Let's chill out a little. Blount's stock took a hit during the Oregon University incident. Otherwise he could have been a high draft pick. He made a mistake and it probably costed him millions of dollars. Let's hope he takes this second chance to heart.
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Banger
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and the NFL buys it hook line and sinker and he goes undrafted despite some good talent. They do their research into players so there were issues there otherwise someone would've thrown a 6th rounder at him. Why don't you settle down a bit with the attacks, as I'm neither a nut or a dummy.
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Chaser1439
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Just Dropped Ricky Williams for Blount. He is the Ron Artest of the NFL. Watch the Oregon State game after he knocks the kid out. Multiple coaches have to hold him back from going into the stands. He is a nut, but he is my nut this week against Arizona awful run d.
before you get all "ohh noez ... you can't talk bad about a player's personality" Blount had a lot of issues with the coaching staff in Oregon ... it wasn't just a "oh he punched one guy" thing. He had a lot of conflicts with the coaching staff during the Mike Belotti regime and clearly had his biggest issue under Chip Kelly.
BustedKnuckles
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In August of 2010, Blount was involved in another incident in which he threw a punch, this time with a Tennessee Titans teammate, defensive end Eric Bakhtiari, a few moments after having his own helmet ripped off in practice. The play ended with some pushing and shoving, Blount threw a right fist, contacting Bakhtiari's facemask.Blount quickly talked to Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher before leaving the field. "He apologized, and I said he didn't have to apologize," Fisher said. "It's football. It's training camp." "His past is his past. Is that the first punch you've seen in camp this year? No. I'm not disappointed whatsoever. I have great confidence in the young man that he learned from his mistake, and he's very competitive. That's why we brought him in here is to watch him run the football like that," Fisher said.
glong989
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He could marry my daughter if he wins me a fantasy superbowl.
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Blount only got carries in the second half. (besides 1 carry) Besides not playing STL every week, I don't see how how his situation "can only get worse".If anything, he should get two halves of action.VeryGraham being inactive yesterday was key. What the picture looks like once he's back is anyone's guess, but it can only get worse for Blount.
Chaka
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Rookie RB Chris Gronkowski missed his assignment and allowed Tony Romo to get killed by Michael Boley.So unless they only want to use Blount on rushing plays exclusively, which obviously they can't because it will tip the defense too much, it is a big risk to use a rookie RB with questionable ability to recognize and pick up the blitz if you want to keep your QB upright for the whole season.Keeping Josh Freeman upright >>>> getting Blount carries.When they trust Blount with blitz pickup duties his workload will increase. None of us are sure when that is going to be.
ichris
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What about when he started going after the fans? Was it okay for him to do that because they were screaming at him? Sorry, but Banger was correct in his assessment. 99.9% of football players have never behaved so irrationally after a loss. Blount has issues, if he can keep them under control, he has a lot of upside.plyka said:
The subscribers are seeing where FBG ranks Blount this week. I won't reveal that information here as it is for subscribers only. But clearly we are not alone in seeing Blount's upside.
Man, I never pictured those Oregon Frat boys to be straight up gangsta hood. 
footballnerd
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(Rotoworld) LeGarrette Blount had "at least one good blitz pick-up" in Sunday's win over the Rams. Analysis: The more Blount improves in this regard, the more likely he is to take over as the Bucs' starting running back. Blount looked terrific in Week 7, picking up 72 yards on 11 carries and missing out on another 59 yards on two totes that were called back due to penalty.
gregjcross
Footballguy
Its fools gold if you ask me as Tampa rotates too much and isnt a dominant running team. Good bench stash I guess.
SoCalBroncoFan
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I am in a PPR dynasty league and I was offered Blount for Donald Driver. I quickly accepted. We start 3 WR's and I currently have Andre Johnson, Wes Welker, Sidney Rice, Danny Amendola and Eddie Royal. I do not have a decent 3rd RB so I rolled the dice....
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Chaka
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I hope he is figuring it out but until I see more than one blitz pickup it's:One time is an occurrence, two times is a coincidence, three times is a fact.orSunshine, meet dogs ###. Dogs ###, this is Sunshine.
TheChairman
Footballguy
Who are your Tight Ends?
footballnerd
Footballguy
California
Footballguy
Blount may indeed be a great pickup for the 2nd half, but I don't trust anything that Buc's coaches or mgmt say. They said the same thing after the PIT game in Week 3. We then saw 4 carries (3 total yards) in Week 5 and a healthy inactive in Week 6.If he gets 10+ carries this week I'll be a believer.
ourmanflint
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Glad we're back on topic. Here is my take on the Rams game:
- This game was really a tale of 2 halves for Blount.
