LeGarrette Blount Signed

[Steelerette]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2007014-legarrette-blount-to-steelers-latest-contract-details-analysis-and-reaction

typo in the thread title: forgot the e at the end of LeGarrette.

Contract details pending...

[Shoes]

Sweet!

http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/nfl/285771/steelers-land-legarrette-blount-on-2-yr-pact

[Steelerette]

Two year deal.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-legarrette-blount-agrees-two-193107455--nfl.html

Looks like Shoes beat me to it.

[Psycho Ward 86]

2 years? Sweet. I hope opposing defenses bring a lot of ice packs because i think we officially have THE most physical runningback tandem in the NFL

[Steelerette]

I would love to round out our RB corps by re-signing Felix Jones... but I'm happy about Blount and I"ll probably be content with whomever they decide to have on as RB3.

[st33lersguy]

Good

[Shoes]

I would love to round out our RB corps by re-signing Felix Jones... but I'm happy about Blount and I"ll probably be content with whomever they decide to have on as RB3.

How about Howling?

[salamander]

Awesome!

[Steelerette]

Howling and Jones are the same age... I think the Cowboys were dumb to try to make Jones the feature back but he's a versatile hands guy for sure. Plus Jones has been healthy the past few seasons, and while he's not known for his blocking... Howling flat out can't. Jones may more appropriately fit the mold of keeping a 1-2 punch going should some injury happen to Bell, too.

[stillers4me]

Just hose him off before he goes into the locker room.

[Pete The Greek]

I have been waiting for this news all day.

[Steeltreal]

Huge

[Hawkman]

I like this much better than the MJD idea!

[blackngldblood]

I like this much better than the MJD idea!

The exact sentence I was getting ready to type! Happy Friday to us all!


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[86WARD]

Like it a lot...

[Steelerette]

Colbert hinted that the Steelers would make a bigger splash than usual in FA. We've got a starting safety, and now Moore and Blount... perhaps a routine year for some teams but pretty big for us. I'm glad that it feels like we're making these signings count, even if I'm not as big a fan of Cam Thomas

[Count Steeler]

I like this signing and I like what they have done in this off season. I was getting worried for a while, but I have to hand it to Kevin. Now I hope he surprises me in the upcoming draft.

Wonder if he is any relation to Mel?

[venom]

Great !! Now a WR or 2 and the Offense will be SICK !!!!

[X-Terminator]

2 years at ~$1.9 million per. Not a bad deal for the Steelers. Much better than paying over $3 million per year for MJD.

I approve.

[TheRuneMeister]

He always looked like a Steeler to me. This seems like a good fit, and a good deal.

[Hindes204]

Where's the money come from, I thought we had just over a Mil left? Signing bonus I guess? Not too "in the know" when it comes to cap stuff

[steelreserve]

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... and meanwhile, Aaron Hernandez is getting 25 to life!


but seriously. I like this signing. Decently priced, and whatever else you say about him, we know the dude can RUN THE BALL. This is the first time we've had two actual RBs on the team since that half a season when Duce Staley didn't suck.

[Psycho Ward 86]

the inevitable jerome bettis comparisons are going to get annoying though :lol:

[SteelMember]

I can dig it.

:thumbsup:

[Psycho Ward 86]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMN2enXHP8c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQSBs942wSo and it looks like he enjoys making fun of ray lewis as much as us :)

[Dwinsgames]

great news , RB is now off my list of need completely and would be fine going into the season with Bell, Blount ,Alexander

[Hawkman]

Smash mouth football........Pittsburgh Steelers Style!!

[SteelerFanInStl]

Really good signing by the Steelers. If we can get the OL shored up some more (and with the help from Munchak) our running game will be deadly. Art II should be very happy with that.

[Steelerette]

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[stillers4me]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/449681950790647808/i2HW3XiX.jpeg

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I don't think that has anything to do with signing Blount.

[Steelerette]

Probably not, great timing though! :lol:

[Dwinsgames]

and just how mad would he be is that RB signed would have been MJD ?

unless this is totally unrelated , but timing is suspect to say the least

[GBMelBlount]

I gotta say, I was a bit down when we were losing FA's left and right.

