Found July 09, 2009 on
Bleacher Report:
No matter how much people pigeon-hole him into the cliche' "lead-blocking" role, Brian Leonard is always going to wake up in the morning the same way: as a running back.
The fact is, he isn't slow. He does have moves, and he is agile.
Several sites across the web (count them—it's probably 100 percent) say he's not worth "handcuffing" to Cedric Benson in fantasy football.
They say he's a waste of time as a running back, simply in general.
He's just another white guy trying to tote the ball, when he should wise up and just block, already.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry. I am merely not convinced.
I'm not convinced that Cedric Benson is the answer for Cincinnati. Moreover, I'm not convinced that Brian Leonard isn't.
I am convinced, however, that he can be "the guy" in the Bengals backfield, and that he has all the necessary tools to be an effective, and damn me if I'm wrong, a star running back.
But let&...
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