'm guessing that could all change if he excels in his new role and Caddy continues to struggle.
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I don't know if I necessarily read it as 'just' the goal line back. More like, goal line back to start and who knows, from there. It's clear the coach likes him.
 
I think that once he gets more comfortable with the offense... blocking to be specific... he will take over as the feature back. He should get a chance.

 
I see this as more of a Peyton Hillis type situation. If Blount makes the most of what opportunities he gets (in whatever capacity that may be), the Bucs will find it easy to get him on the field in an expanded role. With Caddy running like an old Buick, the door is wide open for Blount (IMO).

 
I dropped Bernard Scott and added Blount. I don't have Benson, so I figured it's worth a gamble since I haven't used Scott at all this year.

 
Does ANYONE feel like we're going to be sorry dropping Keiland for a guy like Blount? I'm tempted but definitely have reservations.

At the same time, I'm not really into dealing with Shan-Anagins all season long...

 
The_U said:
Does ANYONE feel like we're going to be sorry dropping Keiland for a guy like Blount? I'm tempted but definitely have reservations. At the same time, I'm not really into dealing with Shan-Anagins all season long...
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Blount will get his touches. I can't see them rolling with Caddy to much longer. What's the point? Williams is 28 years old and is playing on reconstructed kness.Blount looked much more powerful last weekend than Williams. I'm betting that Blount's role increases with time and is a factor by the time ff playoffs come around.
 
I'm tempted to make a move for Blount right now, but I think I'm going to wait a week. The backs on my team that I could drop for him will play this week while Blount is on a bye. Blount won't do anything this week to make his value jump (other than the news about his promotion to GL and SY back,) while those other backs could produce enough to make me think twice about dropping them. I think a wait-and-see approach is the smart play here......at least for this week. Jumping on him too soon could be more costly than waiting.

 
Ruffrodys05 said:
I'm tempted to make a move for Blount right now, but I think I'm going to wait a week. The backs on my team that I could drop for him will play this week while Blount is on a bye. Blount won't do anything this week to make his value jump (other than the news about his promotion to GL and SY back,) while those other backs could produce enough to make me think twice about dropping them. I think a wait-and-see approach is the smart play here......at least for this week. Jumping on him too soon could be more costly than waiting.
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Thats exactly what I'm doing. Unless your playing with a bunch of guys who you think would jump on him in the speculative pickup, I say wait to see if one of your bench players/WW pickups continues to perform well or under perform, then get another week to make a decision on who to cut.
 
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Here is the thread on Blount early this week: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=558695

Funny to see how many guys look ridiculous.

Chaka said:
Prediction: Blount will fail to meet your expectations.
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heidbrink said:
We seem to have wasted a lot of ink (and perhaps waiver moves) debating Huggins vs Graham last week.
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ImTheScientist said:
Bri said:
Blount's no starter IMO. He could fill in but...even if Tampa does start him, next year he'd be replaced just like Graham.
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You obviously didn't watch Pac-10 football. :(
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Just to name a few. :lmao: I love how half these guys throw out complete ####, probably don't even know who half the players are they are talking about. Blount does have value and thats why he was being talked about.

 
And if you lose out on him to another shark you're out of luck. I say make the move now and just hold him for a week without worry...that's what I did anyway. Picking him up doesn't affect my lineup at all and with the goal line back news out now, he won't last another week+ on the wire. 6-2 250lb RBs who can run don't grow on trees....

 
You have to consider that other owners in your league are also waiting until he comes off of his bye too. I grabbed him today. Nothing worse than waiting... someone else grabbing him, and him exploding. Then, all you can do is say "Man, I was gonna... damn, I really wanted to pick him up too".

 
Well, I'm playing with a bunch of fraternity brothers, not seasoned FF veterans. They are the furthest thing from sharks. In fact, I picked up Torain and Lance Moore from the FA list this morning when no one took them off waivers, if that tells you anything. That being said, I feel as if it depends on your league and if you have anyone that's droppable. I definitely understand the viewpoint of snatching him now though.

 
TenMidgets said:
And if you lose out on him to another shark you're out of luck. I say make the move now and just hold him for a week without worry...that's what I did anyway. Picking him up doesn't affect my lineup at all and with the goal line back news out now, he won't last another week+ on the wire. 6-2 250lb RBs who can run don't grow on trees....
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:popcorn: I mean, we're likely talking about an RB5 spot at best right now. Those spots are basically marginal guys and lottery tickets anyway. Why not take a shot on a guy who could have the opportunity to get a larger and/or primary workload on a not terrible team?

 
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I don't know too much about this kid.

Is he strictly a short-yardage guy or can he make long runs too? He seems BIG, but is he fast?

Drop Caddy for him?

 
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I'm gonna place a small bid on him, dropping Fred Jackson (who I drafted w/ the hope Lynch would be traded). I figure it at least looks like Blount has a role, whereas FJax has none, and I'm not at all certain Buff will trade Lynch.

 
WiDDoW_MaKeR said:
You have to consider that other owners in your league are also waiting until he comes off of his bye too. I grabbed him today. Nothing worse than waiting... someone else grabbing him, and him exploding. Then, all you can do is say "Man, I was gonna... damn, I really wanted to pick him up too".
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I suppose it depends on your league and whether you think Blount will make it through until next weeks waiver claims. He won't do anything this week to improve his value because he's not playing. The only thing to make him more desirable right now is the promotion news. He won't "explode" until after next weeks waivers run. If you think he won't make it through to next week, by all means, go get him right now.
 