Now I feel like we upgraded this offseason.

[venom]

Where's the money come from, I thought we had just over a Mil left? Signing bonus I guess? Not too "in the know" when it comes to cap stuff


They will get $8 million in cap relief June 2 because they designated Woodley for a post-June 1 release last month.

[stillers4me]

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[steelreserve]

Well, it looks like Bell was upset about something else.

Turd Ferguson doesn't think it's funny, though.

[Dwinsgames]

I gotta say, I was a bit down when we were losing FA's left and right.

Now I feel like we upgraded this offseason.


in some ways we have , others not so much ...

but with a strong draft class we may be alright after all

[ALLD]

Maybe it will take some of the pressure off Ben to make all the plays.

[Craic]

How about Howling?

If he's healthy and back . . . we've just gone from having a mediocre to poor running back corps over the last few years to having an unbelievably talented one. If we can get that O line straightened out a little more, and with Brown and Miller catching passes (and whoever else behind them), that's an offense not to take lightly. We just need to shore up that D now. Hopefully we'll take care of the line in the draft.

[stillers4me]

I'm just in total shock and amazement over what we've done in FA this year. Can't wait to see how the draft shapes things up for us.

[Shoes]

I'm just in total shock and amazement over what we've done in FA this year. Can't wait to see how the draft shapes things up for us.

Indeed, out of the norm for the Steelers, but I like it!

[steelreserve]

I gotta say, I was a bit down when we were losing FA's left and right.

Now I feel like we upgraded this offseason.


in some ways we have , others not so much ...

but with a strong draft class we may be alright after all


The score as I see it - We got better at safety, RB and LB, treaded water at WR and got thinner at DL. None of the other positions had any noteworthy changes, and we still need CB depth and fast. I'm still hoping we can pick up one more defensive lineman outside of the draft, because I just CRINGE at the idea of using another #1 pick there. Unless maybe on Nix. If we could get Pat Sims, or even if we have to bring Keisel back after June 1, that would make me feel slightly better about that.

So overall, that's a win in my book, and a rare one in FA for us lately. Still have work to do, but compared to where we were and with the money we had to work with, they did a hell of a job. 2-3 weeks ago, I was seriously concerned that we were getting fleeced and would have nothing at all positive to show for it.

[SteelerFanInStl]

The score as I see it - We got better at safety, RB and LB, treaded water at WR and got thinner at DL. None of the other positions had any noteworthy changes, and we still need CB depth and fast. I'm still hoping we can pick up one more defensive lineman outside of the draft, because I just CRINGE at the idea of using another #1 pick there. Unless maybe on Nix. If we could get Pat Sims, or even if we have to bring Keisel back after June 1, that would make me feel slightly better about that.

So overall, that's a win in my book, and a rare one in FA for us lately. Still have work to do, but compared to where we were and with the money we had to work with, they did a hell of a job. 2-3 weeks ago, I was seriously concerned that we were getting fleeced and would have nothing at all positive to show for it.

Pat Sims re-signed with the Raiders.

We definitely need help on the DL but I still don't want a first round pick used there. I'd rather see CB or even WR, depending on who's available.

[GBMelBlount]

in some ways we have , others not so much ...

but with a strong draft class we may be alright after all

In 3 years?

Do you really think we will draft many players that can have any impact this year?

[Dwinsgames]

Pat Sims re-signed with the Raiders.

We definitely need help on the DL but I still don't want a first round pick used there. I'd rather see CB or even WR, depending on who's available.

I could be wrong BUT..... several of the D-Lineman talked about as potential first round picks could slide into the second

this draft is limited with Star quality players but has a TON of solid talent and it could fall a variety of ways on draft day ... I would not be shocked to see 10 -12 guys off any 1st round mock produced today still be on the board at the start of round 2 , also would be shocked to see so many QBs go as early as is being predicted right now . for me they are not overly talented and all have flaws I would be concerned with ... mid 1st round sure I could see some being worthy but not top 5-10 like the experts claim ... perhaps just me being overly critical

[Shoes]

It's possible Blount may be used for kick off returns too. He averaged 29.1 per return…not bad.

http://kffl.com/team/30/nfl/gnews.php?id=898424-steelers---legarrette-blount-could-be-returner

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/03/28/Steelers-agree-to-contract-with/stories/201403280194

[tube517]

I really can't wait for the season to start. Well, draft first, then the season.

