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LeGarrette Blount signs with NE (1 Viewer)
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Run It Up
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The Pats in recent years have not tried to grind the clock out until the last two minutes, preferring instead to run it up.
Frank Black
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This entire thread may have the most speculation of any thread I've read recently. I'm not insulting anyone here but I'm pointing out that it's almost useless to speculate about BB or what it means that the players are playing at certain times during the preseason.
The PAT defense could take a step back. The PAT offense may try to run the ball more to take some pressure off the defense.
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SaintsInDome2006
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Actually what gets me is the lack of speculation on the pass receiving back in the Pats offense. Who is the Vereen/Faulk in this offense?
rjv
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bostonfred
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1) they may not have one2) if cadet makes the team I think it's because he's the guy they want in there. They loved him before the injury. If not then Lewis seems like the leader in the clubhouse.
ROYALWITCHEESE
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Holy s###. Gray waived.
ROYALWITCHEESE
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ourmanflint
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Ilov80s
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Didn't see that coming, but like I said, can't lose. It was my second to last pick that is now a spot for the hot WW pick for week 1. Had potential, but we got the reveal early which is very helpful.
Old Smiley
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ourmanflint
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New England Patriots Schedule Standings Stats Roster Live Blog Odds Patriots Roster Cuts Tracker: Jonas Gray Reportedly To Be Cut Or Traded by Doug Kyed on Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 1:14PM18,302 Share this: Fancred 1:37 p.m.: The Patriots could try to trade Gray, ESPN’s Field Yates reports. Gray hasn’t been told he’s been cut yet, a source told the Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe. The Patriots also are “actively” shopping for a big-bodied wide receiver, according to a league source.Didn't see that coming, but like I said, can't lose. It was my second to last pick that is now a spot for the hot WW pick for week 1. Had potential, but we got the reveal early which is very helpful.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/09/patriots-roster-cuts-tracker-team-must-whittle-roster-to-53-players/
TartanLion
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LOL unbelievable, literally just dumped Duke Johnson for Jonas Gray as he was sitting on the WW.
Who is the week 1 fill in now ? Lewis ?
Who is the week 1 fill in now ? Lewis ?
Run It Up
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ourmanflint
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Looks like they still have Bolden, Lewis, Cadet and White (and Gray technically according to the above link) on the roster but they still have cuts to make.
Road Warriors
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Probably Bolden, IMO. Lewis is way too small to be the lead back between the tackles, even for a week.
Anarchy99
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I don't think anyone will be fantasy start worthy Week 1 in standard scoring (0 ppr) leagues. I think the Pats will scheme to pass a ton and utilize their dink and dunk bubble screens and short passing routes to serve as their running game. Brady goes nuts if the blocking holds up. Team leader in rushes might max out at 10 carries unless they get so far ahead that they can take the air out of the ball (pardon the pun) and just run it late.
satch
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Why not? Good offense, good schedule, proven success, goal line back, clock killing hammer, being used more in passing game, no real threats to his role. Arrow pointing straight up for Blount.
bostonfred
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Freelove already posted his angry Blount good, content Blount bad theory earlier in this thread if you're interested
Old Smiley
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What's the line look like? Nice to be able to win with just plain power sometimes.
Run It Up
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Solder and Vollmer great, Stork great. The guards are all over the place. Jackson I think has secured a start, the other 3 are not settled in yet. Shaq Mason is killing it run blocking but not so much pass blocking. Line is slightly better than last year. I'd say much better run blocking, that 50+ yard Jonas Gray TD was 90% Shaq Mason and 9% James Develin.
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LordHusker
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Agreed. I don't understand why some people are trying to make this seem so convoluted. Start him week 2 and enjoy.
thatguythere
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Shutout
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People must have forgotten how the Patriots roll. If I owned Blount, i probably would have started him today too but I wasn't surprised one bit to see the game almost over and him sitting with a goose egg.
Lewis, on the other hand, is going to be the play all year. I don't know if he has blackmail evidence or what but when you fumble two straight weeks and hoodie still rolls you out there, you're the goods.
ponchsox
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True. But with this defense I feel like the Pats will be in a bunch of shootouts this year and will go with Lewis more.
RealReactions
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The defense isn't like last years at all where they have great corners and are able to keep people from scoring so i completely agree. Last year they would get up and just run to run the clock. This year they will have to score a lot to make sure they win and thats when lewis is in and blount on the side
nightmare
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5'8" 195# is "pint size"? D Lewis is more then a scatback. Blount is not that good of a short yardage RB
and the Pats do a lot of different stuff at the goal line. ESPN is wrong and Roto is worse for just recycling
this. Blount could see 20+ carries because it's the Jags but I still think it could be a 60/40 split.
5'8" & 195 lbs for an NFL RB IS small. He might be more than a scatback, but he is a small RB.
That being said, where are you getting this short-yardage and goal line stuff? The rotoworld/ESPN blurb didn't mention GL or short-yardage, did it? It mentioned "power-running game." I take that as meaning trying to run out the clock, pound the ball between the tackles, and holding onto the football; and Blount IS better at all those things than Lewis (although, to be fair, we've never seen him given the chance to run out the clock at the NFL level).
Rimez
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yeah that is pint size when youre running into guys that are 6'4" and 320lbs, danny woodhead is bigger than lewis.
The last time the Pats played a decent front-seven but weak secondary and were huge favorites? Week 12 last year. Blount had only 12 carries, but 78 yards and 2 TDs.
He's better than a lottery ticket but far from a slam dunk. I think he's a phenomenal GPP play this week.
He's better than a lottery ticket but far from a slam dunk. I think he's a phenomenal GPP play this week.
You don't have to agree for it to be true.Read my post again; I didn't say anything about SY or GL. I'm talking about IF NE decides to run clock, and they want a big back, who will run in the middle, hold onto the football, and hit the defenders. That isn't going to be Lewis. You want to argue that he's a better SY/GL back? OK, go right ahead, but don't try to pretend like that was part of the rotoworld or ESPN blurbs, and don't act like I posted that.
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