When a poster is talking about an offensive skill position (QB, RB and WR) and they say things like we don’t rely on stats it reminds of me of people saying money is not that important, the people who say that about money are the people who don’t have any money and the posters who say that about stats in terms of those players say that because they don’t have the stats to justify their position. When you buy a stock do you look at the measurable metrics associated with it, because that is what a stat is – it is metrics used to determine the player’s performance against its peers and in the situation of a RB or WR it absolutely matters; the problem is fans and posters have seen people buy into that stats don’t matter when talking about players like Vince Wilfork because in that case it is true that stats don’t do him justice but trying to use that when evaluating a RB that is fraudulent and misleading.
If you did actually watch the games and pay attention to Blount you would clearly see that his stats actually make him seem more valuable than he is. He is not that good, many of his runs go for minimal if any yardage, his ball security is suspect, an awful pass blocker, a non-factor in the receiving game and when running against a fresh first string DL he is not even an average runner.
I don’t understand why you see it that way at all, frankly you have nothing to base that belief on other than Blount being used in that role more often. Bolden runs for more yards per attempt, is stuffed less often and has never fumbled in his career. What exactly do you base your belief on?
In my opinion Bolden is the backup to Vereen right now because of the 3 backs other than Vereen his skillset fits the best and since we have 4 guys on the roster Belichick is using them all in a way that gives the team the most value and puts them in the best position to succeed. You’re confusing using Blount at a time when he can be successful therefore getting something out of him for Blount being this integral member of the team. They use Blount when they do because if they didn’t they would have him here and he would not be giving the team anything, he is on the roster so they get something out of him.
All due respect MG I think our disagreement stems from your basing your opinion on popular opinion and not an actual assessment of his metrics or film study, you think because others speak highly of him that makes it true but how many times have seen illusions with players because Belichick is able to get some value out of them? Belichick knows how to max out players on his roster that is not the player that is Bill Belichick and if and when Blount leaves I would be willing to bet he will have 1 productive season at most and most likely just fail and be out of the NFL within 3 years.
Such a silly double standard amongst fans and posters; Ridley’s last fumble occurred in the same exact game as Blount’s last fumble.