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the inevitable jerome bettis comparisons are going to get annoying though :lol:

http://2michelles.accountsupport.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/SteelerBus.jpg :chuckle:

[GBMelBlount]

2 years at ~$1.9 million per. Not a bad deal for the Steelers. Much better than paying over $3 million per year for MJD.

I approve.

Agreed.

5 yards per carry last year.

I'm pretty excited to see what he can do.

[86WARD]

Yeah...definitely looking forward to what the Winnebago can do! Now they just need a solid third Down back...

[86WARD]

LeVeon & LeGarrette!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/29/pysy8yry.jpg

[XxKnightxX]

LeVeon & LeGarrette!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/29/pysy8yry.jpg

LeBackfield

[Steelersfan]

I could be wrong BUT..... several of the D-Lineman talked about as potential first round picks could slide into the second

This !!!

And what, nobody has any love on this board for Arnfelt and/or Nic Williams??? I think many of you will be surprised. If you look at Arnfelt's college tape, he actually is a better prospect than Hageman IMO. It's possible the Steelers are more comfortable at DE that most fans are.


This draft has a TON of solid talent and it could fall a variety of ways on draft day ... I would not be shocked to see 10 -12 guys off any 1st round mock produced today still be on the board at the start of round 2.

This!!! I agree with.



Would be shocked to see so many QBs go as early as is being predicted right now. For me they are not overly talented and all have flaws I would be concerned with... mid 1st round sure I could see some being worthy but not top 5-10 like the experts claim... Perhaps just me being overly critical

This I don't agree with. QB are always coveted by the QB needy teams. Even if the talent level isn't there, certain teams are FORCED to try for a shot-in-the-dark. If the run doesn't come in the top of first, there will be a QB run made by our 2nd round pick. If Houston errors and passes on a playmaker with the first pick for a QB (Bortles/Johnny football) others teams will panic and QB's will come of the board. If Houston goes playmaker, others may follow and look to trade up ahead of Houston into the bottom of the 1st and the QB run will begin there thru the top of the 2nd. We will get another shot at a "good" prospect in the second.

However, the draft seems to be playing out, that the Steelers keep their #15 pick and look to trade down in the 2nd to add extra picks. Lots of 2nd - 4th round prospects this draft, especially at certain positions.

[86WARD]

Well that was a short lived signing...if you can call it that with Blount's upcoming release...

Huh you ask? Well...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/30/are6epap.jpg

Gang signs...lol.

Quick...cut him now!!!

[86WARD]

LeBackfield

That's the name...keep it rolling!!!

[Hindes204]

That's the name...keep it rolling!!!

Haha, I was thinking the same thing, I will begin using all the time now

[Count Steeler]

LeBackfield better make Leoffense score LeTouchdowns. And LeOLine will deserve LeSteak Dinners.

[Mojouw]

Welp. Hope I am wrong about Blount and this does prove to be a good signing. I just don't get when he is supposed to be used. He is a 2 down back. We have a bell-cow and still no 3rd down/passing game weapon?

Oh Well. It didn't cost them anything and Blount is a proven commodity rather than a lottery ticket on a mid-round draft prospect.


I am dreading all of the stories and postings about the "return of Steeler football" and heaven forbid they pass more than 25 times in a game and only give Blount 2 carries and lose. Merril Hoge might have an aneurysm as he talks about "factor backs" and steals more quotes about alleys and seals from Lombardi.

Also, am I still allowed to argue that Emmanuel Sanders is not very good? According to the internet his loss is why the Steelers had to sign Blount to bolster the run game. This was news to me.

