View Full Version : Lendale White His Dinner With Broncos Officials
Borks147
04-03-2006, 07:48 PM
"The only thing fine that White did was dining with the Denver Broncos on Saturday night."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12126007/from/RS.1/
The article compares Clarrett with White...mmmm yeah sure he's a bit chubby, but come on, thats too far
"“The guy needed a bra, it was ridiculous. You come to the combine looking like that and you want to be a first-round pick? Come on. The guy had obviously been doing nothing.”
ouch!!
Lestat
04-03-2006, 07:58 PM
hello DeAngelo Williams :D
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 08:00 PM
Bring LenDale aboard.
I dont care about his weight.
scorpio
04-03-2006, 08:05 PM
Maybe they should have had brunch instead. I like Lendale but we already have a first round fat guy to carry the rock.
Heismann winner even.
Cosmo
04-03-2006, 08:10 PM
TJ, you still don't admit its at least slightly possible that hes dropping his value so the broncos pick him up?
epicSocialism4tw
04-03-2006, 08:14 PM
From the article:
As one NFL general manager said after seeing White at the combine: “The guy needed a bra, it was ridiculous. You come to the combine looking like that and you want to be a first-round pick? Come on. The guy had obviously been doing nothing.”
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No thanks, LenDale. I would rather not have bra-needing first round draft choices in Denver.
Cosmo
04-03-2006, 08:14 PM
I'm still more convinced than ever that denver is going to draft him. period.
hades
04-03-2006, 08:15 PM
Since when does a QB have to be in good shape? Hilarious!
Jason in LA
04-03-2006, 08:57 PM
Maybe the Broncos took him out for some protein shakes. Or maybe they had dinner at Subway.
The Broncos drafting Lendale White in round 1 would be a big risk and an even bigger mistake.
rbackfactory80
04-03-2006, 08:59 PM
Maybe they should have had brunch instead. I like Lendale but we already have a first round fat guy to carry the rock.
Heismann winner even.
Exactly
So the kid is chubby. At least he played last year.
So the kid is chubby. At least he played last year.
Kind of like Gilbert Brown.
-Slap-
04-03-2006, 09:12 PM
I dunno, I would have to get a look at the guy myself before I commented. I mean, is he CC Sabathia fat? Is he 300 pounds of crap in a 200 pound sack kind of fat? Because that would be a concern.
Now he might just have a bad looking body. Some good athletes have had ugly bodies. Larry Holmes is arguably the third best heavyweght in history and he had an ugly as hell body. Despite that, he always prevailed over body beautifuls like Ken Norton and Mike Weaver.
I was in a pilates class with Nick Bell of the Raiders about fifteen years ago. I was there rehabbing a blown ACL. I don't know what the hell he was doing there, whining like a bitch mostly. He thought the exercises were torturous and he said all he ever did to stay in shape was ride his bicycle. The guy was built like a Greek God, but I saw up close why his NFL career was such a failure. He was soft as tissue. I remember Bell being talked about as a top five pick before the draft, then teams interviewed him and realized he was a pussy. I didn't know this at the time and I got pretty nervous when the Raiders "stole" him at the end of round two. I felt a lot better after I saw the way he hit the hole with the football. 6'2", 250 pounds of rock hard muscle mean nothing when you mince up to the line looking for a soft place to fall down. The NFL grinds those types up in no time. Meanwhile, big, greasy ugly-bodied mugs like Ironhead Heyward play in the League for ten years.
Orange_Beard
04-03-2006, 09:12 PM
what cup size?
Are thy real? I Hear everyone in Cali has fake ones.
WABronco
04-03-2006, 09:16 PM
Bring LenDale aboard.
I dont care about his weight.
Mikey and Bobby will beat his ass into shape! At 22, I'll consider him a steal...
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:18 PM
Mikey and Bobby will beat his ass into shape! At 22, I'll consider him a steal...
Just get Tuten and his sled on him. Lendale will probably be on the ground dying for air the first 10 times or so, after that he'll be in good shape.
He's still target No. 1 for me at 15. None of this "news" fazes me one bit. I want him at 15, no questions asked. At 22 we are risking that New England wont steal him right in front of us.
WABronco
04-03-2006, 09:21 PM
Just get Tuten and his sled on him. Lendale will probably be on the ground dying for air the first 10 times or so, after that he'll be in good shape.
He's still target No. 1 for me at 15. None of this "news" fazes me one bit. I want him at 15, no questions asked. At 22 we are risking that New England wont steal him right in front of us.