- In the 1st half he was not in on a very high percentage of snaps. The few runs he had were impressive. A few were called back for oline penalties. This would be a recurring theme throughout the day. The offense seemed bent on passing and they sputtered scoring only 2 field goals.
- Lumpkin got in early and got the call on a 3rd and one which he blew miserably. From the look of the blocking on the play, Blount would have converted easily. This must have stuck in Morris's mind because we never saw Lumpkin again.
- The 2nd half Blount was in from the 1st play. The offense seemed to go through him on 1st and 2nd down. He really was impressive. Again a couple of runs were called back for stupid penalties. One run was a gem for 46 yards. He only came out on obvious passing downs.
- The offense didn't JUST run when he was in. By my count they passed at least 6 times during his snaps. He did pick up a blitz once. Once he ran a clear out pattern but Freeman never looked his way and ended up scrambling. Most of the time he would sneak thru the line and become the dumpoff man. He never got a pass.
- The two drives he was in went for 2 more field goals but they should have gotten more. They kept shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties. Seemed like several times he would bust a nice run only to have it called back. The next play Williams would come in because it was 1st and 15 or 20.
- The last drive for the win he never saw the field. In fact, I'm not sure if they ran more than once or twice but it was out of a passing formation.
- Williams was a non-factor in the game except for the final drive which was all passing.
- The offense looked much better when Blount was the focal point. If not for stupid penalties they may have dominated.
- It seems to me that Blount's role would be similar to Cedric Benson's going forward. That is, of course, dependent on Morris.
- This game was really a tale of 2 halves for Blount.
- In the 1st half he was not in on a very high percentage of snaps. The few runs he had were impressive. A few were called back for oline penalties. This would be a recurring theme throughout the day. The offense seemed bent on passing and they sputtered scoring only 2 field goals.
- Lumpkin got in early and got the call on a 3rd and one which he blew miserably. From the look of the blocking on the play, Blount would have converted easily. This must have stuck in Morris's mind because we never saw Lumpkin again.
- The 2nd half Blount was in from the 1st play. The offense seemed to go through him on 1st and 2nd down. He really was impressive. Again a couple of runs were called back for stupid penalties. One run was a gem for 46 yards. He only came out on obvious passing downs.
- The offense didn't JUST run when he was in. By my count they passed at least 6 times during his snaps. He did pick up a blitz once. Once he ran a clear out pattern but Freeman never looked his way and ended up scrambling. Most of the time he would sneak thru the line and become the dumpoff man. He never got a pass.
- The two drives he was in went for 2 more field goals but they should have gotten more. They kept shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties. Seemed like several times he would bust a nice run only to have it called back. The next play Williams would come in because it was 1st and 15 or 20.
- The last drive for the win he never saw the field. In fact, I'm not sure if they ran more than once or twice but it was out of a passing formation.
- Williams was a non-factor in the game except for the final drive which was all passing.
- The offense looked much better when Blount was the focal point. If not for stupid penalties they may have dominated.
- It seems to me that Blount's role would be similar to Cedric Benson's going forward. That is, of course, dependent on Morris.
LawFitz
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Wow, I wish every post was a gem like this. Great breakdown and I like the final comp with Ced Benson. A lot of power running from Blount. He's a load and runs with authority.
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On the 3rd point, Lumpkin took that carry as a FB dive.
Dinsy Ejotuz
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Do some research. Ask an intelligent question, politely. Then I might help educate you.
I've had Blount Trauma on my team since the Pittsburgh game. I knew then that he would eventually get his chance on with the Bucs. The more carries LeGarrette Blount gets, the better it is for Cadillac. They should feature Blount, make Caddy the 3rd down back where he excells, let Graham heal up, keep him at full-back, and make him the clear backup RB should either Blount or Caddy go down.
Pass protection is the only thing that could hold Blount back. The Glazers won't leave him in there if he's letting defenders tee off on their franchise QB. I'm cautiously optimistic about his chances to pick it up quickly.
The Bucs are 4-2 and I really believe Morris knows he has to win to keep his job. He's going to make the right decision here.
Blount Trauma is a major buy right now, especially in dynasty. I bet he's on Blooms Buy Low list this week.
Pass protection is the only thing that could hold Blount back. The Glazers won't leave him in there if he's letting defenders tee off on their franchise QB. I'm cautiously optimistic about his chances to pick it up quickly.
The Bucs are 4-2 and I really believe Morris knows he has to win to keep his job. He's going to make the right decision here.
