NFLNew England Patriots');}'); adr.addAdSlot({pgid: 13316, auid: 281621, slot_id: slotName, topic_id: "7578"}); }
Getty Images
Today was a bad day for veteran running backs. First,Ben Tate was released by the Cleveland Browns after he didnt contribute much, and now LeGarrette Blount was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers after complaining about his serious lack of carries. So now Blount is in search for a new team to roll with and many eyes are turning to the New England Patriots as the destination that makes the most sense.
Off the top of the head, yeah it does make sense. Blount enjoyed a ton of success with the Patriots last year, single-handedly beating the Indianapolis Coltsin the playoffs (man the Colts have really bad luck against New England running backs). For the Patriots, yes Jonas Gray was amazing Sunday night, but imagine having both Blount and Gray in the backfield. Imagine the power!
But when you look harder at the situation, Blount doesnt want to be back in New England and Im pretty sure the Patriots are okay with that.
In Pittsburgh, Blount felt like he was being wildly underutilized which, for the most part, is correct. Though its hard to take LeVeon Bell off the field when hes just torching defenses right and left. Blount is going to be looking for a team that will assure him of the top spot at running back, and the Patriots wont do that. In fact, the Patriots would be silly to do that.
We just witnessed one of the best games by a running back ever in a Patriots uniform, and the team would be silly not to just let Gray run the ball for the rest of the season and see what hes got. Thats especially the case with both Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen being free agents at the end of the year.
My best guess for Blount is, as much as it pains me to say it, the Denver Broncos. The Broncos obviously need a running back badly (worse than you can even imagine), and we all know Blount and Aqib Talib are besties, so the pairing makes a lot of sense.
Had I not just witnessed Gray destroying aTop 10 run defense, I would be all on the Blount bandwagon, but the Patriots need to give Gray a chance and Blount needs to have his starting role. Sadly, that means no reunion in Foxboro.
Peter Rogers is a New England Patriots writer for RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @petahrahgas, Like him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google
Source: http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2014/11/18/legarrette-blount-reunion-with-new-england-patriots-very-unlikely/
No comments:
Post a Comment