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I've heard him talk. With a full year to study the playbook, I think he'll be up to about 45%.
I don't see Blount going higher than Foster.
The coaches know what they have - they see Blount every day - they must think that he's NOT a good short yardage back, and Greg Cosell agrees with them . . .
Blount failed a few times converting early on and has not been given a chance since. Tolbert seems to fail about 50% of the time for SD yet they pound him again, as Choice has in Dallas the last month, as Barber did before that. There have been a number of times that TB had first and goal from the one and failed to score a TD with Blount out of the game this year. Hard to believe that a 6ft 245lb RB could not get it in given the chance.The play that Blount got suffed against Atlanta was fullback lead delay off-tackle..it was nlown up in the backfield and the DT had Blount around the knees as soon as he took the handoff. Spread the field in a one back set and hammer Blount up the middle. Think you would see much different results.
When they spread the field he is never in the game, they bring in Cadillac which is odd because that is the scheme he ran out of in college. But they just don't trust him fully yet in pass protection or with ball security. The other thing I notice about the Bucs is it seems like they run fewer plays than other teams, seems like every play is right against the play clock. When you complete a high percentage of passes and run alot this is the result. A more up tempo offense would mean more good things for Blount. I see 2nd round value next year in a similar situation.
good point - they know Blount can't pass protect so spreading the field makes no sense with him in the game, the D would sniff out a run in seconds . . .so Blount is not a pass protector and he's not good in short yardage, so that's two reasons why he will be (probably) overrated in 2011 . . .
I am not sure where you are going with this...by mentioning Greene, are you saying people will learn their lesson and NOT draft him early? Or are you saying they will follow like lemmings (not a bad thought at all) and draft him according to his amortized #s...my gut tells me people may be hesitant and he falls to 3rd/4th round status (much due to the fact they were burned by Greene or saw what happened)...but you could be absolutely right on this.Personally, i will see what the TB homers do in fantasty. I am in a heavy Jets fan PPR league, and Greene dropped further than in any of my other leagues. I think it had to do with the fact that we just did not "see" what everyone else did, but in the end, we were VERY right.
If you mean around the 10th round then you are correct.
it has been said that he doesnt really deliver contact, he braces for it . . .
Do you guys have any openings in your leagues?
and i think that is fixable, if its even true. esp for a guy of his measurables.
By this logic then coaches always make the right decision because they see it in practice. Let me ask you, when Andy Reid, one of the best QB coaches of ALL TIME, sat Vick for the entire year last year (a year in his PRIME) as the 3rd string QB, did he make the right decision? What about the start of this year, when Vick was the backup QB for Kolb? Did he make the right decision due to all the stuff he saw in practice? The only reason Vick even got a chance was due to a luck injury to Kolb. Even after his terrific performance in the first few games, Reid still wanted to start Kolb once he got healthy, only due to intense pressure from fans and elsewhere did he finally change his mind and start Vick. Now Vick is a MVP candidate and one of the best QBs in the league. Did Reid make the right decision because he saw him more than us?What about Arian Foster as an undrafted free agent? The kid was on the practice sqaud of some team, any other team could have signed him for free. Now, after getting his shot, he is the best or one of the best RBs in the league. Did the coaches who saw him in practice make the right decision by keeping him on the practice squad? Peyton Hillis was traded for peanuts, did the Denver coaches make the right decision? The guy is now one of the best RBs in the league statistically.I could go on and on, but this post is getting long...
I think last week it was, Tolbert got 6 straight chances inside the 10 yard line! 6 straight run plays right up the middle! Of course it ended in a TD. With blount, they give him 1 shot and then run a pass play or trick plays. A couple weeks ago, they had the ball on the 2 yard line, with 1st down. They gave Blount 1 chance, he got to the 1, and then they ran a full back pass, lol. They got in the endzone with this trick play, this time, tbut there has been countless other times when they have failed and it has cost the Bucs the game. I remember in the same game as above, they had 2 different 3rd and 1 to go, the first they passed the ball 60 yards down field and the 2nd they did a 10 yard slant. They failed at both.Blount is a load and can turn into a stud even in short yardage. He is averaging like 5-6 yards per carry for goodness sakes. The playcalling in Tampa is horrid. Even a highschool coach can call better plays, especially in short yardage or goalline downs.Hmmm. Not sure why you say this. You must have caught him on a bad day. The Blount I've heard is courteous, respectful, and intelligent...
Any thoughts on his 2016 season?
Yeah, out of the NFL.
love this kind of logic - point out of few anomalies and suddenly every coach is clueless . . .yes coaches make mistakes, like we ALL do - but most of the time they do it right . . .we can compare our knowledge (looking at numbers and some games on Sunday), to theirs (watching their players every day live and on tape) . . .no comparison, most of the time they know VASTLY more than we do, and it's not even close . . .plyka said:
But Plyka owns Blount in multiple dynasty leagues, he clearly knows what the Bucs should do better than the coaching staff.In Plykas defense, we all get a little biased with our players, i just think he is going a bit far.
I know - but we take this stuff too seriously . . .as an example, suppose that any of us take a three week vacation in the middle of the season to be a guest "assistant coach" for an NFL team. we get to attend every practice, offensive meetings, planning sessions, film sessions, etc. Our knowledge of players of that team would undoubtedly increase exponentially. So why do we act like we know everything now and the coaches of that team know nothing??
I agree with you. I will actually take it a step further. Even if I do get to do all that stuff, i still wouldnt know half of what the coaches know. There is a reason the Blount is only getting so many touches and in certain situations. His success does get me excited about something, it just isnt Blount. Its what a real NFL back might do in his situation. Deangelo Williams would instantly be a top 5 pick in redrafts next year if he goes to TB.
there is also a reason he went from an undrafted back that hardly played his senior yr to a crucial part of the offense. there is also a reason he is breaking off highlight reel runs routinely. hes better than you think he is.
huh? The Bucs run game was AWFUL this year until Blount took over, and he started putting up excellent numbers. I don't know how you can say that Blount isn't a very talented runner, and he's been putting up a lot of this production without the team's two best offensive linemen. He very well could put up 1,000 yards while playing in only 13 games. If you don't think that makes him a "real" NFL back, then there aren't too many "real" backs in the NFL.
