Lendale Welcomes Competition, Questions On Work Ethic

[Conan Oh Brian]

Link To The Article (http://www.titansradio.com/Article.asp?id=1309514&spid=27572)

Wednesday OTA Audio (http://podcasting.fia.net/6832/3653024.mp3)

''This is for everybody. I don't care if I was on San Diego's team, New England, any team. You can go get Emmitt Smith [to come back]. You can go get anyone. I will never run from competition,'' White said. ''I never have and I never will. Ask Reggie Bush [or] Chris Johnson."

[titan122]

I hope he can be a little quicker and shiftier and would love to see he, cj and ringer do great.

I hope lendale gets a descent contract from somebody next year wheather its from our titans or someone else.
And I hope that ringer will take the 2 spot behind cj after this year and not due to default either.

[TTP77]

More here from PK, with photo...

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcsouth/0-9-222/White-on-new-weight--mindset----with-a-picture.html

[RohitTheNair]

Hes going to be awesome next season and hopefully many more after that for us....Prediction: Both him and CJ make the pro-bowl next season..He sounds crazy motivated...Smash and Dash for life.

The new and improved LenDale White:

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2175/slimdale.jpg

Out to dislocate more shoulders.

LenDale minicamp interview video (http://www.titansonline.com/media-center/videos/rb-lendale-white/c4bb6c07-5622-4d0f-8caa-bf2793cd75d7)...Hahaha...On the post it note in the background it says "See me hoss--25"


Edit: LOLOLOL...Just listened to the interview....The dude is probably the funniest guy in the NFL.

[MillaKilla8]

He is such a goofball.

[Titan723]

I just hope he can hold onto the ball!

[gnarl]

haha man lendale is a freakin character.

he seems like a locker room guy that you absolutely love, or just are absolutely annoyed.

hope his fatass tears it up THIS year..wait, he might not be that fat next year :[

noooo, what will we do without the cheeseburger jokes!

[titansikou]

I love his goofiness, probably because I'm goofy too. I hope he stays with us.

[hooktool]

haha man lendale is a freakin character.

he seems like a locker room guy that you absolutely love, or just are absolutely annoyed.

hope his fatass tears it up next year..wait, he might not be that fat next year :[

noooo, what will we do without the cheeseburger jokes!

Don't you mean THIS year?:huh He's not fat today, looks good.:thumbsup:lol

John

[gnarl]

Don't you mean THIS year?:huh He's not fat today, looks good.:thumbsup:lol

John

yes yes yes, i did and i fixed it!

thanks for catching that :thumbsup

[TitansGiantsBears]

The new and improved LenDale White:

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2175/slimdale.jpg



LW looks GREAT! He'd better watch out or he's going to start developing some abs. :lol

[315]

i just hate that cheeseburger decides to get serious about his career in a contract year.

[Rolltide14TOMB]

:cheeburga

http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/e/c/1/7/PicImg_New_York_Jets_a6ec.jpg

he lost his major competition

[Titanico]

Slimmer White Finds Motivation in Playoff Fumble

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LenDale White, the running back whose weighty struggles caused him to
plummet in the 2006 NFL Draft, finally has found motivation to shape up that works for him.

His second fumble of the 2008 season...

More, from the TitansOnline article (http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/slimmer-white-finds-motivation-in-playoff-fumble/922d760a-bf43-4e7f-b332-598920c01a61)

[Rolltide14TOMB]

http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss221/vtitany10/esteira.gif

[TitansGiantsBears]

i just hate that cheeseburger decides to get serious about his career in a contract year.

Unfortunately, that's the way it always works.

[Rolltide14TOMB]

what about in his interview when he says he wants to be a world champion and all that crap? maybe he is finally maturing and this weight loss motivation isnt just a phase

[RohitTheNair]

I truly beleive that he isnt doing this for the money....I truly beleive that he wants to be great and wants to be a Titan for the rest of his career....Now, im no motion analyst, but something about the facial expression he made after the reporter brought up contract year convinced me that he was very irked by people thinking he would do that....Honest interview if you ask me.

[shadowboxin']

He knows damn well its a contract year and he's said before it's part of the reason why he's working so hard.

[tyrant28]

lendale, i love you man!!!! he is gonna tear it up, so will cj, and ringer!!! three headed monster!! SMASH, DASH AND CASH BABY!!!!!

[Pastorini]

He was 261 last season???? I give him credit for dropping down to 237. :)

[TTP77]

As usual, there's a raging debate on Titanscental over Lendale. :lol So, one poster is arguing that Lendale should get credit and kudo's for being the best 2nd RB the Titans have ever had. For argument purposes, let's accept that as being true.

My question is this: Does the fact that Lendale is the best second RB the Titans have had mean he was a successful draft choice? Do we give the guy kudo's because as a 2nd round draft pick he's been relegated to second duty behind CJ? Is it enough that he "vultures" TD's from CJ?

IDK but I have to say that Lendale has failed to meet expectations as a 2nd round pick. As a highly touted RB from USC who many rated over Reggie Bush and who had such potential, he has failed to meet expectations, IMO. I give the guy credit for being tough and playing through injury but he could have been so much more. His lack of conditioning and inability to report to camp in shape is disappointing to say the least. As a 2nd round pick, he could have been the featured back for many years but he ate his opportunities away or at the least failed to show the commitment to conditioning that he should have. Does anyone think Lendale thinks it's bragging rights to be the number 2 behind CJ? I don't think so. At least that's what I think. What do you peeps think?

[Rolltide14TOMB]

IDK but I have to say that Lendale has failed to meet expectations as a 2nd round pick.

he is a heck of a lot more successful than some of our past 2nd rounders...CJ is not a fair comparison because of how godly he is...a LOT of guys would be dropped to 2nd team behind CJ even FIRST round guys...lenDale has become a household name and a face (ableit a chunky one) of the titans. he has yet to fall completely into obscurity and i will hold back on judgement of how good a pick it was until after this season...i have the strange feeling that a slim #21, deicated LW could be special.

[Cld12pk2go]

It is interesting that his 80 yard TD run against KC was when he was weighing 261lbs...

If he can gain a step or two of quickness, he can be a much more effective back at ~235 lbs.

There were so many runs last year were he could of had 5-10 more yards if he was a little faster. I found myself often thinking, "If that was CJ, it would have been a huge gain."

[Yvette]

His lack of conditioning and inability to report to camp in shape is disappointing to say the least.
That right there means he was not a successful choice IMO. Even after CJ was drafted, I didn't see LW playing up to the level of his new competition. It appears he needed CJ, a fumble, and a contract year for the lightbulb to go on. If he turns it around this year and re-signs (essentially paying back the team he stole from) then I'll say he was a successful pick.

[Rolltide14TOMB]

It appears he needed CJ, a fumble, and a contract year

well thankfully we may have squandered a super bowl just so lendale's light switch could come on....:king

thats like me having the lead at the masters on sunday's back nine and losing it at the end cause im tired and fat..."well at least now i know i need to shape up." lot of f-ing good that does now

[felloffthewagon]

"well at least now i know i need to shape up." lot of f-ing good that does now

Couldn't agree more. They should showcase him during the preseason and then trade his ass, because they aren't going to pay his lazy whining ass after this season is over.

[Rolltide14TOMB]

They should showcase him during the preseason and then trade his ass, because they aren't going to pay his lazy whining ass after this season is over

yeah..but a part of me is eager to see how he plays slimmer...another part of me thinks he will be damn near the same as always