[Count Steeler]

Welp. Hope I am wrong about Blount and this does prove to be a good signing. I just don't get when he is supposed to be used. He is a 2 down back. We have a bell-cow and still no 3rd down/passing game weapon?

Oh Well. It didn't cost them anything and Blount is a proven commodity rather than a lottery ticket on a mid-round draft prospect.


I am dreading all of the stories and postings about the "return of Steeler football" and heaven forbid they pass more than 25 times in a game and only give Blount 2 carries and lose. Merril Hoge might have an aneurysm as he talks about "factor backs" and steals more quotes about alleys and seals from Lombardi.

Also, am I still allowed to argue that Emmanuel Sanders is not very good? According to the internet his loss is why the Steelers had to sign Blount to bolster the run game. This was news to me.

That just sounds idiotic. MAYBE if Blount was known for being a receiving back and they could line him up in the slot, but that is not the case.

[tube517]

LeBackfield better make Leoffense score LeTouchdowns. And LeOLine will deserve LeSteak Dinners.

LE Beau still needs LeHelp on LeDefense, too!

[Dwinsgames]

In 3 years?

Do you really think we will draft many players that can have any impact this year?


I do not know if they will or not , but this class has guys in it that could make an impact NOW ... vs players on current roster IMO

[Psycho Ward 86]

Welp. Hope I am wrong about Blount and this does prove to be a good signing. I just don't get when he is supposed to be used. He is a 2 down back. We have a bell-cow and still no 3rd down/passing game weapon?

Oh Well. It didn't cost them anything and Blount is a proven commodity rather than a lottery ticket on a mid-round draft prospect.



really? you dont consider bell a good 3rd down/passing game weapon? he was phenomenal in that role. as long as bell is healthy we dont need every back on the roster to be well rounded. blount is going to be good for spelling bell, and we cant fill all of our needs in free agency. thats what the draft/post-draft is for as well.

[Mojouw]

really? you dont consider bell a good 3rd down/passing game weapon? he was phenomenal in that role. as long as bell is healthy we dont need every back on the roster to be well rounded. blount is going to be good for spelling bell, and we cant fill all of our needs in free agency. thats what the draft/post-draft is for as well.

I do think that Bell can be excellent on 3rd downs. But if he is a 3 down back and is going to be used that way...Blount provides no complementary skill set and is simply there as a "power" back with no passing game role? That is good for what, 5 touches a game? Tampa tried to use Blount solely as a short yardage and goal-line back after his rookie year and it was a disaster.

I just hope this doesn't mean that the Steelers are attempting to return to 30-40 running plays a game and just attempt to slug it out with teams using two big backs. I would like to see Bell get the majority of the touches, Blount be used as a breather, and another dynamic RB added for passing game purposes.

[Shoes]

Well we know how things go, a few years ago we stocked with WR's and RB's and that vanished in short order via injuries and other issues. I'm glad we have him and Haley will probably get his scat back in the draft if Howling doesn't get back in the fold.

[Dwinsgames]

I do think that Bell can be excellent on 3rd downs. But if he is a 3 down back and is going to be used that way...Blount provides no complementary skill set and is simply there as a "power" back with no passing game role? That is good for what, 5 touches a game? Tampa tried to use Blount solely as a short yardage and goal-line back after his rookie year and it was a disaster.

I just hope this doesn't mean that the Steelers are attempting to return to 30-40 running plays a game and just attempt to slug it out with teams using two big backs. I would like to see Bell get the majority of the touches, Blount be used as a breather, and another dynamic RB added for passing game purposes.

I'll take 30 rushing attempts per game and 30 passes per game . 60 offensive plays per game does not leave other teams much time to play offense and keeps our Def rested / fresh and safe from big plays against when on the sidelines for 35-40 min of the 60 per game .... and I wil be smiling while it happens

[Psycho Ward 86]

I do think that Bell can be excellent on 3rd downs. But if he is a 3 down back and is going to be used that way...Blount provides no complementary skill set and is simply there as a "power" back with no passing game role? That is good for what, 5 touches a game? Tampa tried to use Blount solely as a short yardage and goal-line back after his rookie year and it was a disaster.

