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The Niners are probably going to make a stud out of him and he might be able to spell/preserve Gore. San Fran scares me as a Seahawk fan.
From the National Football Post
To some people, one of the many surprises that took place during the 2010 NFL draft was the freefall of former Oregon Ducks running back LeGarrette Blount.
In a year that saw 14 running backs selected during the seven-round draft, the 6’0”, 241-pound Blount was one of the players who never heard his name called.
Part of that may have to do with the 4.81 40-yard-dash he ran at February’s combine in Indianapolis. Another reason for Blount’s fall (and I’m guessing it may be this) could have been the barroom-style brawl he incited at Boise State’s Bronco Field on September 3, 2009 after he punched Byron Hout in the face moments after the Ducks lost 19-8 in the season-opener.
Whatever the reason for Blount’s freefall is now irrelevant. Because starting today, his main goal should be to make an NFL roster.
And his first chance to make that dream happen will come in San Francisco.
NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora reports that Blount signed a free agent contract with the 49ers following the conclusion of the 2010 draft. He’ll have the opportunity this summer to compete for a role as a special teams player and backup to 49ers starting running back Frank Gore.
The move adds more depth to a San Francisco draft class that should certainly gain some recognition as one of the better talent-hauls of the year. In addition to Blount, the Niners also landed Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon in the sixth-round (potential sleeper), as well as two of the top-rated offensive linemen—Rutgers’ Anthony Davis and Idaho’s Mike Iupati—in the first round.
As for Blount, the much-criticized running back now has an opportunity to pursue his dream of playing professional football, just seven months after an incident that could very well have ended his career forever.
Hopefully, college players around the country took notice.
Mike Singletary has put an emphatic stamp on this draft, going for players with at ude, mean streaks, and character issues. Besides Blount, Penn State LB Navorro Bowman is another guy who comes in with character issues(and a lot of potential). Singletary seems to think his sheer force of will can keep these guys in line, and after watching him turn Vernon Davis into his little I can't disagree.
Blount, Iupati, Bowman, and Pitt TE Nate Byham come in with reps for being hard-nosed, angry players who are always looking to hit. A quote from Byham sums it up.
"I like to bloody noses," he said. "I don't shy away from contact. I go into the hole to hit somebody. I'm trying to inflict pain. I'm not just there to get in somebody's way."
Add in bruiser Anthony Dixon and big hit specialist Taylor Mays, and you can tell the style of football the Niners want to play. They want to, as Singletary said so well in his meltdown press conference, "Hit people in the mouth".
Whether these late round guys will have an impact or not remains to be seen, but they certainly add to the overall personality of SF. This is a team built in Iron Mikes own image. Also impressive is that the Niners did this well in the draft with no GM (Mcloughan having left town)
I ing love it, but now it needs to pay off on the field. Go Niners!
The Niners are probably going to make a stud out of him and he might be able to spell/preserve Gore. San Fran scares me as a Seahawk fan.
Hahaha... Not so fast. He swapped his San Fran home for a Tennessee one! Hahahahaha...
changed his mind apparently, now per ESPN, he is signing with the ans.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5136311
FWIW, the 49ers picked up Shay Hodge, who led the SEC in receiving last year. Not exactly an easy accomplishment considering who was throwing him the ball.
Yeah, just saw that a bit ago. Interesting he would change his mind, although the depth chart may be a bit more favorable for him in Tennessee
Hadn't heard that. He was very effective for the Rebs last year. Looking at his stats/combine numbers, he looks like he has the skills to possibly contribute. Good stuff
Seahawks had a nice draft also. Really, the whole NFC west did well.
Yeah, pretty decent draft for the division. The Niners are building on what might have been a playoff team if not for some bad losses last year (Seahawks in Seattle, Vikes in Minnesota on a last second throw from Favre to Lewis, etc.). I expect them to take the division by storm as they had Zona's number all year in 2009 and the Cards are going to be a lesser team this year. Seattle is in full rebuild mode, but at least they won't be as crappy as the Rams.
Yeah with LenDale White leaving there is a big space to fill.
Smart move. Too many backs to compete with in SF, now Tenn has a void after CJ. He has a better shot there.
Remember during that Tennessee State game in like week 1? I was giving you about Snead and you said he'd turn it around. lol.
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