Patriots Gridiron News: LeGarrette Blount Focused on Winning

The New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount does not care about his personal numbers, he just wants to help the team win.

LeGarrette Blount is the ultimate Patriot. The New England Patriots big, bruising running back is having one heck of a season and is on brink of breaking a team rushing touchdown record set back Curtis Martin.

As cool as that sounds, Blount says he doesn’t care about any personal achievements. He cares about how the team is performing and helping them win. All things considered, those are probably the reasons he has fallen in good favor with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

This Sunday’s matchup against the San Francisco 49ers is a game that will probably feature Blount. The 49ers have a porous run defense and with both Rob Gronkowski and Chris Hogan out for the game, the Patriots’ offense will turn to their ground attack featuring Blount.

"“We’re going to go in there with the mindset of winning the game, whether that’s running the ball 40 times or throwing the ball 40 times,” Blount said via the Boston Herald. “We just want to put up enough points to win the game.“You can’t go out there and be relaxed. You can’t go out there and think these guys are going to roll over just because we’re the Patriots. We’re going to play them just like anybody else, because when you go out there and think guys are going to lay over just because you’re one of the better teams in the NFL, that’s how you get your (butt) beat. We’re trying not to be one of those guys.”"

The 29-year-old running back enters the game with 182 carries for 678 yards and 12 touchdowns, just 2 short of Martin’s franchise single-season record of 14. Although he knows he has a chance to make history, his focus isn’t on his individual numbers as they mean nothing if the team doesn’t win the game.