Agreed...
I'd be fine with him at 15 too, but I'd take a wait and see approach if I was makin' the calls.
Taco John
04-03-2006, 09:21 PM
TJ, you still don't admit its at least slightly possible that hes dropping his value so the broncos pick him up?
No. I just can't believe that kind of collusion exists.
DBroncos4life
04-03-2006, 09:21 PM
Im starting to buy into the he is just doing nothing to fall to us.
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:23 PM
Im starting to buy into the he is just doing nothing to fall to us.
He's afraid we will bring Dahrran Diedrick in and make him the man, so he is trying really hard to drop for the Broncos. :~ohyah!:
DBroncos4life
04-03-2006, 09:24 PM
He's afraid we will bring Dahrran Diedrick in and make him the man, so he is trying really hard to drop for the Broncos. :~ohyah!:
There is a idea, I wonder what Diedrick is doing. I knew he was cut by the Skins but after that I lost track.
Mikey and Bobby will beat his ass into shape! At 22, I'll consider him a steal...
At 22 I'd consider LW still too fat to draft. The guy has intelligence and work ethic question marks. I still don't understand why so many are enamored by him.
If we do end up drafting him, I'm still a diehard Broncos' fan, but my inclination is still to pass on the guy in round 1.
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:29 PM
At 22 I'd consider LW still too fat to draft. .
Umm...okay. He was 6 pounds heavier at the Rose Bowl.
Garcia Bronco
04-03-2006, 09:29 PM
I will be laughing when Ron Dayne is killing defenses this season
Umm...okay. He was 6 pounds heavier at the Rose Bowl.
Perhaps I should rephrase ... the guy is too fat - period.
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:33 PM
Perhaps I should rephrase ... the guy is too fat - period.
Perhaps I should rephrase.
He OWNED when he was even heavier.
Perhaps I should rephrase.
He OWNED when he was even heavier.
I'm still not convinced. The guy's lazy and "smarts" issues. Maybe he'll be the RB savior everyone thinks. I'm just not buying it.
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:40 PM
I'm still not convinced. The guy's lazy and "smarts" issues. Maybe he'll be the RB savior everyone thinks. I'm just not buying it.
Where does the smarts issues come from?
What's the basis for that?
Where does the smarts issues come from?
What's the basis for that?
The guy was on the verge of being ineligble last fall because of poor grades in 2004-05. And we aren't talking Calculus and Advanced Physics either. I'm kind of surprised you've not heard about that. That's been out for quite some time.
SoCalBronco
04-03-2006, 09:44 PM
The guy was on the verge of being ineligble last fall because of poor grades in 2004-05. I'm kind of surprised you've not heard about that. That's been out for quite some time.
Oh im aware of that. I just want to know what that has to do with football intelligence, which the only intelligence that matters. Does he not have the necessary vision? Can he not pick up a pro offensive system? These are the only type of smarts objections I think are legitimate.
I dont really care what his academics are. There is a very tenuous relationship between academic prowess (and/or Wonderlic scores) with football intelligence, which is the only thing we should be caring about.
Dagmar
04-03-2006, 09:59 PM
Oh im aware of that. I just want to know what that has to do with football intelligence, which the only intelligence that matters. Does he not have the necessary vision? Can he not pick up a pro offensive system? These are the only type of smarts objections I think are legitimate.
I dont really care what his academics are. There is a very tenuous relationship between academic prowess (and/or Wonderlic scores) with football intelligence, which is the only thing we should be caring about.
A lack of intelligence may = a lack of common sense which can lead to poor decisions and a general lack of maturity that can lead to not working hard going into Pro day which can lead to MoC comparisons.
Could be the case, might not. Just my thoughts.
Man-Goblin
04-03-2006, 10:03 PM
Dude isn't getting by the Steelers at 32.
Ratboy
04-03-2006, 10:05 PM
I still want LenDale White, but not at 15. Hopefully we get him at 22.
Hercules Rockefeller
04-03-2006, 10:06 PM
Mikey and Bobby will beat his ass into shape! At 22, I'll consider him a steal...
It shouldn't take the coach to whip his ass in shape. LenDale should realize it's part of his job, he wants to be a pro football player.
I can't believe the excuses that have been made for LenDale over the past day simply because people want to bring him home. The guy showed up completely unprepared for basically his job interview. He knew what he was going to be tested on, he knew what he was going to be asked to do, and he still showed up in **** shape.
