Only if the other team isn't looking.
I don't know why, but you seem to have a personal bias against Blount. If you watched the Oregon - Boise St. game, him running for -5 yards and safety really had nothing to do with him being a timid runner or sucking. I've seen many games (in 2008) where Blount has run through guys unlike you claim.
It's kind of hard to pick up positive yards when you get handed the ball and there are already 2-3 guys in the backfield. The offensive line of Oregon was absolutely shredded by the DL of Boise that night. Masoli was constantly under fire and as soon as Blount was handed the ball he had nowhere to go.
I know he had a fairly productive 2008, but the offense he was in did not suit his abilities well. He is a between the tackles north-south runner. Handing him the ball out the shotgun is not ideal for a power back. Do the Giants hand the ball to Brandon Jacobs out of the shotgun? No, they have a smaller/shiftier back in Bradshaw to do that with. Jeremiah Johnson and Lamichael James were much better fits in that offensive scheme than Blount. He is a Lendale White/Brandon Jacobs type of runner that is best suited running up the middle.
Just curious, where do you get the notion that Blount is a guy that doesn't like taking guys on and trying to run them over? Have you seen him play in a lot of games or are you judging from writeups you've read and the Senior Bowl?
As far as Ryan Matthews, I'm not really sold. The only RB I would consider in the first is Spiller. The only RB's I would consider in the 2nd are probably Dwyer and maybe Best or McCluster. I don't see us drafting a RB to be "the guy" though. We seem to prefer a multiback system to keep everyone fresh, but we do need a playmaker who can catch the ball out of the backfield.
A guy I like in the 3rd (if we can pick one up) or 4th is Montario Hardesty from Tennessee. He's been compared to a Clinton Portis type of RB, and I saw him play on numerous occasions this seasons and was very impressed. He's had some injury problems but I still think he'd be worth it in the 4th. He lowers his shoulder and always keeps his legs moving. He's also probably got the sickest spin move I've ever seen.
Will we continue to see the trend of vet RB's coming in to work as a group? Maybe a Larry Johnson type of RB who wants to win and maybe has a year or two left in him? If Lendale White isn't tendered, would we take a look at him?
