LeGarrette Blount (Punctuality, Release, and Trade Rumors)

[Dolorous Jason]

Penn was fat, Blount was lazy and Freeman was stupid. Sums up the 2011 team.

...and Cheeseburger was all of the above.

[The Shadow]

The Bucs didn't draft Doug Martin for no reason. If they just wanted a complementary back there were plenty available in FA. The writing is on the wall in my opinion.

[PassThePigSkin]

The Bucs didn't draft Doug Martin for no reason. If they just wanted a complementary back there were plenty available in FA. The writing is on the wall in my opinion.

2 back League, short shelf is in order for Blounts running style.The Bucs drafted Doug to complement the beast they already have and to take over in case of injury. Can't have enough good running backs.

[dbucfan]

Good post PassThe PigSkin

[BucDaFackUp]

Funny that he'd be chronically late and sleep in meetings yet throw a fit when the question was asked about an RB being drafted in the first couple rounds...not exactly the type of attitude I'd want from a guy going into a season where he could potentially earn himself a big contract.

[BucDaFackUp]

With this information going public, does it create an even bigger opportunity for Muscle Hamster to seize the role?

[dbucfan]

Not if the clean slate mantra is legitimate

[BucDaFackUp]

I expect Schiano to stick to his guns but I'm just curious how much the court of public opinion will affect who ultimately starts....just a thought...

[dbucfan]

That could be interesting - but with Schiano's statement about keeping team issues within the team... I don't see much coming out.  Seems he would like to be compared to Belichick to me.  We will have to wait and see..

[GameTime]

im just glad there is finally a link when asked about blounts maturity issues.  lets hope he has truly buckled down, because he certainly has all the tools.  all he needs is the attitude.

[TampaBucks05]

LeGarrette Blount’s work ethic a major problem in Tampa Bay

Posted by Michael David Smith on July 22, 2012, 1:23 PM EDT

As new Bucs coach Greg Schiano attempts to instill a more disciplined approach in Tampa Bay, one name keeps surfacing as an example of a player who might not fit that approach: Running back LeGarrette Blount.

Schiano wants players who are driven and motivated to do all the required work and then some, but Blount didn’t give anything close to that effort for the last coaching staff. In fact, Blount’s lack of commitment was startling to coaches from the day he arrived in Tampa Bay in 2010, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

Stroud writes that Blount was fined more than $15,000 for repeatedly showing up late to practice. His tardiness became so common that eventually the team arranged for him to hire a car service with a driver who would wake him up in the morning and bring him to the team’s practice facilities. After that worked for a few weeks the Bucs figured Blount could cancel the car service because he had figured out what time he needed to get up and get going to get to practice on time. And then Blount was late again on the very first day the car service was canceled. And so they re-ordered it for Blount, and a car and driver kept taking him to practice in 2010 and in 2011. And even when he sleeps in, Blount still apparently needs more sleep, because he also has a history of falling asleep in team meetings.

Does anyone think that’s the kind of thing Schiano is going to tolerate?

When the Bucs traded back into the first round of this year’s draft to take running back Doug Martin, that was a strong sign that Schiano didn’t think he could count on Blount as his starting running back. Schiano says there is no favorite in the running back competition, but if Blount can’t get himself out of bed early enough to get to work on time — and if he can’t stay awake while he’s at work — then it’s safe to say Blount isn’t going to last with Schiano.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/22/legarrette-blounts-work-ethic-a-major-problem-in-tampa-bay/

[The Anti-Java]

http://www.pewterreport.com/Boards/index.php/topic,1296538.0.html

[Uncle Stan]

Yeah. That news about Blount sucks. Hope the kid grows the **CENSORED** up real fast, cause we don't need guys like that on the roster. Schiano isn't going to deal with it either. Sucks this came out publicly though, because if he doesn't change and can't cut it with Schiano....this hurts his trade value.

Good luck with his growing up. He was that way for the first 2 years here.

[Benchwarmer#1]

People do grow up.

Let's just hope Blount has begun to do so.

[bashear]

Funny that he'd be chronically late and sleep in meetings yet throw a fit when the question was asked about an RB being drafted in the first couple rounds...not exactly the type of attitude I'd want from a guy going into a season where he could potentially earn himself a big contract.

No kidding. Bucs' brass must have been rolling their eyes at his comments.