Blackjacks
Footballguy
So you think a guy who is missing 1 game is a good fill in for a guy who is missing 3 games????
I would think a good fill in for a guy who is missing 3 games would be a guy playing in 3 games.
Just my 2 cents
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LeGarrette Blount signs with NE (1 Viewer)
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I would think a good fill in for a guy who is missing 3 games would be a guy playing in 3 games.
Just my 2 cents
Shutout
Footballguy
I'm not sure choosing a New England RB is ever a good idea for the long stretch. You'll look like a fantasy god some weeks and you'll be replacing broken Tvs other weeks.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I do in this case, particularly since in the league I own Bell, I have Blount. I was offered DeAngelo straight up for Blount. I kept Blount as I see him having more value for the season. Williams just isn't the same guy. Not sure he can handle the load for three straight games. And he might not even wind up with the backup role. So, yeah, I'll take the guy that is probably going to get more playing time (in the 2 games he will play that Bell is out) and will probably score a TD in one or both of those games...
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Not a long stretch. Just the weeks Blount is out and my other RB's are on by (Hyde, Morris)
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
uh oh
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DropKick
Footballguy
20 sprints of 50 yards under 8 seconds each
I wonder how hard that is for the average guy (you and me). Thinking about 5-6 seconds to run 50? Assuming, of course, this is without pads and a lot less than 250 pounds. Probably pretty easy for the first few sprints. I wonder what the rest time is between sprints?
ETA: 90 degrees... I bet this is much harder than at first glance.
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30 seconds.
Edit: sorry, misread Bruschi's answer. Sets of three with 30 second intervals. Then 3 minutes between sets.
Might differ by position though.
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nfl/news/story?page=bruschibreakdown/1231
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KellysHeroes
Footballguy
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
They know the basic conditioning tests. They know the rest time in between. They know the NFL is a year-round business. They know what tests they must pass before training camp to make the roster. It's not like some pop quiz. They know all this, and still they come into camp like they just fell out of bed, and millions are at stake. It never ceases to boggle my mind.
DropKick
Footballguy
DropKick
Footballguy
That is a lot of rest time. Especially with three minutes to completely catch your breath. Short of cramps or dehydration this should be easy.
Chaka
Footballguy
Raider, They bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say, let 'em crash!
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
He doesn't strike me as the smartest or most ambitious guy. Isn't he suspended a game or two..He is in no hurry to get on the field.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
Shutout
Footballguy
Sure it's hard and sure it would be difficult for you and me but then again, if we are surgeons, making an incision might be easy for us and hard for him because we put our time into preparing for incisions and he puts his into being physically prepared. But that's why we aren't pro athletes in part and if all his peers are passing the tests and he's a veteran knowing what to expect, he kinda dropped the ball not being prepared.
I know it's hard but that's what his job is and all the other peers have to do similar things.
Shutout
Footballguy
A bunch of us would but a bunch of us aren't pro athletes whose full-time job this is.
Blount would have a hard timing filing a motion in court. I wouldn't. But if I did, I would have issues with my boss, too.
Shutout
Footballguy
Ya know, that is probably what is going to be the potential killer for him. We can give benefit of the doubt but it sure makes him look like a guy that says he knows he's on a mini vaca and has a few extra weeks and he'll get going when he "needs" to and that is the exact opposite of everything hoodie like to see in his player's approach and prep.
Maybe it's nothing but we all know it doesn't take much for a New England RB to get into the Pats' dog house.
ourmanflint
Footballguy
Anarchy99 said:
Remember this is the same guy who the Steelers cut last year because he left the sidelines of a game, went to the locker room, showered and left before the game was over. Oh, and he's suspended for the first game of this year for smoking weed on the way to the airport to catch the team plane. Sounds solid.
Boston
Footballguy
Intrigued by this kid...nothing would surprise me about him...he could end up getting cut tomorrow or being their lead back...they obviously saw something they liked in him because they stashed him for a year but right now he is a complete unknown...
ex-ghost
Footballguy
He's back: LeGarrette Blount returns to Pats practice
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000505652/article/hes-back-legarrette-blount-returns-to-pats-practice
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000505652/article/hes-back-legarrette-blount-returns-to-pats-practice
Boston
Footballguy
Him or Caderet...in some ways Bolden may be the only one with a definite spot...he has a new contract and is a valuable special-teamer...
Boone22
Footballguy
LeGarrette Blount shines in return; 8/1 camp notes:
http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/08/01/legarrette-blount-shines-return-81-camp-notes
http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/08/01/legarrette-blount-shines-return-81-camp-notes
Old Smiley
Footballguy
The man has a knack for saying stuff I like to hear. Hard to describe, he just seems smart.
