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WHAT ABOUT TOMMY BLAKE?


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WHAT ABOUT TOMMY BLAKE?
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Since:Mar 24, 2008

May 10, 2008 12:05 am
 Anyone else think that the 9ers should give troubled DE Tommy Blake a look? He was a projected top 20 pick before his depression problems came out, and would it really hurt the team to try the undrafted kid a look?

WHAT ABOUT TOMMY BLAKE?
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Since:Aug 18, 2006

May 10, 2008 9:50 am
I would love to at least give him a shot.  If he can get his **** together he can be a star.  As far as I know he still hasn't been signed yet

WHAT ABOUT TOMMY BLAKE?
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May 10, 2008 5:06 pm
This guy could be great for us to use opposite Manny Lawson as our OLB as he has speed and size as he usually weighs about 270 and runs in the 4.4's.  Why not take a chance on this type of player what would it hurt, bring him into camp and try him out then we really could have a great draft.

WHAT ABOUT TOMMY BLAKE?
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Since:Nov 5, 2006

May 11, 2008 10:46 am

Yeah I'm surprised nobody has signed him.

But I guess it's that Dimitrius Underwood factor that's putting people off, you know all the mental problems and everything?

Heck I'd sign him.


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Since:Oct 29, 2007

May 11, 2008 7:27 pm
I'm surprised too that he is still aviable. THe 49ers should give him a shot, a team can never have enough depth at any position , especially on de DL ,and if he is a good player he deserves a shot.


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May 12, 2008 8:33 am
I've read that he was a terrific player, once he was considered by many scouts as a top 5 draft pick but his depression made scouts wonder if he could take the heat of being in the spotlight in the pros. but i guess everybody deserves a second chance and it seems that the 49ers and he can be benefited , I mean the team needs quality Defensive Linemen and turn his life around


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May 12, 2008 3:09 pm

After this past season with the new sheriff of the NFL with a very low-to-no tolerance, it's easy to see why teams aren't taking a flyer on him. Not to mention the fact that no team wants to go through what the Raiders did especially the 49ers who share the bay area with Oakland.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins, who spent Super Bowl Sunday in a hospital after disappearing from the team's hotel, has a history of depression.

The 6-foot-3, 320-pound lineman had apparently stopped taking his medicine for depression and bipolar disorder, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing a source close to Robbins.

Robbins disappeared Friday night and didn't resurface for nearly 24 hours, after which the Raiders kicked him out of the team hotel and put him on the inactive list for the championship game.

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