I'm sorry, I don't care what he did in the Rose Bowl. The guy could barely stay eligible at USC. He was dumb enough to let his weight balloon up over the holidays, even though he knew would be playing for the National Championship, and then there was yesterday.
Pass.
Ratboy
04-03-2006, 10:07 PM
I will be laughing when Ron Dayne is killing defenses this season
I will laugh when he is on the sidline again.
Hercules Rockefeller
04-03-2006, 10:07 PM
Oh im aware of that. I just want to know what that has to do with football intelligence, which the only intelligence that matters.
It shows he's not willing to take seriously one of the requirements of his job. In college, that means showing to class and making grades, and he could barely do that even with (I'm sure) all the resources of the Athletic Department doing what they can to keep him eligible.
12th man
04-03-2006, 10:15 PM
if shanny wants him and he's there at 22 im sure he'll get him. I mean if he would draft clarette, why not white? so he's fat. he could lose it. plus he was heavy during the rose bowl and he did pretty good. Im not worried about his weight. if it is so concerning, and if we get him, maybe shanny would put somthing in his contract where he has to be at a certain wate. he's a good back and could do well here. bring the fat fvck in and put him on slim fast, jenny craig, and the subway diet at the same time. then have him do a few sit ups and liposuck his tits. then we won't be fat or look fat and still be good here. I want this guy to be a bronco. if he's not. oh well.
maven
04-03-2006, 10:15 PM
It shows he's not willing to take seriously one of the requirements of his job. In college, that means showing to class and making grades, and he could barely do that even with (I'm sure) all the resources of the Athletic Department doing what they can to keep him eligible.
Seriously is it relevant? Players have had problems taking college courses, yet in the NFL they score lots of TD's. Andre Johnson comes to mind...
Kaylore
04-03-2006, 10:17 PM
It shouldn't take the coach to whip his ass in shape. LenDale should realize it's part of his job, he wants to be a pro football player.
I can't believe the excuses that have been made for LenDale over the past day simply because people want to bring him home. The guy showed up completely unprepared for basically his job interview. He knew what he was going to be tested on, he knew what he was going to be asked to do, and he still showed up in **** shape.
I'm sorry, I don't care what he did in the Rose Bowl. The guy could barely stay eligible at USC. He was dumb enough to let his weight balloon up over the holidays, even though he knew would be playing for the National Championship, and then there was yesterday.
Pass.
I agree with this.
Garcia Bronco
04-03-2006, 10:19 PM
I will laugh when he is on the sidline again.
He can't play defense too.
manchambo
04-03-2006, 10:21 PM
TJ, you still don't admit its at least slightly possible that hes dropping his value so the broncos pick him up?
Good lord. What would the Broncos have to promise to make him agree to do that? Every pick he drops, he loses money. What if he drops himself down and the team right before the Broncos picks him?
ludo21
04-03-2006, 10:33 PM
I agree with this.
me too.
Not coming prepared to his Pro day says a lot about his character. (unless it was all a conspiracy for him to drop;) )
epicSocialism4tw
04-03-2006, 10:35 PM
It shouldn't take the coach to whip his ass in shape. LenDale should realize it's part of his job, he wants to be a pro football player.
I can't believe the excuses that have been made for LenDale over the past day simply because people want to bring him home. The guy showed up completely unprepared for basically his job interview. He knew what he was going to be tested on, he knew what he was going to be asked to do, and he still showed up in **** shape.
I'm sorry, I don't care what he did in the Rose Bowl. The guy could barely stay eligible at USC. He was dumb enough to let his weight balloon up over the holidays, even though he knew would be playing for the National Championship, and then there was yesterday.
Pass.
B...I...N-G-O.
Kaylore
04-03-2006, 10:36 PM
me too.
Not coming prepared to his Pro day says a lot about his character. (unless it was all a conspiracy for him to drop;) ) Exactly. You have one day where you really need to shine. Some of the stuff he's been saying has suggested he doesn't even think he needs to try. Lots of chest thumping for what's starting to look like a weak fat ass if you ask me. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm not stoked about drafting a "nicer" Maurice Clarett.
Clockwork Orange
04-03-2006, 10:38 PM
As one of the biggest advocates of the Broncos drafting LenDale White, I'm pretty disappointed. He's got all the ability but if he doesn't have the work ethic, he's not worth the pick, money and time.
Yeah, the Broncos could put clauses in his contract about his weight, but even if they do, those clauses won't change the fact that they're out a 1st round pick because this guy decided to eat his way out of the league.