Blount Trauma is a major buy right now, especially in dynasty. I bet he's on Blooms Buy Low list this week.
nysportsfan
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Ever been to a college? This is precisely what happens if you fight, especially at small, liberal arts colleges. I know because my brother got into a fight and had to protect himself and they said, "Hey, take a year off." So, YMMV.plyka said:
Banger
Footballguy
but you can watch with your eyes and Blount is light years a better runner than anyone this year. His one game he had as many nice runs as they've probably had all year. If he runs like that they won't have any choice but to give him the ball.
Banger
Footballguy
terrific analysis.
meanjoegreen
Footballguy
I'm surprised Morris has such a short rope since the Bucs are rebuilding. I didn't think the expectations were so high for his team to win a lot of games this year.
Premier
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He doesn't have a short rope at all. He may very well be one of the safest coaches in the league after this start, and Freeman's development.
Banger
Footballguy
ya, they've essentially turned over the entire roster and the future is pretty bright IMO.
Leeroy Jenkins
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Bermuda_Chub
Footballguy
"The Glazers won't leave him in there if he's letting defenders tee off on their franchise QB. I'm cautiously optimistic about his chances to pick it up quickly."
I agree. He's a huge, powerful man with quick feet and pretty good vision, from what I can tell. Assuming he (or Freeman) recognizes it, no blitzing DB or linebacker is going to get through him. Brandon Jacobs was an outstanding pass blocker from Day 1, and he's no rocket surgeon, I assure you. Probably a better blocker a few years ago than he is now, in fact.
I agree. He's a huge, powerful man with quick feet and pretty good vision, from what I can tell. Assuming he (or Freeman) recognizes it, no blitzing DB or linebacker is going to get through him. Brandon Jacobs was an outstanding pass blocker from Day 1, and he's no rocket surgeon, I assure you. Probably a better blocker a few years ago than he is now, in fact.
thecardiackid
Footballguy
agree, but I also remember when McEgo "turned over the roster* and started like 6-0 in DEN last season before the wheels started to fall off. he'll be lucky to have his job next year, even w/ the tebow experiment unproven. morris isn't going anywhere, mainly b/c the owners are too damn cheap to go after any proven HCs, and taking that team to 4-2 by itself almost deserves a contract extension.regarding the topic on hand, i'm *firing* up the blount this weekend as RB2 in a 14 team redraft league. there's no way the coaching staff can deny LB's simply a better 1st and 2nd down runner. especially when blount is probably averaging almost 2 ypc more.15/85/1 @ AZ and then the hype will kick into overdrive.and in a related hijack - anyone care to comment on the TB offensive line's performance thus far? Above or below expectations? Moving forward?
From the sounds of things, a scenario where the Bucs go down a couple TDs early and must turn pass-happy could make for a disastrous fantasy week for Blount.
thatguythere
Footballguy
Yes, but....... He could get two short TD's in that situation also. How many times have you watched your receiver pushed out at the two the goal line back stolls in for the 6.
wilked
Footballguy
I can vouch for this as a real possibility...it happened to me twice last year
Carolina Hustler
Footballguy
If a meteor lands on his house I think that would be bad for his #'s as well... Might then do worse than Chris Johnson last week, Arian Foster week5, or Michael Turner week6....
cubbie5150
Footballguy
No need to get testy, I think it is a valid point to be considered.
Sir Chadwick
Footballguy
If Brown is healthy and starting... I think you have to go with him over Blount.I'm a Blount owner, but I'm still weary for now.
doeseatplace
Footballguy
They are playing the Cards this week. I don't see them going down a couple of TDs early. Ya never know, but I just don't see it. For those who need a RB replacement for this week, you need a nice fat Blount. If you are looking for the remainder of the season, then you might just have to wait and see...but I'd rather wait-and-see with him on my team than someone else's.
killrobotkill
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Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
I see it the same way as you. I am a Romo owner, and spent my WW cash this week on Blount, while others bid up Kitna, and Fitzgerald. The way I see it, there are other QB's that are servicable bye week fillers than those 2 QB's. But Blount was the one guy on the waiver wire that is a good shot at getting nice numbers this week against Arizona. Others have pointed out, he really didn't play the entire game and he still put up nice stats. He also had a long run called back. If he was 100 yards plus back, his cost to aquire him would be much greater. I don't expect to ride him, but this week in particular is a serious bye week problem...I would guess for many of you. It is for me. He becomes my flex, over some inconsistent WR's like Denarion Alexander (who I straight cut) and Anthony Armstrong. Blount, smoke em if you got em.
Teef
Footballguy
Let's not over-analyze this.Are we talking about some dude sitting on the waiver wire or your first round pick?Not sure why you're so hard up for Blount, but for a redraft the question should be "Is he better than the worst guy on my bench?"
