Comments on: Blount still thinks he’s the Bucs’ top back

By: nobby821

nobby821 — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:01:16 +0000

NEWS FLASH: Doug Martin becomes the only player in NFL history to not be fined or suspended for smoking a Blount in practice.

By: zampft

zampft — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:21:04 +0000

nice grammar. Can’t these guys at least pretend they went to college?

By: bucforever

bucforever — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:09:43 +0000

It has been said that a pro athlete gets paid to train and practice. Most of them would probably play on game day for nothing. Competetion is in the DNA. The point is every position on the team must be earned. Coach Sciano seems like a fair minded man. The best player will get the job but they will have to earn it on the practice field.
GO BUCS

By: bigdrew04

bigdrew04 — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:07:45 +0000

Blount is the man just needs to hold onto the ball

By: censorshipisbad

censorshipisbad — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:39:58 +0000

Blount = Brandon Jacobs 2.0 (only a bit more athletic)

By: alstottwastheman

alstottwastheman — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:24:12 +0000

I still like Blount. Yeah he’s not the best pass catcher or blocker, but those are things that can be worked on. Everyone seems to forget he ran for almost 1000 yards in like 10 starts his rookie year. He had a bad year last year, but so did the whole team. I don’t get why Freeman gets a free pass for the season because the team brought him down, but Blount was supposed to be a pro bowler. I still say should Blount should start with Martin as the 3rd down/goaline back. Martin is the rookie, make him earn his playing time.

By: deeppurple13

deeppurple13 — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:18 +0000

Ok, there are things that people should know about the Blount object. We all know what he is at face value which is a slow learning-seemingly one demensional back with anger issues. What many people may not realize is that this guy has issues figuring out which shoe goes on which foot.

Complicated blocking schemes will be impossible for this guy to figure out. He has a handler that has to constantly monitior his actions so that he doesn’t do something stupid (again). He is a physical beast but just doesn’t get it and sadly, I don’t think he comes with the ability to get it. Mentally, it just doesn’t click, and because of that, Tampa did what they had to do in their backfield.

By: skittlesareyum

skittlesareyum — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:12:37 +0000

I don’t understand Blount. Most of the time he acts like he needs to jump over everyone, almost like he forgets how big he really is. Then every so often he seems to remember it, like in the game against the Packers. That 54 yard touchdown run was a thing of beauty, even though at the time I wanted to throw my beer at the TV.

By: meandjuliojonesdownbytheschoolyard

meandjuliojonesdownbytheschoolyard — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:17 +0000

Tons of upside. Didn’t help him coming from that spread garbage at Oregon. The fumbling had to get better, but it looks like a lot of it happens after he’s 3 or 4 defenders deep and fighting for more yards. Gotta pass protect though. If he can get better Bucs will have formidable running game.

By: latchbeam

latchbeam — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:08 +0000

He may try to sucker punch Martin…

By: detroitrollin22

detroitrollin22 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:54 +0000

@jagsfanugh

Blount would have been taken in the first three rounds of the draft if he wouldn’t have punched the guy on Boise. He was a very good back at Oregon. Also, Blount’s problem is ball security and effectiveness on 3rd downs, not a lack of vision.

By: therealbrettfavre

therealbrettfavre — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:52 +0000

Kinda ironic that Doug Martin is from Boise State which, as you may recall, is the team that beat Oregon causing Blount to throw that punch. Hopefully Martin takes his job early.

By: bucfandango

bucfandango — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:29:59 +0000

Blount’s number 1 problem last season can be summed up in 2 words.

Greg Olson.

Need I say more?

By: jimthebuilder27

jimthebuilder27 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:25:20 +0000

Blount had that great run against the Packers (I know cuz that’s my team) but he’s very inconsistent. Hurt my Fantasy Team at times!

