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RB Brandon "Zoom" Saine (official thread)

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I am pleasantly surprised with the "Pride of Piqua" Brandon Saine's NFL career. I always felt he was "easy" to bring down in college (although I'll admit I DID witness him break a FEW tackles,) I did not ever think he would be able to perform in the bigger NFL.
Good job Brandon, keep it up!
I guess if I had to compare him with another former OSU guy it would be #5 Michael Wiley who had a decenlty productive NFL career.
 
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Starks? absence will provide a chance for Ryan Grant and Brandon Saine to carry the rushing load for a full game. Starks has been bothered by knee and ankle problems that have been re-aggravated in the last two games, shortening his day both times, and he has been declared out after not practicing all week.
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Saine will be the second option out of the backfield as he continues his rapid rise up the depth chart. On the practice squad through the bye week, the undrafted rookie from Ohio State was signed to the active roster on Oct. 31 and touched the ball in a game for the first time on Thanksgiving.

McCarthy noted this week how quickly Saine is grasping the pass-protection and blitz pick-up responsibilities. Last week Saine had 10 touches ? six rushes and four receptions ? and was on the field for the two-minute drives at the end of each half.

?It let me know the coaches have a little bit of confidence in me and think that I can get out there at any point in the game and be able to produce,? said Saine, whose biggest play was a 22-yard catch-and-run on a screen pass late in the second quarter.

?I?m just preparing like any other week and trying to get ready.?
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http://www.packers.com/news-and-eve...arks-out/b112ceed-0b03-42af-acd2-3d3829c04ffc
 
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Saine misses practice again, Packers shorthanded at RB
Dec. 15, 2011
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Pete Dougherty

The Packers might have only two healthy running backs for Sunday?s game at Kansas City.

They have only four backs on their roster, and one, halfback James Starks, is unlikely to play this week because of knee and ankle injuries. Another, rookie Brandon Saine, sustained a concussion last week against Oakland, and though the early prognosis gave him a good chance to play this week, he missed practice today for the second straight day. If he?s unable to practice Friday, chances are he wouldn?t play Sunday.
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http://blogs.greenbaypressgazette.c...ses-practice-again-packers-shorthanded-at-rb/
 
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Saine recovers from concussion
By Tyler Dunne of the Journal Sentinel
Dec. 22, 2011

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Green Bay -- Eventually, Brandon Saine waived the white flag. No mas. Two weeks ago, against Oakland, the Packers rookie said he suffered his concussion on his lone carry --- a headfirst, seven-yarder straight into Rolando McClain's sternum. He didn?t think much of and stayed in the game. The next play, he picked up a blitz.

Saine kept playing, even catching back-to-back passes later in the drive.

"Your body?s just going through the motions," Saine said.

?It added up on me. From then on out, I was trying to find out if I was alright or not. I finally told the trainers."

Saine left the game in the second quarter and did not return. Now, after missing the Packers? game at Kansas City, it looks like he?s ready to go. Defensive end Ryan Pickett, who also suffered a concussion against Oakland, hasn?t returned to practice yet. Coach Mike McCarthy said Pickett was in meetings today and "is getting better." Saine is hoping to pick up where he left off, providing a spark as a runner and as a receiver.

The undrafted back out of Ohio State has 33 yards on nine rushing attempts and 52 receiving yards on seven catches. This past week was strange for him.

?It?s kind of weird because the treatment for concussions is to go home and go to sleep,? Saine said. ?Last week, I didn?t feel part of the team. I?d come in the morning and then head home. It really feels good to get back into the swing of things.?

Back in the summer, each player underwent "baseline tests." So when a concussion is suspected, they take it again. It includes a combination of memorization, reflexes, reaction time and balance. Each day, Saine tried to make good marks. Other than that, he was at home in Green Bay. Saine watched comedy movies on his iPad through Netflix and his favorite stand-up comedian, Kevin Hart. He tried to relax and rest but really couldn't.

After beginning the season buried on the depth chart, clawing his way onto the practice squad, getting promoted to the 53-man roster and finally earning meaningful snaps, Saine was now banished to his bedroom.