I just hope this doesn't mean that the Steelers are attempting to return to 30-40 running plays a game and just attempt to slug it out with teams using two big backs. I would like to see Bell get the majority of the touches, Blount be used as a breather, and another dynamic RB added for passing game purposes.

who cares if he has no complementary role. he has a robust YPC average. not being able to play a part in the pass game doesnt matter when you have another do-it-all back. the patriots are a passing team and even they gave blount twice the # of touches per game that you estimated. There are also these magical things called, 2-back sets, which we can and probably will use with the talent we have in Lebackfield (sorry, im gonna have to abuse this phrase now). Blount looked just great his rookie year without even being involved in the passing game. Our RB's had 357 carries last season. I think we can all safely expect to run closer to 400 times or more with the RB's with the loss of sanders/cotchery, and the addition of blount. Wouldnt it be nice to have a carry ratio of 272:128 between bell and blount, especially since bell is probably going to touch the ball an additional 3-6 times a game because he's a good receiving back as well?

[Steelerette]

It's fantastic to have Blount to:

1) Spell Bell and give him a breather
2) Keep the running attack fresh game-long
3) Fill in for Bell if he gets injured
4) Confound defenses with 2-back sets

It's about time we had a few running backs who can run the ball. Bell is unquestionably the starter but this could be a huge opportunity for us. Now we just need a guy like Felix Jones or a draft pick to be that change of pace RB3... then our FB/RB4 can be that "good at nothing" guy that we seem to like to carry.

[steelreserve]

I'll take 30 rushing attempts per game and 30 passes per game . 60 offensive plays per game does not leave other teams much time to play offense and keeps our Def rested / fresh and safe from big plays against when on the sidelines for 35-40 min of the 60 per game .... and I wil be smiling while it happens


^^ This exactly. The way to beat Peyton Manning or Tom Brady is not to slug it out with them, offense against offense, and try to win 45-42. How often does that actually happen, once every three years? On the other hand, nobody is going to score 40 points on you if they only have the ball for 20 minutes.

For all the talk of it being "a passing league" and "the running game is going away," etc., it can be very effective at controlling the pace of the game, and slowing down the pace keeps games against those high-powered offenses close and winnable.

"Steelers football" still works just fine; the only catch is you need an EFFECTIVE running game and a defense capable of making a stop more often than not, and for the past few years we've had neither. People are confusing that with the idea in general not working. At least we'll have one part of it this year, hope the defense starts to pick up too ...

[Mojouw]

I hope everyone here is right. 30 rushes a game is fine with 30 passes as well. That means the Steelers are winning. But 30 rushes and 12 passes is likely not so good. That means they are simply running for the sake of running.

I am likley rushing to judgement because the roster is not complete. If RB's with different styles are added, then things may look different.

I have no problem with Blount as a player. I am not certain how he fits into the overall scheme and position group here.

2 back sets with Blount and Bell may work. May not. Neither of them is a "blocking" back.

I do know that you rush to protect a lead in this league now, not to get one in the first place. I just hope that this team does not move backwards in offensive philosophy. That's all.

Additionally, I think Blount is making less money than I originally thought. Kind of makes me back-away from my problem with doubling down on a similar skill set as Bell with limited $$$.

[steel striker]

I like the signing alot and, I was concerned that he was going to end up playing for the rats. Now when we need those short yards we should be able to get it. Blount is really going to help our offense and, like a few have said take the pressure off of Ben to make all of those big plays. Let's see what we can get at the draft.

[steelreserve]

I hope everyone here is right. 30 rushes a game is fine with 30 passes as well. That means the Steelers are winning. But 30 rushes and 12 passes is likely not so good. That means they are simply running for the sake of running.

I would actually say 30 rushes and 12 passes usually means you won the game. That used to happen all the time in Ben's early years. I wish we were still good enough defensively to make that work. However, I get your point. No point in doing it just to do it, especially if it isn't working. Hopefully they'll figure it out. Tomlin's never struck me as a particularly run-happy coach either - not that he has any control over either of his coordinators anyway.