By: bozosforall

bozosforall — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:11:21 +0000

veence69 says:
May 15, 2012 2:00 PM
Think about that for a second. My favorite team has never won a Superbowl, yours has won 6 – And we’ve both hoisted the same amount of Lombardi Trophies, worn the same amount of SB Rings and received the same amount in bonuses.

Crazy.

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Even more crazy…the team that most New Englanders root for has hoisted half as many of those Lombardis, yet they all pretend as if they somehow had anything to do with the successes of those mercenary players.

Crazy indeed.

By: bozosforall

bozosforall — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:09:26 +0000

And he will clock anyone who disagrees with him.

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:04:16 +0000

Bount went on to say “If I’m not the #1 back I’m gone punch a mother#*($*(& out ya dig?”

By: fmwarner

fmwarner — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:55:35 +0000

Maybe he’s wrong, but he has the right attitude. He’s placing the responsibility for his playing time in his own hands instead of setting it up to blame it on the coaches if he sits.

By: 49erstim

49erstim — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:54:39 +0000

If anything I see the Bucs using a multiple back system at first. The performances of both men will shake out who starts. I will say that from the couple of Bucs games I caught last year that Blount wasn’t the only reason that running game faltered. The line blocked poorly, but worse than that the offense was anemic.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:45:08 +0000

He had 2 years to learn how to block.

Now with Martin coming on board he has decided to learn?

By: jgedgar70

jgedgar70 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:42:02 +0000

“I had the idea they were going to draft another guy,” Blount said. “Them drafting a running back might be what I needed to become an every down back.”

So if they had drafted some other position, you were going to sit on your can and not work hard? If I were a Bucs fan, this attitude would worry me.

This team still puts the “fun” in dysfunctional.

Mark it down – Bucs start 0-1 as Cam Newton shreds them. Again.

By: milkmandanimal

milkmandanimal — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:20 +0000

Blount should definitely still be the number one back. He is a big bruising back with good feet and nice agility. He can run, through over and around most defenders. Now that signed Nicks he will be able to get to the second level more and that will he a problem. Martin is good but he will be the third down back.
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Um, no. Blount regularly gets stopped for losses or no gain, has very little agility in terms of being able to change direction, and his one ability is “slam into people and hope they fall off”, which is great when it works, but it also leads to his fumbling. He’s not shifty in any way, and he’s just yet another strong, one-cut runner.

Also, and most importantly, running the ball doesn’t matter like it used to, and backs have to contribute in the passing game both as receivers and blockers. Blount doesn’t catch well, and he is absolutely, utterly, and terrifyingly awful as a blocker. He can’t read a blitz at all and simply cannot block anybody. He spent loads of time sitting on the bench last year, because the Bucs were way behind and they had to pass, so he got benched for Kregg Lumpkin.

If you want to be a number one back, “benched for Kregg Lumpkin” should probably not appear on your resume.

By: beastup22

beastup22 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:17:49 +0000

By: elmaxoh

elmaxoh — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:12:42 +0000

He’s not that bad , but he needs to learn how to block and how to pick up blitz .

By: doe22us

doe22us — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:36 +0000

Dude said aint no one going to take it away lol, they drafting the Doug guy pretty much confirms it lol.

By: veence69

veence69 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:12 +0000

Think about that for a second. My favorite team has never won a Superbowl, yours has won 6 – And we’ve both hoisted the same amount of Lombardi Trophies, worn the same amount of SB Rings and received the same amount in bonuses.

Crazy.

By: kleppnasty

kleppnasty — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:59:36 +0000

What is he supposed to say? This is the obvious response. He has to have the mindset that he can get better and keep his starting job, and if/when he loses it, he needs to have the mindset of working even harder to win it back.

By: veence69

veence69 — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:57:01 +0000

Would YOU want to be the one to tell him?

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:34 +0000

And he is willing to punch anyone / everyone in the face to prove it.

By: 7thlombardiontheway

7thlombardiontheway — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:28:03 +0000

I only have one thing to say about this. Six rings.