LeGarrette Blount Doug Pederson downplay RBs early struggles

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LeGarrette Blount, Doug Pederson downplay RB's early struggles Published: Aug 24, 2017 at 05:33 PM NFL Network Insider PHILADELPHIA -- says he's not concerned about his preseason stats. He's not concerned about his weight. And he agrees with coach Doug Pederson that he's going to be a big part of the offense, regardle s of whatever questions have been raised by his performance in the preseason slate. Blount finally on one of his four carries during a productive first quarter for the ' starters in . His other three carries went for 3 yards, bringing his total to 36 Khris Middleton Jersey yards on 13 preseason carries (a 2.8-yard average). Does this stuff -- the preseason for, in Blount's case, a 30-year-old running back entering his eighth NFL season and coming off a win with the -- really matter? "It matters because everybody has to get on the same page," Blount told me on his way out of the locker room after Thursday's game. "This is when you get on the same page. This is when, as a running back, you can figure out how your linemen work together, how they block things together, how they work as a unit. So, this is when you figure that out, so it is important. "But the numbers? Nah." Blount's nine carries for 17 yards in the ' first two preseason games fueled speculation this week that his spot on the roster might not be safe, three months after ending a protracted stay on the free-agent market by signing an incentive-laden one-year contract that included $400,000 guaranteed. But nobody's really game-planning ... "We're not game-planning. We're not any of that," Blount said. "So, you've just got to wipe away the noise, don't pay attention to what you guys say. It's not all of you guys, but you don't pay attention to critics . "I just put it like this: Go tell them to go out there and run a couple of the runs I run and see how many yards they get." What is Blount weighing these days? "I'm weighing enough," said Blount, who's listed at 6-foot, 250 pounds. A weight he feels good at? "I'm good," Blount said, smiling. "I feel great." Pederson did Rashad Vaughn Jersey his part to quell talk about Blount falling out of favor Tuesday, telling reporters: "The guy's a beast of a runner. I don't know what else to tell you. Eighteen touchdowns, 15 in the red zone last year. That's the production that you saw yesterday (in practice), the style of running, that he can do. "The other thing is, listen, we're not game-planning these games. So, it's really hard to go into a game, saying, 'This is best against this team.' We're trying to execute our plays. As coaches, we may be doing our players injustice by putting them in bad situations. You've seen what he's done here the last couple of days. I'm happy he's here. He's going to be a big part of our offense." Blount said he hadn' Michael Beasley Jersey t seen Pederson's comments. "Unle s there's a football game on, I don't really pay attention to TV ," Blount said, "because if you do, eventually something's going to come acro s that's probably going to have your name on it. And it's not always good." But does Blount agree? Does he feel he's a big part of the ' plans? "Oh yeah. Without a doubt," Blount said. "And like I said, I'm excited and I love the opportunity that I've been presented here. Everybody's been nothing but great towards me this whole entire time. And that's a big thing for me, because you want to be comfortable with the guys you're going to be working with every day." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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