[Mojouw]

Here is a better take on my concern, although everyone here has me (almost) convinced that I need to get over myself and get on board with this signing.

I just am concerned that everyone "likes" this signing for the Steelers because they see a RB that weighs 250 lbs or so and get excited about the prospect of "Blount Force Trauma".

Here is the thing. Blount is not a good short-yardage or goal to go specialist back.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/blount-still-work-despite-improvement-short-yardage-game/

If he is used outside of that specialized role, then I think his performance will be better.

[Psycho Ward 86]

Here is a better take on my concern, although everyone here has me (almost) convinced that I need to get over myself and get on board with this signing.

I just am concerned that everyone "likes" this signing for the Steelers because they see a RB that weighs 250 lbs or so and get excited about the prospect of "Blount Force Trauma".

Here is the thing. Blount is not a good short-yardage or goal to go specialist back.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/blount-still-work-despite-improvement-short-yardage-game/

If he is used outside of that specialized role, then I think his performance will be better.

i saw that article as well. im still not concerned because we dont need him to be our short yardage back. bell's multipleness makes him more dangerous in the red zone anyways

[Steelersfan]

I hope everyone here is right. 30 rushes a game is fine with 30 passes as well. That means the Steelers are winning. But 30 rushes and 12 passes is likely not so good. That means they are simply running for the sake of running.

I am likley rushing to judgement because the roster is not complete. If RB's with different styles are added, then things may look different.

I have no problem with Blount as a player. I am not certain how he fits into the overall scheme and position group here.

2 back sets with Blount and Bell may work. May not. Neither of them is a "blocking" back.

I do know that you rush to protect a lead in this league now, not to get one in the first place. I just hope that this team does not move backwards in offensive philosophy. That's all.

Additionally, I think Blount is making less money than I originally thought. Kind of makes me back-away from my problem with doubling down on a similar skill set as Bell with limited $$$.

Mojouw,
Not criticizing your opinion, BUT check out this article. It may change your opinion a little. Pay particular attention to the part about his pass catching stats. Especially the part about his blitz pick-up/pass blocking.

A little more than halfway down the article: Last season he didn't give up a single pressure on 35 pass blocking attempts.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/a-look-at-what-legarrette-blount-could-offer-the-steelers/

[Hawkman]

Mojouw,
Not criticizing your opinion, BUT check out this article. It may change your opinion a little. Pay particular attention to the part about his pass catching stats. Especially the part about his blitz pick-up/pass blocking.

A little more than halfway down the article: Last season he didn't give up a single pressure on 35 pass blocking attempts.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/a-look-at-what-legarrette-blount-could-offer-the-steelers/

The stat in that article that I loved, was Bell only losing the ball once in 289 carries, AS A ROOKIE! Love that.

[blackngldblood]

The stat in that article that I loved, was Bell only losing the ball once in 289 carries, AS A ROOKIE! Love that.

And as a rookie, when he fumbled the ball he took his medicine and immediately picked his chin up and moved past it. How could you not love this guy?


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[steelreserve]

Here is a better take on my concern, although everyone here has me (almost) convinced that I need to get over myself and get on board with this signing.

I just am concerned that everyone "likes" this signing for the Steelers because they see a RB that weighs 250 lbs or so and get excited about the prospect of "Blount Force Trauma".

Here is the thing. Blount is not a good short-yardage or goal to go specialist back.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/blount-still-work-despite-improvement-short-yardage-game/

If he is used outside of that specialized role, then I think his performance will be better.


I think what we need is less of a short-yardage specialist and more of a guy who can reliably get you to a 2nd-and-5 more often than 3rd-and-9. I don't care how he gets it done; being big, running hard, a knack for finding holes, whatever.

The fast guys and the dancers are usually boom-or-bust, which does not help sustain drives or help you control the tempo. You want to flip a coin between no gain and a 15-yard gain, throw a pass; it'll come up heads more often. That's why Willie Parker and 2011-12 Mendenhall were useless. This has the potential to bring something totally different to the table for our offense, which we haven't had consistently for a long time.

