Comments on: Schiano Says Expect More Blount

By: buccanay

buccanay — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:54:58 +0000

So Doug Martin is already in the same class as Barry, Emmit, and Adrian Peterson? Is it any wonder we cant sell out any games. We have the cumulative NFL IQ of No. 2 pencil.

By: Miguel El Magnifico

Miguel El Magnifico — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:41:40 +0000

Snook says, ” Keep Ware as the #2 back. At least he doesn’t shuffle his feet every time he gets the ball.”

I hate that “Alstott Shuffle.”

By: Biff Barker

Biff Barker — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:44:34 +0000

Seeing is believing.

Best offense in Buc history sans LGB.

That said, I’d still would’nt mind him trample some Falgoons.

By: Tampa2

Tampa2 — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:55:33 +0000

The GREAT backs like Terrell Davis, Ladanian, Adrian Peterson, Emmitt, Barry, etc etc etc. You FEED them. You don’t give them the rock 14 times a game. What is it now a days with this F shi-t over working pussified crap. Gimmie a break. Your best players stay in the game. Period. You put LG in for a breather for Dougie or if they have a large lead in the 4th quarter. That is LG’s role and will always be his role. If you don’t like that well then go have a good cry about it..

By: SacBucs

SacBucs — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:38:19 +0000

I agree TOTALLY.. I think we shood use Dougie like Sproles..Use his ability to make tacklers miss in the open field. I just hope Doug don’t get hurt from being over worked. Whats with the love affair coaches?

Gruden had a love affair with qb’s
Raheem had a love affair with cb’s
Schiano has a love affair with working the heck out of the Muscle Hamp!

There has been no rb rotation all year..ok 3rd down whoopty doo…We need Blount!

By: Snook

Snook — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:07:27 +0000

If Blount is so great, why is Schiano not playing him? I guess you all know best.

By: BamBamBuc

BamBamBuc — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:16:58 +0000

It’s funny watching NFL Network and other channels with highlights on random screens in the background. If you watch, you’ll see Bucs highlights… all featuring LGB. The helicopter into the endzone, trucking 5 guys on the way to a score, hurdling poor DBs going for his ankles. Sure, in the future, they’ll all be Martin runs in the background, but it shows what LGB has meant to this team over the past two years. Fans are so quick to move on from what was pretty good, and so quick to crown the next “king of the team”. Two years ago, with no off-season, no pre-season, and new to the team in week 1, LGB came in in week 4 to thrill us against the Steelers carrying Polamalu about 7 yards for a first down and continuing on his way to 1000 yards. He was the next great thing. Last year, on a horrible team, always playing from behind needing to throw the ball, LGB had a down year and is immediately reduced from “next best thing” to “never was”. Martin is brought in and is a phenomenal back, but LGB still has what he’s had the past couple years… the ability to break through (on occasion) and make opponents look like fools. Why would you hide that on the bench and then lose that in the off-season? Because he fumbles? That’s really funny, because when he was getting the touches, he wasn’t losing any more fumbles than any other back getting significant carries. You’d have to look back two years to see the carries per game and fumbles per carry equal to any other starting RBs. He may never be a good #2 back, because he does better with more carries, but if he can learn to play that role (and we don’t know he can’t, he learned to pass block better, and catch the ball better), he could be a great keeper for this team or a nightmare for some opponent down the road. All I’m saying is that those crying to let him go may regret it down the road because they were too short-sighted to see the potential of having Martin and Blount used together. The moment Martin tweaks an ankle or gets turf-toe is the moment fans will wish we had Blount instead of Ware. Just one concussion away from being in dire need of a RB for the next week or two during a playoff push. Not what I want to see, but I’m realistic enough to know it happens all the time in the NFL and really don’t want to see our chances jeopardized by an injury and lack of backup potential. Even teams like Minnesota drafted and played backup RBs before AP was injured, Texans use Ben Tate to keep Foster fresh and productive, Saints use Ingram/Thomas/Ivory to always have some threat to run… you’d really rather have Martin/Ware over Martin/Blount? Doesn’t make sense….

By: buccanay

buccanay — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:10:50 +0000

To say Blount has no use for this team, shows the ignorance…..its no wonder we cant sell out the stadium with fans like these.

By: buccanay

buccanay — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:07:03 +0000

Dont know how else to put this, but…one of the reasons we cant sell out our games, is the ignorance of a large portion of the fanbase. Why does everyone feel the need to bash Blount? He was the lone highlight on this team with very little preparation and off-season practice, yet produced multiple highlight runs and has been a team player throughout. Look no further than the mirror why we have such an apathetic fanbase.

By: andres

andres — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:03:32 +0000

Can’t keep running Martin like they have, Blount has to get going ASAP.

By: espo

espo — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:26:53 +0000

Its still a work in progress jwayne. Imagine our offense with 2 homerun threats that have very different styles

By: Jwayne

Jwayne — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:11:02 +0000

If it’s not broke don’t fix it! Martin and the offense is doing just fine with Blount on the bench. Any time he’s in that means the Muscle hamster isn’t. And i don’t know how that helps in anyway!