I've been travelling all day, so I haven't had a chance to comment yet on the news of Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount's season long suspension.
The suspension effectively ends his career, as he was a senior.
It's an ignomious conclusion to his career. The stat line is absolutely horrific.
Eight carries for negative five yards.
And one sucker punch to an opponent after the game.
As I wrote here, what Blount did was reprehensible and unconscionable. You simply cannot do that.
But as ESPN's Ted Miller wrote, let's hope that Blount can learn from this.
There's no question in my mind that this incident will cost Blount. He went from a possible day one draft pick to potentially being an undrafted free agent.
I doubt that he has lost the opportunity for an NFL career because of this punch.
The road to making it to the league has become much harder for him, though. The only film for the scouts to look at is the entirety of the 2008 season and this one sad night in 2009.
Yet if you have talent, someone will take a chance on you.
This will not be the last time we hear about LeGarrette Blount.
Let's hope that in the future, we are only hearing about his positive on the field exploits.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
How Do You Solve A Problem Like LeGarrette Blount?
It was a decent game on the Smurf Turf in Boise State, although it was quite a sloppy victory for the Broncos.
But the real action took place after the game, as Oregon Ducks star running back LeGarrette Blount punched Boise State defender Byron Hout.
Now, Hout did push Blount in the shoulder and shouted something in his face.
But I'm sorry. Unless he trashed your momma or another close female relative, you don't punch a player in the face.
Hell, even if he did trash talk a female relative, you just simply cannot do that.
Things also began to escalate further as Blount had to be restrained by Boise Stadium event staff and local police as he started to charge at some of the fans sitting near the players tunnel.
I think that new head coach Chip Kelly has to have a long, long conversation with Blount. Considering that Blount was kicked out of practice earlier this year, I think Blount might be sitting out some more.
Because the behavior that Blount exhibited Thursday night was immature and unconscionable.
But the real action took place after the game, as Oregon Ducks star running back LeGarrette Blount punched Boise State defender Byron Hout.
Now, Hout did push Blount in the shoulder and shouted something in his face.
But I'm sorry. Unless he trashed your momma or another close female relative, you don't punch a player in the face.
Hell, even if he did trash talk a female relative, you just simply cannot do that.
Things also began to escalate further as Blount had to be restrained by Boise Stadium event staff and local police as he started to charge at some of the fans sitting near the players tunnel.
I think that new head coach Chip Kelly has to have a long, long conversation with Blount. Considering that Blount was kicked out of practice earlier this year, I think Blount might be sitting out some more.
Because the behavior that Blount exhibited Thursday night was immature and unconscionable.
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