I dunno, I'll wait and see how it plays out, but it's pretty damn disheartening to see that kind of talent go to waste because of laziness.
yavoon
04-03-2006, 10:44 PM
the guy is lazy, is hiding his attributes and is performing poorly in the things he's not hiding! Sounds like a great pickup!
ludo21
04-03-2006, 10:47 PM
Exactly. You have one day where you really need to shine. Some of the stuff he's been saying has suggested he doesn't even think he needs to try. Lots of chest thumping for what's starting to look like a weak fat ass if you ask me. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm not stoked about drafting a "nicer" Maurice Clarett.
That quote where he says he is the only big RB in the draft, so he shouldnt worry is very disturbing to me.
Im still a Maroney advocate, but im more of passing on RB's in the first round all together.
Clockwork Orange
04-03-2006, 10:49 PM
The part in the article in which a former USC teammate talked about how he coasts in practice really stuck with me. We all know how much Mike Shanahan just loves guys who don't practice hard. :nono:
Rascal
04-03-2006, 10:50 PM
LenDale White told the NFL Network he didn't work out at his Pro Day because his hamstring tightened up in warm-ups.
White was in full damage control mode with talk that he could slip out of the first round. His Uncle said Sunday that White hurt the hammy lifting weights. When asked what he could improve upon, White said, "my work ethic."
Rascal
04-03-2006, 10:51 PM
I don't see any way we take the risk on him now after the Clarett debacle.
bronco militia
04-03-2006, 10:56 PM
I don't see any way we take the risk on him now after the Clarett debacle.
bwhahaha...you're joking right?
azbroncfan
04-03-2006, 10:59 PM
Umm...okay. He was 6 pounds heavier at the Rose Bowl.
That shows right there he has lost muscle if he looks heavier but wieghs less, I say pass because he sounds like he has little motivation, how much more motivation do you need if you know you just have to bust your a$$ hard for a couple months and jump up draft boards which will make you a lot more money. If he drops to second rd try and trade up to get him but I doubt he will drop out of top 25.
Rascal
04-03-2006, 11:01 PM
bwhahaha...you're joking right?
I only wished :)
I want us to get DW2 at 15 (assuming we don't trade up) and if he isn't there trade down.
bronco militia
04-03-2006, 11:03 PM
I only wished :)
me too
:garcia: :cuss: :vermeil:
ro_50
04-03-2006, 11:17 PM
Some may compare this to the Clarett selection but keep in mind, that pick Denver took him on was an compensatory pick, which cant be traded.
And that pick was the last one of the first day of the draft, which was essentially a fourth-round level pick.
And Denver didnt have a fourth round or fifth round pick.
And some team was going to take him before Denver would get a chance to take him in the sixth round.
So that was worth the gamble given it was a compensatory pick and Denver's reputation in the running game.
This attitude LenDale White is showing is bothersome because he's projected to go in the first round.
I wouldnt pick a guy in the first round who is this lazy based on what has transpired since the Rose Bowl finished.
bronco militia
04-03-2006, 11:22 PM
Some may compare this to the Clarett selection but keep in mind, that pick Denver took him on was an compensatory pick, which cant be traded.
And that pick was the last one of the first day of the draft, which was essentially a fourth-round level pick.
And Denver didnt have a fourth round or fifth round pick.
And some team was going to take him before Denver would get a chance to take him in the sixth round.
So that was worth the gamble given it was a compensatory pick and Denver's reputation in the running game.
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saying this over and over again doesn't make it any easier to stomach....SLO Moc should not have been drafted by any NFL team, in any round, period!
maher_tyler
04-04-2006, 12:39 AM
Dude isn't getting by the Steelers at 32.
Good call...i was just about to say, does anyone remember The Bus?! He was a fat pile and look how he turned out!
epicSocialism4tw
04-04-2006, 12:43 AM
Good call...i was just about to say, does anyone remember The Bus?! He was a fat pile and look how he turned out!
So being a tub of lard RB makes you instantly as good as Jerome Bettis?
Vegas_Bronco
04-04-2006, 12:59 AM
lets do it:
http://boognish.com/ween_archive/discography/singles/im_fat/im_fat.jpg
WABronco
04-04-2006, 01:09 AM
http://www.profootballtalk.com/LenDaleEating.gif
LenDale White continues to "train" for the NFL draft.
Ahahaaaa
epicSocialism4tw
04-04-2006, 01:18 AM
http://www.profootballtalk.com/LenDaleEating.gif
LenDale White continues to "train" for the NFL draft.