Blount leaves practice after leg injury:
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/173687/blount-leaves-practice-after-leg-injury
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/173687/blount-leaves-practice-after-leg-injury
NJ
Footballguy
Sprained MCL for Blount, expected to be ready for regular season.
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2015/08/07/report-legarrette-blount-suffered-sprained-mcl-expected-to-be-ready-for-regular-season/
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2015/08/07/report-legarrette-blount-suffered-sprained-mcl-expected-to-be-ready-for-regular-season/
Patriots Notebook: No major damage in LeGarrette Blounts knee
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2015/08/patriots_notebook_no_major_damage_in_legarrette
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2015/08/patriots_notebook_no_major_damage_in_legarrette
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Godsbrother
Footballguy
I didn't get a chance to see the Patriots third pre season game this weekend, but I did read that Blount did not start the game and that Jonas Gray got the start in his place.
A couple of New England beat reporters have been saying that Gray has had the better camp of the two...Is it possible that Gray has beat out Blount for the starting job or is this simply a case of the Patriots wanting to see what Gray could do with the starters considering that Blount will be suspended for the first game?
A couple of New England beat reporters have been saying that Gray has had the better camp of the two...Is it possible that Gray has beat out Blount for the starting job or is this simply a case of the Patriots wanting to see what Gray could do with the starters considering that Blount will be suspended for the first game?
32 Counter Pass
Footballguy
BB and running game... 
There's a prescription for season long frustration.
There's a prescription for season long frustration.
This is why I try to avoid the New England backfield. You just never know. It's way too unreliable. Gray may start the first three weeks and look great. Then Blount is the guy in week four. Then Boldin. It's a crap shoot with those guys. And one fumble by any of them could get them benched.
Road Warriors
Footballguy
Probably not this...
But, in general, I agree with this. Gray looked good on his long run, but Blount looked better in this last game ( though the differences in competition level might explain that ). I don't know what to make of the Pat's ground game this year, as the O-line has looked pretty bad this pre-season.
I wouldn't draft either of these guys as more than a RB3 / flex play fill-in.
ourmanflint
Footballguy
Doesn't every running back look good running free in the open field for a touchdown? There was no skill or talent required for that play. The Pats o-line looked awful last year early too. None of that tells us who will score the points from the RB position from week to week but two of the biggest producers are gone and BB loves Blount.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Sure seems like Gray and Blount have interchangable roles.
Tough to predict when BB is going almost exclusively to the pass oriented RBs.
Raiderfan32904
Footballguy
Bill Belicheck is the new Mike Shanahan. Universally hated by all fantasty football RB speculators. Like Shanahan, he just doesn't GAF about your fantasy team.
Omniscient Deity
Footballguy
Well he probably wants the non-suspended back to get reps with the 1st team.
Road Warriors
Footballguy
I agree with the first part, they do seem to share a role ( Ridley role of the past few seasons). I expect only one of them to have any relevance in a given game, barring injury. I expect it will be Blount.
Looking at the Pats running game performance over the past few years, they have been a productive backfield.
**2014 - Ridley / Blount / Gray/ Vereen combined for 1300 yards / 12 TDs ( ~320 carries )
2013 - Ridley / Blount combined for 1400/14 ( ~320 carries )
2012 - Ridley 1250 / 12 ( 290 )
2011 - BJGE / Ridley combined for 1100/12 (270)
2010 - BJGE - 1000/13
** 2014 is an outlier in the number of backs due to Ridley injury with no viable RB behind him. Vereen took a few weeks as starter, but gave way to Gray and then Blount ( gray went into the BB doghouse for oversleeping, IIRC ).
If you look more deeply, you see that these are not primarily accumulated by a workload share, but each back contributing to the total has a number of starts that roughly equals his percentage of yardage/tds. In other words, the NE backfield consists of two primary roles, the workhorse runner and the passing back. Barring injury or doghouse, BB will ride one back as his workhorse runner for around 300 carries, and that has typically produced ~1100 / 12.
I suggest that one of these guys is going to produce like a mid to high RB2. I just don't know which one ( though I suspect Blount ).
Pipes
Footballguy
I read somewhere that Blount in 18 starts at RB for the Pats (including the playoffs) has 15 TDs. I don't think he's anything special but for some reason Belichek loves the guy. If I can get 1,000 yards and 10-12 tds from my RB2 I'm ecstatic. Also Jonas Gray seems like a cheap insurance policy. There are so many crappy RB's situations in the NFL this year...so much so its almost impossible to completely avoid them unless you play in a 8-10 team league.
