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RB Brandon "Zoom" Saine (official thread)

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From July:

“They kept saying, 'Marco, we want him to be a Packer,’ ” said Marco Marciano, Saine’s agent with XL Sports Management.

“(The Packers) said they’re designing plays for Brandon to isolate him against linebackers and take advantage of his size and speed,” Marciano said. “He can create some mismatches.”

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayt...iqua-rb-saine-signs-with-packers-1215848.html


I still have a smidgen of hope that this wasn't complete bull. Looking forward to the B-Saine package.
 
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Packers' Saine has an eventful few weeks
By Tyler Dunne of the Journal Sentinel
Oct. 31, 2011

Green Bay - After a week he'll never forget, Brandon Saine sighs and is at a loss for words. How can you explain this all?

Two Fridays ago, the Green Bay Packers running back proposed to his girlfriend of six years, Kylie Whitaker. (She said "Yes.")

This past Saturday, Saine was back in Ohio to see his alma mater, Ohio State, shock Wisconsin, 33-29. He wasn't there physically, but Saine was glued to his TV set for every play of the Buckeyes' miraculous win. He actually has a Buckeyes flag outside his Green Bay home.

And then Monday - at the 7:30 a.m. special teams meeting - Shawn Slocum mentioned to Saine that he'd be on the punt team this week. Um, OK. He had no idea why he was suddenly involved. Saine left the meeting, and Russ Ball, the team's vice president of player finance, was waiting for him. The undrafted rookie running back on the practice squad had been promoted to the 53-man roster. Minutes after getting the call-up, he was taking part in the annual team photo.

"Man," he said. "It's been awesome."

With running back Alex Green (knee) placed on injured reserve, coach Mike McCarthy called this decision a "no-brainer."

"Brandon has earned this opportunity," McCarthy said. "I'm excited for him. He'll have an opportunity to compete for a spot on the (game-day) 46 this weekend against San Diego. He's done a tremendous job throughout his time here."

Buried on the depth chart behind a bevy of backs, Saine rushed for 51 yards on 17 carries and caught six passes for 36 yards in the preseason. For now, he said he's focusing on special teams. Nothing changes too much with his preparation at running back. All season, Saine has played the role of other running backs - Adrian Peterson, Michael Turner, etc. Now, he just plays himself a little more.

"They want you to use your own running style and then sometimes the linebackers will say something like, 'He does it like this.' And then you change it up," he said. "They don't want you to out-step yourself and do something you wouldn't normally do. So mostly, it's just a scheme thing."

While Saine was not used heavily at Ohio State, he does bring some versatility to the position. His final year with the Buckeyes, he had 532 total yards with seven touchdowns. As a junior, Saine rushed for 739 yards and four touchdowns.

?I like to think of myself as versatile. I?ve always been pretty good at catching the ball out of the backfield,? he said. ?I think that I?m definitely a one-cut runner. I don?t have an arsenal of moves because I don?t really have the body type for it.?

When Green went down, Saine thought the Packers might promote him. The key, he says, was progressing in the classroom. He got up to speed on pass-protection assignments. With James Starks, Ryan Grant and John Kuhn around, Green Bay doesn't need Saine to shoulder carries, but Green was used on special teams and had a key third-down reception at Atlanta.

Now, Saine's life off the field is changing, too.

Saine proposed to his high school sweetheart - cue the Tony Bennett music - on walking trails near the couple's duplex in Green Bay. He brought their two dogs, dropped to a knee and the rest is history. Saine and Whitaker started dating their junior year in high school, ran track together and then both attended Ohio State.

"I was nervous," Saine said, "but she's kind of been expecting it for a while and I really wanted to do it."

Next up, trying to play on Sundays.

?It still really hasn?t hit me,? he said. ?I?m glad to have this opportunity and I?m ready to do the best I can do.?
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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-saine-has-an-eventful-few-weeks-132975648.html

Green Bay Packers RB Brandon Saine promoted to active roster; RB Alex Green on injured reserve (Video)
Oct. 31, 2011
Written by
Kareem Copeland
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Brandon Saine thought it was a good weekend when his alma mater Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 33-29 on Saturday, but Monday was even better.

The rookie running back was in between team meetings when Green Bay Packers vice president of administration/player finance Russ Ball told him that he?d been promoted to the 53-man roster. The news came just in time to be part of the team photo, which does not include players on the practice squad.

?That was the craziest thing for me,? Saine said. ?I was definitely grateful. I didn?t even know that was how it worked.

?I was the only one back there (in the auxiliary locker room) with a jersey in my locker. I was definitely thankful.?
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http://packersnews.greenbaypressgaz...een-put-IR?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|PKR-News
 
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Jake;2024803; said:
They've acquired a few more "fans" this year. Imagine that.
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I hope that isnt a shot at me? 33 years old and I have loved the Packers as far back as I can remember. Lynn Dickey, James Lofton, John Anderson, Brian Noble were all my favorite players as a kid. Anyways back to Brandon. I hope they do utilize him as I fully believe he can help this team win. Maybe even fill the role that Brandon Jackson filled last year on 3rd down.
 
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brodybuck21;2024962; said:
I hope that isnt a shot at me? 33 years old and I have loved the Packers as far back as I can remember. Lynn Dickey, James Lofton, John Anderson, Brian Noble were all my favorite players as a kid. Anyways back to Brandon. I hope they do utilize him as I fully believe he can help this team win. Maybe even fill the role that Brandon Jackson filled last year on 3rd down.
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If Saine is going to fill that role (which I believe he can), he's going to need to be a bit more physical than Jackson was. Too often I saw Jackson getting swallowed in the backfield as he tried to dance his way out of danger.
 
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Bucky32;2025086; said:
If Saine is going to fill that role (which I believe he can), he's going to need to be a bit more physical than Jackson was. Too often I saw Jackson getting swallowed in the backfield as he tried to dance his way out of danger.
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plus we need whoever is back there to know what the hell they are doing in blitz pickups.
 
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brodybuck21;2024966; said:
foreal? Because of Favre?
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I've hated them for about 45 years, long before I moved to Chicago and became a Bears fan. When I was a kid, they were winning all the time with Lombardi.

Being the antithesis of a bandwagon fan, I developed a lifelong hatred of the Yankees, Celtics, and Packers during the '60s.
 
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BB73;2025312; said:
I've hated them for about 45 years, long before I moved to Chicago and became a Bears fan. When I was a kid, they were winning all the time with Lombardi.

Being the antithesis of a bandwagon fan, I developed a lifelong hatred of the Yankees, Celtics, and Packers during the '60s.
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You Hate the Packers? I always figured you more for Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia :biggrin:
 
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