Ahahaaaa
.....and LenDale's fall begins to reach maximum velocity...I fear that his mistake was much worse than he or his agent anticipated.
watermock
04-04-2006, 02:40 AM
I have no clue why some people are so enamoured with White. A hammy is the easiest thing to fake of all injuries. He was surrounded by tons of talent and Pete Carrol runs the team. Also, the Pac10 is pass happy and poor against the run.
Fool me once MoC, shame on you...Fool me twice LenDale, shame on me.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/photo/2005-09/19617775.jpg
If you draft man-boobs...draft these.
Atlas
04-04-2006, 02:49 AM
If we do end up drafting him, I'm still a diehard Broncos' fan, but my inclination is still to pass on the guy in round 1.
Wow, your still going to be a fan if Denver drafts him..... I'm sure that is a load off Shanny's mind.
fontaine
04-04-2006, 03:23 AM
It shouldn't take the coach to whip his ass in shape. LenDale should realize it's part of his job, he wants to be a pro football player.
I can't believe the excuses that have been made for LenDale over the past day simply because people want to bring him home. The guy showed up completely unprepared for basically his job interview. He knew what he was going to be tested on, he knew what he was going to be asked to do, and he still showed up in **** shape.
I'm sorry, I don't care what he did in the Rose Bowl. The guy could barely stay eligible at USC. He was dumb enough to let his weight balloon up over the holidays, even though he knew would be playing for the National Championship, and then there was yesterday.
Pass.
Exactly. No one is questioning his talent and abilities.
But rookies don't just get by on talent. It takes preparation, hard work, sweat and toil. If he wasn't willing to put in the hard work for the most important date in his football career so far what makes anyone think he'll put in the work once he's drafted and banked millions? How hard is he going to work in the film room, offseason workouts, in the weekly grind of practice?
Good coaches can whip his a$$ into shape but that only lasts as long as the player wants it to. Same thing happened to Dayne who balooned up in NYG and eventually got cut because they got tired of it.
BroncoBuff
04-04-2006, 04:41 AM
I will be laughing when Ron Dayne is killing defenses this season
Exactly. I hope it's just a meal.
I keep saying this, though nobody ever buys into it .... Ron Dayne and LenDale are carbon copies coming out of college. LenDale is slightly taller, but basically they're the same size, same style, same deceptive speed, same soft hands and same questionable blocking skills.
Sure, Dayne was more of a featured back and the Heisman proves it .... and sure, LenDale was just back #1a on a team that never lost ... but these differences were just circumstantial. Make no mistake, they're very, VERY similar specimins on their respective draft days.
Like David Spade would say: "I liked LenDale White the first time we had him .... when he was called Ron Dayne."
broncohaven
04-04-2006, 06:06 AM
Lendale is exhibiting all the characteristics of a top notch Flava Clown. If the guy isn't interested in being the best player he can be, we shouldn't touch him. IMO Lendale could be a Ricky Williams type or a Bettis type, and he'd be much better as RW.
BTW- I still think Ricky could be a Bronco before the season starts.
This is why we never take first round RBs. Bush doens't have any questions, but he won't be available anywhere near us. Instead we will potentially have shots at Deangelo Williams (size and injury concerns), Lendale White (fittness and work ethic concerns), and Laurence Maroney (size and system concerns, the later not so much for us).
Shanny sees those question marks, then looks at guys like Mike Bell and sees a safer bet. Thats why we don't take 1st round RBs, and I don't see it changing this year.
As it stands now I'm guessing WR and DE. I'd personally prefer DT/DE and TE, but I think Shanny likes Chad Jackson, his "type" of guy.
chrisp
04-04-2006, 06:53 AM
Having had their fingers burned last year with MoC, there's little chance the Broncos take the same kind of risk again, and absolutely no chance they do it with anything better than the pick they wasted on him, so if LenDale is still there in the 4th round then maybe...
I don't hold the MoC debacle against the Broncos staff, sometimes you have to take a risk, however if that risk goes bad for you you don't repeat the same mistake the nextyear.
Having said that, the Broncos will, as always, make their own assessment of the player and not listen to hype and rumour, so its always possible that they will decide that he is a hard worker and model citizen and well, maybe he is? Somehow, from what I've heard that doesn't seem likely though.......
Requiem
04-04-2006, 06:43 PM
Broncos | L. White has dinner with team
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:34:29 -0700
Jason Cole, writing for NBCSports.com, reports USC RB LenDale White had dinner with the Denver Broncos Saturday, April 2.
