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After New England's 42-20 win over Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts, former practice squad running back Jonas Gray said his record setting game, consisting of 4 rushing touchdowns, won't stack up to anything in the grand scheme of things.
"200 yards is an arbitrary milestone in a meaningless game," the former Notre Dame running back said, trying and failing to hold back tears. "I mean, it wasn't even 200 yards, it was only 199. Not that that extra yard would have meant anything...nothing does, or ever will."
At press time, Gray was seen clutching a Joy Division t-shirt and pontificating over selections from Jean-Paul Sartre's 1943 nihilistic classic Being and Nothingness.
In 38 rushes, he had zero negative carries. It’s a pretty big difference in a game when it’s second-and-four or second-and-six consistently—and never second-and-12.
I would still draft a RB personally, because I would love to have a top 5 back for Brady to lean on as he wraps up his career.
Interesting fact. The top four RBs with the most carries yesterday were all rookies: Gray, Alfred Blue (Texans), Tre Mason (Rams) and Jeremy Hill (Bengals).
I'd certainly draft an RB, but not terribly early. IMO you can no longer lean on ANY running back in the new NFL; in fact, I see a top-5 RB as one of the least impactful top-5 players you can have. Plus none of these guys...
hanging onto Gray (I believe he is a RFA)
Gray is a lot more explosive than I thought, he gets throw the hole quickly and runs with power. He is a good RB. I would still draft a RB personally, because I would love to have a top 5 back for Brady to lean on as he wraps up his career.
I'd certainly draft an RB, but not terribly early. IMO you can no longer lean on ANY running back in the new NFL; in fact, I see a top-5 RB as one of the least impactful top-5 players you can have. Plus none of these guys...
...were drafted in the top 50 picks.
Jeff Howe @jeffphowe
Why stock in RBs is weird: Gray had 199 yds, 4 TDs after 2-plus yrs on P-squads. Richardson has cost teams 2 1st-rounders and had 0 yards.
You mean a 1st rounder like a Trent Richardson?
Going forward, we are fine with Gray as our #1 RB.