Ruffrodys05 said:
WiDDoW_MaKeR said:
You have to consider that other owners in your league are also waiting until he comes off of his bye too. I grabbed him today. Nothing worse than waiting... someone else grabbing him, and him exploding. Then, all you can do is say "Man, I was gonna... damn, I really wanted to pick him up too".
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I suppose it depends on your league and whether you think Blount will make it through until next weeks waiver claims. He won't do anything this week to improve his value because he's not playing. The only thing to make him more desirable right now is the promotion news. He won't "explode" until after next weeks waivers run. If you think he won't make it through to next week, by all means, go get him right now.
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I am in 4 different $ leagues. I don't know about your leagues... but the other owners in mine read the news just like everyone else. And "news" of a running back with Blount's ability getting a larger role underneath an underperforming, injury prone, wore out running back is going to be plenty enough for them to snag him up off of the waiver wire. Especially with all of the injuries and uncertainty at RB around the league right now. It isn't as if everyone didn't see Blount blasting his way through Pittsburgh's D into the end zone last weekend. I never said that he was going to "explode" this weekend. What I said was someone can end up grabbing him before you get around to it after his bye, and then you will be wishing you didn't wait if he "explodes".
 
WiDDoW_MaKeR said:
You have to consider that other owners in your league are also waiting until he comes off of his bye too. I grabbed him today. Nothing worse than waiting... someone else grabbing him, and him exploding. Then, all you can do is say "Man, I was gonna... damn, I really wanted to pick him up too".
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You are so right it happened to me twice last yr those two players... Miles Austin and Jamall Charles!Heres an excerpt from the Tampa Bucs official site

The bye week is also a useful time for a team to contemplate changes to strategy, the depth chart and individual playing time. For instance, the Buccaneers will consider the possibility of carving out a larger role on offense for rookie running back LeGarrette Blount.

 
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munygon2 said:
I dropped Bernard Scott and added Blount. I don't have Benson, so I figured it's worth a gamble since I haven't used Scott at all this year.
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B. Leonard was getting 3rd down snaps as soon as he was healthy. Bummer for B. Scott.How are Blount's hands (when he's not striking other people)? Can he catch?
 
Ruffrodys05 said:
I'm tempted to make a move for Blount right now, but I think I'm going to wait a week. The backs on my team that I could drop for him will play this week while Blount is on a bye. Blount won't do anything this week to make his value jump (other than the news about his promotion to GL and SY back,) while those other backs could produce enough to make me think twice about dropping them. I think a wait-and-see approach is the smart play here......at least for this week. Jumping on him too soon could be more costly than waiting.
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Seconded. I'm holding BJGE for now to see how he does this week, but I may drop him for Blount if he disappoints.
 
Buccaneers RB LeGarrette Blount, quoted on HeraldTribune.com on his expanding role with his new team:

"I'm hoping so [to become the No. 2 option behind Cadillac Williams]. I just want to definitely climb my way up the ladder and just try to be a complement to 'Cadillac.' " Added Blount: "I run the ball downhill and hopefully I'll break a tackle or two and break a long one every now and then. But I know my role is ground and pound the football and wear defenses down. I'm just trying to make sure people know what kind of player I am, what caliber of player I am and bring a lot more to the table than what people expected."
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Source: http://www.nflhuddle.com/2010/09/29/they-s...k-of-sept-27-2/
 
I must admit that I'm surprised that "The Punch" did not derail Blount's odds of making the NFL. He missed almost all of his senior season in college, then he went undrafted, then he bounced around with 3 different NFL teams before the season started, and yet there he was in Week 3 of his rookie season, as the best running back on his team. Impressive.

 
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Let's say this guy had a pretty clean final season as a Duck, and he got a sniff at the Heisman. Talent wise, where would he have gone in the draft? Was he avoided only on his discipline issues? If were talking about a guy that should have been drafted in the first few rounds, he could be a steal behind Caddy. For the coach to put him in this role after 6 carries, that really says something.

 
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Fireballer said:
Let's say this guy had a pretty clean final season as a Duck, and he got a sniff at the Heisman. Talent wise, where would he have gone in the draft? Was he avoided only on his discipline issues? If were talking about a guy that should have been drafted in the first few rounds, he could be a steal behind Caddy. For the coach to put him in this role after 6 carries, that really says something.
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I think it mostly says that Caddy has very little tread left....though I do think Blount is a good pick up.
 
Fireballer said:
Let's say this guy had a pretty clean final season as a Duck, and he got a sniff at the Heisman. Talent wise, where would he have gone in the draft? Was he avoided only on his discipline issues? If were talking about a guy that should have been drafted in the first few rounds, he could be a steal behind Caddy. For the coach to put him in this role after 6 carries, that really says something.
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Before the 2009 season, NFLDraftScout.com had rated Blount as the 3rd best senior RB, and he was widely projected as a possible 2nd or 3rd round pick. If he had played well enough to earn Heisman votes (keeping LaMichael James on the bench), then he surely would have gone in the 1st round.
 
This is coming from a long-time Duck Fan...

I'd love to see Blount succeed, but I'm not convinced that he's a NFL caliber back.

-His speed is average.

-He runs with power, but runs fairly upright.

-The spread offense he was a part of @ Oregon isn't anything like he will operate out of in the NFL. No reason he can't adjust, but I'd think it will take time.

-Pass blocking-- he was very rarely called upon to do this as a Duck, so how quickly will he pick it up? I anticipate that this will be his biggest hurdle in him being able to be on the field a lot. Won't be an issue as a goal line back, but it may keep him from becoming the feature back in the very near future.

Again, this is not to say that I think he will fail; I just have questions that should eventually be answered the more time he gets on the field.

I really hope he makes it. Sure, that move he pulled at Boise St was bush league and it embrassed me as a Duck Fan, but I'm willing to accept it as a case of bad judgement and hope that he can keep it behind him.

 
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