Interesting. I also thought this was funny.
NFL | L. White trying to keep covered
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:34:44 -0700
Jason Cole, writing for NBCSports.com, reports USC RB LenDale White wore a loose-fitting warm-up suit during his Pro Day in an effort to not show much of his body. He drew audible groans from NFL scouts at the NFL Combine when he showed his chest. After seeing White at the NFL Combine, one NFL general manager said, "The guy needed a bra, it was ridiculous. You come to the combine looking like that and you want to be a first-round pick? Come on. The guy had obviously been doing nothing."
Bronco_Beerslug
04-04-2006, 06:54 PM
So he has tits?
FantomForce
04-04-2006, 07:16 PM
The answer??? The manzire
orange 4 life
04-04-2006, 07:29 PM
maybe he wanted to make sure he dropped down to 15 so the broncos could draft him and he could come home?
okay, maybe not too, but its a theory. :)
2KBack
04-04-2006, 07:41 PM
The answer??? The manzire
The "Bro"
Ballhawk
04-04-2006, 08:20 PM
So he has boobies?
There was big support for "Man Boobs" around here last year :)
Clockwork Orange
04-04-2006, 08:22 PM
There was big support for "Man Boobs" around here last year :)
That was for Elton Brown, a guard. It's OK if they've got man tits.
Instead of taking him in round 3, they took a running back who had a pair of his own. :cuss:
Wow, your still going to be a fan if Denver drafts him..... I'm sure that is a load off Shanny's mind.
That would mean that I wouldn't be jumping off of the bandwagon.
LenDale White told the NFL Network he didn't work out at his Pro Day because his hamstring tightened up in warm-ups.
White was in full damage control mode with talk that he could slip out of the first round. His Uncle said Sunday that White hurt the hammy lifting weights. When asked what he could improve upon, White said, "my work ethic."
Too bad LenDale doesn't heed his own advice ...
BroncoBuff
04-05-2006, 05:20 AM
There was big support for "Man Boobs" around here last year :)
That was majik7.
watermock
04-05-2006, 05:48 AM
I like VD's man boobs...and there isn't anything wrong with that Ha!...and he doesn't need a bro to keep them up unlike White, who I think I saw on National Geographic.
Atlas
04-07-2006, 12:29 AM
Lendale is exhibiting all the characteristics of a top notch Flava Clown. If the guy isn't interested in being the best player he can be, we shouldn't touch him. IMO Lendale could be a Ricky Williams type or a Bettis type, and he'd be much better as RW.
BTW- I still think Ricky could be a Bronco before the season starts.
If Williams became a Bronco that would be perfect than Denver could draft JAckson or Holmes and Kiwi with the 22 nd pick.
Atlas
04-07-2006, 12:32 AM
That would mean that I wouldn't be jumping off of the bandwagon.
AHH Good clarification. I know after every draft people start jumping off the bandwagon only to be clawing to get back on later in the year.
DomCasual
04-07-2006, 02:51 PM
Interesting. This is Legwold's take today on Lendale White. Count me among those that hope we let someone else take the risk with White. Get Williams at 22, if he's still there.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_4603124,00.html
Ill-timed decision
As teams around the league are convening for their in-house draft meetings over the next several weeks, Denver native LenDale White may not like what will be - and has already been - said behind closed doors.
Several teams contacted this week were furious White did not run at USC's pro day Sunday; two teams said they had even gone specifically to see him. White told team officials he had a sore hamstring from an injury he suffered at the combine.
White also bench-pressed 225 pounds just 15 times - or one more time than punter Tom Malone did.
Since he didn't work out at the scouting combine, that leaves White without much calendar to work with to help his cause and the very real perception some teams now have that he hasn't been working with his football future on the line.
And make no mistake, perception has pushed more than one player down the board.
The teams who trust the game tape, like the Broncos usually do, will be more apt to grab him, but there is no question his failure to work out has hurt his rating in some of those conference rooms.
He was the first player at USC since Marcus Allen to have back-to- back 1,000-yard rushing seasons - Reggie Bush won the Heisman and didn't do that - and he was the USC back of choice when the Trojans needed to pound the ball in the end zone.
Still, a player who had ankle surgery in January 2005 and was held out of spring drills later that year because of academic troubles needs to slam the door on doubts if he wants to be in the upper half of the first round.
And White simply can't, in some teams' eyes, until he runs 40 yards to do it.