I do agree. Blount may be a better player right now, but it's simply because of his patience and vision. Jonas Gray is similar to Ridley in a sense, he hits the hole as fast as he can, sometimes it closes before he gets there or he simply misread the blocks.
But he hits it. Fast.
Blount will sometimes pull a Maroney and dance behind the line, unlike Maroney, he has an unnatural ability to make would-be tacklers miss while weighing in at 250.
But when the OL is pounding the opposing team, not saying this OL will do that every game, but it has the appearance of one that could be a strong run blocking crew, then Gray may be a better back as he has better burst off the line. If the OL isn't creating all of the holes for the RB, then Blount will be better, and it won't be close.
Rumor is that Blount has an MCL sprain and will be ready for the start of the season, and is also aided by his suspension giving him an extra week of rest.
I like both guys. I think both should be used in similar, yet different roles. If the OL is ineffective, and we want to see some magic, ride Blount. He'll make yards out of nothing. If the OL is dominating then Gray will give you better yards with his more direct approach.
All the same, I wouldn't be any more surprised to see a split similar to 2013, 800/800/400 or so, whatever it was, between Gray/Blount/3rdRB as I would be to see Blount lead 1100/600/400 or so.