?That was one of the hardest things,? Saine said. ?You think that sometimes after you?ve had a long day, ?Man, I could use a nap.? Now I had the opportunity but I?d go home and couldn?t go to sleep. I wanted to be here. ...It was frustrating early in the week last week. Wednesday was the only day I felt like I couldn?t focus. Every other day, I said, ?I got it this day.? On Wednesday, I felt good all day until I took the test. I noticed myself looking at things on the desk and stuff like that.?

Saine says he was finally cleared by the end of the week and sat out as a precaution. Today, he was a full participant at practice. The Packers? full backfield is finally healthy. With Ryan Grant and James Starks around, Saine may latch onto a third-down role. Before the concussion, he made considerable strides in pass protection and showed some elusiveness as a receiver.

He said he'll take accept any role. It'll be a far cry from those hazy snaps against the Raiders.

?Against Oakland, it was just the two running backs and me," Saine said. "I was like, ?I don?t want to let these guys down.? It?d be just them for the rest of the game. And I knew they probably didn?t want to play and have an injury because we were killing them by the second half. But the doctor keeps telling me I made the right decision.?
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http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/136106683.html
 
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Brandon Saine: A rookie free agent, Saine was promoted from the practice squad after Green went down. In 75 snaps, he proved to be a smart, well-prepared player with a legitimate future. He has good speed, catches the ball well and runs more recklessly than he did at Ohio State. He proved to be a no-nonsense kind of back, making one cut and digging out what he could. Grade: D-plus.
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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/137833518.html
 
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What about running back? That appears to be the question on everybody?s lips. Are the Packers content with what they have, which is to say James Starks, Alex Green and Brandon Saine? McCarthy says he views running back as a position of depth.

Starks has shown flashes of brilliance through the first two years of his career. He needs to stay healthy and develop consistency. Green is recovering from a midseason ACL and hasn?t participated in practices. Will he make it all the way back in training camp? McCarthy referred to Saine as potentially the most consistent of the Packers? backs. Might Saine, an undrafted player last year, come out of nowhere to seize the starting job?
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http://www.packers.com/news-and-eve...f-spring/de5d6ab9-7e5b-4600-9ad2-3f4e2ab3948e
 
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On the rise
Saine.

The Packers kept Saine around on the practice squad after training camp last year, and the undrafted free agent rose to the 53-man roster before becoming the team?s most reliable pass-protector. While Saine hasn?t reached the point of Brandon Jackson, who was phenomenal in that role, he certainly was more effective than Starks, who has drawn quarterback Aaron Rodgers? ire on multiple occasions for missed blocking assignments. ?He?s gotten under me a couple times. Missing a couple blocks, things like that, things he knows I can do better,? Starks told ESPN Radio?s Colin Cowherd on Tuesday. ?That?s his job to do it, and he let me know, and I didn?t take offense to it at all. If he knows I should do something right, he?ll let me know. It?s not embarrassing to me. I take it as a learning experience.?.

Key competition
Third-down back.

Saine would appear to have this role locked up, but he?ll have to show more as a pass-catcher and runner. One option that remains for the role: Fullback John Kuhn, whom Rodgers says knows the offense as well as anybody, is an indispensable part of the offense. Although his listing on the NFL Network?s Top 100 players list at No. 92 raised plenty of eyebrows and was used as evidence of the list?s ridiculousness, it?s not far-fetched to think Kuhn is one of the best players on the Packers? roster at his position. He just happens to play a position that for many teams has become obsolete.
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Of the three backs, Saine ended the off-season as the most reliable.

"Saine's just steady," said Van Pelt. "He's going to do the right thing. He may not be the electric, Adrian Peterson type, but he's very consistent."

Saine isn't a run-of-the-mill overachiever when it comes to ability, either. His 40 time was a swift 4.39, but what probably earned him a callback in late October was how much harder he ran inside than at Ohio State.
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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...s-are-running-in-place-ju65vki-163135806.html
 
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