Patriots: Is LeGarrette Blount Enough?

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Oregon coach Chip Kelly suspended Blount for the rest of the 2009 season. According to the Associated Press, “On Friday [Kelly] told a sobbing Blount of his decision: That punch would cost Blount the season, and ultimately his career with the Ducks. ‘He understands that his actions are unacceptable. We will not put up with that.’ Kelly said.” Blount was not dismissed from the team, however, and would be permitted to attend practice and retain his scholarship.

Blount has been featured in the Patriots offense and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but is coming off a season-ending hip injury. Brown had been effective in a complementary role with the Indianapolis Colts for the first five years of his career, but he dealt with a concussion in 2014 and was on-and-off the active roster in 2015 in a minimal role.

Would the Patriots be doomed if they entered the 2016 regular season with their current crop of running backs? Probably not. They’ve gotten by without a running game in the past — they ranked in the bottom half of the league in rushing each of the past two years and three out of the past five years. That being said, would they be wise to reinforce the depth chart? Absolutely. The running game went into the tank last year as the injuries piled up.