Indeed he is an awesome player. I think his brother Nate was even better. I went to high school with Brain, I remember the time in gym that we were playing flag football, and he tackled this girl and she was on the ground in tears. Brain just walked away like nothing happened.
i was born in 1986. i was a frosh at rutgers when he was a senior (should have been a soph, but i took a year off). i'm only 23 right now. the numbers dont add up.
This guy plays his heart out every time he gets the ball or even when blocking and special teams for Bengals. 110% everytime. I hope they sign him for a contract extension next year.
great video, but at the end should say forever a wildcat!!! i graduated from gouverneur with brian, i have some great stories and memories with him.. especially when we had senior skip day at my house... thanks for the great video hideo, one of the best ive seen
the bengals love players who leap over people, last year they got Jerome Simpson who made a nice jump over someone, then they just got chase coffman who did it multiple times and now Brian Leonard
Faster than a speeding bullet ... more powerful than a locomotive ... able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... yes, these are some of Brian Leonards warm-up exercises.
thats crazy man. im not tryna b racist but through the last while not many white runninbacks have been around but white or black this guy is up there with the best iv seen
the song is kinda fitting, the guy has sacrificed himself, so much he can not finish a complete season. Hopefully '09 he paves the way (injury-free) for steven jackson.
"If Leonard was better than Rice why would they play him instead? " Because they presumed Leonard would enter the draft his senior season, so they promised lots of carries to Ray Rice. "Leonard dominates Rutgers record books and made it to the NFL. How is that sabotaging his career?" After his junior season, Brian Leonard was a projected first round pick by Mel Kiper and a Heisman candidate. After his senior season, Kiper said he had potential as a reserve "H-Back."
he won't give benson one shred of competition because they've established him as their feature back and have paid him as such, but honestly thats not why they're bringing him in. He'll be best suited as a 3rd down back for us but he'll probably get some carries. Is he a decent blocker?
this guy is getting screwed by the nfl, he should be a runningback, he is getting injured because his frame is not supposed to handle all that extra weight that is required to be a fullback
It's still kinda weird that he came from my hometown. He's a celebrity here wicked bad(: It's amazing how a small town guy can make it big. It gives me hope that maybe I can try something similar(;
it doesnt matter what height he has, he doesnt have the frame to be a fullback. randy moss is 6'5 do you think his frame could handle being a fullback if he had the same frame at 3 inches shorter? besides there are plenty of RB that are over 6'0 and nobody is asking them to play fullback
yeah Hester is getting screwed, they said Hester was too slow to play halfback at 4.6, hes faster than Moreno and comparable to Wells in speed. His ten yard burst is incredible, the same time as Mcfadden at 1.5 with a much bigger frame, that kind of talent is being wasted. Leonard ran what a 4.49? , if he came out this year he would have been one of the fastest halfbacks in the draft
a fullback is not the same as a halfback in todays nfl. How many times does a fullback actually get to carry the ball? And yes frame does matter for fullbacks. You need someone bulky to LEAD block for the halfback. Leanord should be the runner, not the blocker. Look at certain NFL Halfback's frame like Reggie Bush, could he bulk up and be a permanant BLOCKER, NO, he would get injured alot. You DO have to have a certain frame to be a lead blocker. Mike Karney has a nice frame for being a FB
i agree. jacob hester is gettin the same treatment and he looks more like a back than a fullback hes to small to lead blcok. Both should have gotten more carries
yes it matters. there arnt a lot of white running backs. of course hes no the first white to run fast and jump hight. but hes one of the very fucking few white kids that can run fast enough and jump high enough for the nfl. people are so hyped about him because of how rare it is to see a white rb in the nfl..let alone the ncaa
I ate dinner with him. My parents went to school with him in highschool. kinda weird to think i ate with a famouse person basically. he wasnt pro when i did at the time.
I think it had less to do with his skin color and more to do with him wanting to play rb when the teams want him at fullback due to his size. he is a good runner but yeah he should stop jumping. that will get your career ended in the nfl.
You are confused or something. If Leonard was better than Rice why would they play him instead? you make no sense whatsoever. Leonard knew Ray Rice was better and elected to move to Fullback and block for him. Leonard dominates Rutgers record books and made it to the NFL. How is that sabotaging his career?
