On the heels of LeGarrette Blount's letter of apology comes news from John Hunt of the Oregonian that on Friday Oregon head football coach Chip Kelly will discuss the issue of Blount and his status with the team. I'm wondering if this is simply a case of Chip Kelly making a ...
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- Chip Kelly made it clear that as of right now LB is NOT back to playing in games.
- Kelly also made it clear that this was a life lesson and not just about football. I know many are going to question that, but he sounded sincere and I am leaning toward believing him on this.
- If LB is to play again he has several "ladders" he needs to climb. Those include benchmarks for academics, behavioral as well as football.
- I like the fact that Chip Kelly doesn't seem to worry about what people think in terms of him going back on his word. He did make it clear that LB would not suit up for another game this season. However, Kelly says after seeing the progress Blount has made on his own and after consulting with those such as Tony Dungy that he feels giving Blount the opportunity to earn the chance to play again and move forward is the right thing to do.
- I look at the entire situation this way: The Ducks are 3-1 and just whooped then-ranked No. 6 Cal 42-3. They are winning without LB. If he is to return it wouldn't be until Nov. 7th according to Kelly. That leaves four games (Stanford, 'Zona, Arizona St., and OSU). After the bulk of the conference games are done. The toughest of those remaining games seems to be Stanford at this point. So, to me, it isn't about bringing Blount back to win games. If that's the case why not bring him back the week before to play USC - or even earlier.
Anyhow, those are my initial thoughts after watching and listening to the ENTIRE press conference.