[slippy]

willie parker wasn't exactly "useless" in 2005-2008. i've never understood the FWP bashing on this board.

[Psycho Ward 86]

willie parker wasn't exactly "useless" in 2005-2008. i've never understood the FWP bashing on this board.

because when you take away his long runs... :chuckle:

[Steelerette]

Parker was far from useless but it did get tough to stay in an offensive rhythm sometimes. The problem was we had no great complement for him after Bettis retired. We got a lot of exciting plays but just as many 3-and-outs. Davenport, Mewelde... meh. But someone like Parker would however be great to share part of the load with someone like Bell.

[Mojouw]

Mojouw,
Not criticizing your opinion, BUT check out this article. It may change your opinion a little. Pay particular attention to the part about his pass catching stats. Especially the part about his blitz pick-up/pass blocking.

A little more than halfway down the article: Last season he didn't give up a single pressure on 35 pass blocking attempts.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/a-look-at-what-legarrette-blount-could-offer-the-steelers/

Thanks for that! It seems my fears about Blount and the pass game may be a bit unfounded. That is what I get for forming an opinion without looking for some actual information. I had just always heard that Blount was crap in the passing game and assumed it to be true.

I will reserve any further criticism or complaining for after actual games.

[Hawkman]

Thanks for that! It seems my fears about Blount and the pass game may be a bit unfounded. That is what I get for forming an opinion without looking for some actual information. I had just always heard that Blount was crap in the passing game and assumed it to be true.

I will reserve any further criticism or complaining for after actual games.

Very humble of you!:)

[86WARD]

because when you take away his long runs... :chuckle:

Actually, the same could be said about Adrian Peterson...

[Dwinsgames]

Actually, the same could be said about Adrian Peterson...

or any other RB that EVER played in the league .... make it less subjective and place a numerical value on " long" make that word mean 10 yards or more ....

take all those runs from every RB in the history of the game and NO RB ever averages 5 YPC for a season is my guess and most never touch 4 YPC again a guess but IMO would be a pretty safe bet

[zulater]

willie parker wasn't exactly "useless" in 2005-2008. i've never understood the FWP bashing on this board.

Me neither. He was a good back for this team. Not great, and he had limitations. But he was a lot better between the tackles than people want to give him credit for.

[steelreserve]

I do not want to hijack the thread for a debate about Willie Parker, so this is the last time I will mention it here ... his problem was that he was so inconsistent that you could not use the running game to sustain a drive at all. A gain of 16 yards followed by gains of 0, 2, and -1 yards gives you a decent average, but guess what, you just killed the drive.

The other part I couldn't stand about him was that virtually all of his production came against lousy opponents. This is well-documented in his game logs; look it up if you don't believe me. Every time we could've used him to come up big in an important game, it was a near certainty that he'd be shut down completely. The level of failure was just unprecedented. No, nobody was going to run the ball great against the mid/late 2000s Ravens defense, but where being "shut down" for other halfway decent backs would mean having 60 yards, Parker would have something like 19 yards on 21 carries. It completely ruined the offense. It's too bad that having a big game against the Browns and Bengals when they both sucked was enough to pull the wool over people's eyes. Because outside of those kinds of games, the guy had about a 10% success rate with his runs. SUCKED SHIT.

There, that's all I'm going to say about Parker now; I've got it out of my system. The point is, I'm super happy that we've got RBs who are not like that now.

[LLT]

I do not want to hijack the thread for a debate about Willie Parker, so this is the last time I will mention it here ... his problem was that he was so inconsistent that you could not use the running game to sustain a drive at all. A gain of 16 yards followed by gains of 0, 2, and -1 yards gives you a decent average, but guess what, you just killed the drive.

The other part I couldn't stand about him was that virtually all of his production came against lousy opponents. This is well-documented in his game logs; look it up if you don't believe me. Every time we could've used him to come up big in an important game, it was a near certainty that he'd be shut down completely. The level of failure was just unprecedented. No, nobody was going to run the ball great against the mid/late 2000s Ravens defense, but where being "shut down" for other halfway decent backs would mean having 60 yards, Parker would have something like 19 yards on 21 carries. It completely ruined the offense. It's too bad that having a big game against the Browns and Bengals when they both sucked was enough to pull the wool over people's eyes. Because outside of those kinds of games, the guy had about a 10% success rate with his runs. SUCKED SHIT.

