Leonardfan
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Its to bad Faulk retired because it would of been nice for him to see what a player Leonard is up close in personal and have to eat crow for the comments he made at the combine.
Sean Carlisle said:I am sorry I missed the unfavorable comments Faulk made about Leonard. Please restate. Thanks.
Ron Dayne ring a bell. He was so slow and lazy that the Giants didn't even give him the ball in "Elephant backfield" type situations. He has improved, but that's only because his playing career would be over if he didn't...wile said:I heard those comments, and for the life of me I can't imagine how many black "stiffs" are drafted and coddled and they show fewer measurables or intangible talents than Leonard, or the dozens of other white running backs sent to the junk heap.
white is right said:Ron Dayne ring a bell. He was so slow and lazy that the Giants didn't even give him the ball in "Elephant backfield" type situations. He has improved, but that's only because his playing career would be over if he didn't...
white lightning said:Another thing good about St.Louis is that the turf is very fast.He might just have to show off his track speed and jumping ability on some unsuspecting nfl corners and safeties.Wouldn't that be great?
White Mike said:NFL Network is running a special on the Rams mini camp Sunday night at 8pm EST. This will be our first chance to see our boy in action. It's amazing that even after the Rams coach said Brian is going to be a tailback many "reliable" sources (ESPN, NFL Network) still insist on calling him a FB. God forbid they list a "whiteboy" at running back. Was Jerome Bettis ever listed as a FB?
Yes I think he was initally as a Ram. I know he was never listed that as a Steeler. Even when he Bettis was essentially a running fullback late in his career he was still a tailback(officially). For Bettis it could be viewed as semantics. For Leonard there are probably alterior motives....White Mike said:NFL Network is running a special on the Rams mini camp Sunday night at 8pm EST. This will be our first chance to see our boy in action. It's amazing that even after the Rams coach said Brian is going to be a tailback many "reliable" sources (ESPN, NFL Network) still insist on calling him a FB. God forbid they list a "whiteboy" at running back. Was Jerome Bettis ever listed as a FB?
 A few snaps at fullback as a lead blocker for Steven Jackson.
white is right said:Even when he Bettis was essentially a running fullback late in his career he was still a tailback(officially). For Bettis it could be viewed as semantics. For Leonard there are probably alterior motives....
He got similar calls to Alstott or Tommy Vardell(when he was a Lion), quick hitters up the gut for a first or td. This was when he was no longer the starting tailback. Yes he never lined up as the fullback but he was in single set or elephant backfield type situations with Kreider blocking for him. Back when fullbacks got the ball they had similar plays as far as I can remember?Edited by: white is rightDon Wassall said:white is right said:Even when he Bettis was essentially a running fullback late in his career he was still a tailback(officially). For Bettis it could be viewed as semantics. For Leonard there are probably alterior motives....
How was Bettis a "running fullback late in his career"? He never played fullback for the Steelers nor did he do any blocking. He was unambiguously a tailback, as he was for his entire NFL career.
white is right said:He got similar calls to Alstott or Tommy Vardell(when he was a Lion), quick hitters up the gut for a first or td. This was when he was no longer the starting tailback. Yes he never lined up as the fullback but he was in single set or elephant backfield type situations with Kreider blocking for him. Back when fullbacks got the ball they had similar plays as far as I can remember?
Don Wassall said:Scott Linehan speculates on Leonard's role:
[url]http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/sto ry/621E1E781B44EAC8862572DA0010F882?OpenDocument [/url]