Oregon’s Blount needs solid A’s to Combine Q’s
Article By ddillon.tsn on 24th February, 2010
All of the 329 players invited to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis have questions they need to answer. Some have bigger questions than others.
These five players will be among those who undergo the most scrutiny by NFL general managers, coaches and scouts during interviews and drills in Indy.
As Ricky Ricardo would say, they have some 'splainin' to do.
LeGarrette Blount will need to answer to prospective employers at the Combine.
LeGarrette Blount, RB, Oregon After being suspended indefinitely last February by former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti for "failure to fulfill team obligations," Blount was reinstated by new coach Chip Kelly before the 2009 season. Then, after the Ducks' season-opening loss, Blount punched a Boise State player, confronted fans and was suspended again.
Blount rejoined the team late in the season but played in only two more games -- the Civil War contest against Oregon State and the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. He finished the '09 season with only 22 carries for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Not only did Blount force scouts to dig into the past to evaluate his ability -- they had to go back to tape from the '08 season -- but he raised a major red flag with his physical and emotional outburst in Boise.
"I think that is a concern," an AFC college scouting director said. "It's one thing to just snap and throw a punch. That happens in the NFL; you see it. It's another thing to absolutely go off the handle and start getting into it with the crowd. Because of that moment, the doubt is going to be on him for a long, long time. Everybody is going to be waiting for the shoe to drop again."
Jevan Snead, QB, Mississippi The 2009 NFL draft had barely ended when some pundits started putting out mock drafts for '10. Back then, Snead was considered a top 10 pick based largely, perhaps, on one good half's performance against Florida. Since th...
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These five players will be among those who undergo the most scrutiny by NFL general managers, coaches and scouts during interviews and drills in Indy.
As Ricky Ricardo would say, they have some 'splainin' to do.
LeGarrette Blount will need to answer to prospective employers at the Combine.
LeGarrette Blount, RB, Oregon After being suspended indefinitely last February by former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti for "failure to fulfill team obligations," Blount was reinstated by new coach Chip Kelly before the 2009 season. Then, after the Ducks' season-opening loss, Blount punched a Boise State player, confronted fans and was suspended again.
Blount rejoined the team late in the season but played in only two more games -- the Civil War contest against Oregon State and the Rose Bowl against Ohio State. He finished the '09 season with only 22 carries for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Not only did Blount force scouts to dig into the past to evaluate his ability -- they had to go back to tape from the '08 season -- but he raised a major red flag with his physical and emotional outburst in Boise.
"I think that is a concern," an AFC college scouting director said. "It's one thing to just snap and throw a punch. That happens in the NFL; you see it. It's another thing to absolutely go off the handle and start getting into it with the crowd. Because of that moment, the doubt is going to be on him for a long, long time. Everybody is going to be waiting for the shoe to drop again."
Jevan Snead, QB, Mississippi The 2009 NFL draft had barely ended when some pundits started putting out mock drafts for '10. Back then, Snead was considered a top 10 pick based largely, perhaps, on one good half's performance against Florida. Since th...
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