There, that's all I'm going to say about Parker now; I've got it out of my system. The point is, I'm super happy that we've got RBs who are not like that now.

All true...but with that "kind" of back, its a live by the sword/die by the sword scenerio. Even the great Barry Sanders was known for the incredible amount of times that he was tackled behind the line of scrimmage. One of the reasons that I prefer North/South runners.

[ALLD]

Not time to compare Blount to FWP or Walter Payton, but hopefully he fills a gap since The Bus left.

[Heinz Hitman]

Blount is the RB I was hoping we would sign from the get-go. I love the attitude he runs with and feel that he would be a great back up. If Bell goes down for any length of time (Heaven forbid) I would be comfortable with Blount toting the load for those games. Now if Hyphen gets 100% healthy and we re-sign him for cheap to be our 3rd down back all would right in the world.

[zulater]

I do not want to hijack the thread for a debate about Willie Parker, so this is the last time I will mention it here ... his problem was that he was so inconsistent that you could not use the running game to sustain a drive at all. A gain of 16 yards followed by gains of 0, 2, and -1 yards gives you a decent average, but guess what, you just killed the drive.

The other part I couldn't stand about him was that virtually all of his production came against lousy opponents. This is well-documented in his game logs; look it up if you don't believe me. Every time we could've used him to come up big in an important game, it was a near certainty that he'd be shut down completely. The level of failure was just unprecedented. No, nobody was going to run the ball great against the mid/late 2000s Ravens defense, but where being "shut down" for other halfway decent backs would mean having 60 yards, Parker would have something like 19 yards on 21 carries. It completely ruined the offense. It's too bad that having a big game against the Browns and Bengals when they both sucked was enough to pull the wool over people's eyes. Because outside of those kinds of games, the guy had about a 10% success rate with his runs. SUCKED SHIT.

There, that's all I'm going to say about Parker now; I've got it out of my system. The point is, I'm super happy that we've got RBs who are not like that now.


Wasn't exactly running behind the 7 blocks of granite now was he? The Steelers won a bunch of games with FWP being the primary back. No one is saying he was great, but he sure wasn't bad either.

[tube517]

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/04/new-steelers-rb-legarrette-blount-told-hell-short-yardage-goal-line-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SteelersDepotBlog+(Steelers+D epot+Blog)

[Mojouw]

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/04/new-steelers-rb-legarrette-blount-told-hell-short-yardage-goal-line-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SteelersDepotBlog+(Steelers+D epot+Blog)

Great. So the they plan to use Blount exactly how an in depth analysis of his statistics says not to use him. But you know he is big and weighs a bunch so of course he will be good at it.

[GBMelBlount]

Great. So the they plan to use Blount exactly how an in depth analysis of his statistics says not to use him. But you know he is big and weighs a bunch so of course he will be good at it.

LOL

[steelreserve]

Great. So the they plan to use Blount exactly how an in depth analysis of his statistics says not to use him. But you know he is big and weighs a bunch so of course he will be good at it.

Well, according to another breakdown from the same site, There's not a hell of a lot of difference. Blount did slightly better at goal-line situations, Bell did slightly better on short yardage, but also had fewer yards to go on average.

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/03/comparing-leveon-bell-legarrette-blount-situational-football/

As far as I'm concerned, we added a stocky guy who's hard to bring down, which is good thing. He certainly doesn't remind me of Najeh Davenport or anything. I wonder whose dorm room that guy is taking a dump in now?

[86WARD]

Going back to read these posts...

[Dissolv]

Don't need the necroposts man. If nothing new is happening you don't need to repost old crap.


Dissolv

[86WARD]

Or you could just not read it...

[tube517]

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r561/ak47frizzle/necroposter_zpsf09ff7ad.jpg :chuckle:

[86WARD]

LMAO