Why wasn't Gerhart the first RB drafted last year?

[CRA]

the guy with the 2nd most rushing yards and 3rd most points all time in NCAA football was white......and he went undrafted. Skin color had nothing to do with it....you need an NFL skill set to get drafted and a very good one to be a first rounder.

[Ricky Spanish]

the guy with the 2nd most rushing yards and 3rd most points all time in NCAA football was white......and he went undrafted. Skin color had nothing to do with it....you need an NFL skill set to get drafted and a very good one to be a first rounder.

exactly why clausen WASN'T a first rounder

[mmmbeans]

slow, problems running outside, can't catch.

[g5jamz]

Peyton Hillis just needed his chance...

[OchoNueve]

Because the GM that would have drafted Gerhart over C.J. Spiller would not be employed right now. NFL wants guys with game changing "big play" ability... CJ Spiller, Dexter McCluster, and Javid Best all bring that... You could make an argument that Gerhart should have been drafted over Ryan Matthews, but the other guys are more appealing with their speed & upside.

[Dpantherman]

Peyton Hillis just needed his chance...

replace Gerhart with Hillis and this thread might be worth something.

[g5jamz]

it was intentional...

;)

[ncmonzta]

the guy is just not a good "traditional" "running" back. its 2011 let's not try to pull the race card here.;)

[g5jamz]

I was just poking the fire...but let's be honest. Gerhart is more of an Alstott type of runner, which seems to me to have a valid place in the NFL (per my Hillis reference...and you could throw in Kuhn as well)

[Actionman0z]

Bc I could run for 1,000 yards against Pac10 defenses.

You are an idiot. Nice try. Have another bag/tube/stack of pringles. Dick.

[CRA]

I was just poking the fire...but let's be honest. Gerhart is more of an Alstott type of runner, which seems to me to have a valid place in the NFL (per my Hillis reference...and you could throw in Kuhn as well)

it does have a place.

you just don't want to invest greatly into a RB with that particular skill set. They dish out punishment but take more as well.....

Great additions to any team but you aren't going to invest in them like a Chris Johnson.

[countryboi]

You are an idiot. Nice try. Have another bag of pringles. Dick.

what the hell?!

[teeray]

Pringles. They are potato chips that come in a tube. Sheesh.

[Panthro]

You are an idiot. Nice try. Have another bag of pringles. Dick.

lol

This might be the best thing I've read on the huddle in a long time.