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The more I watch this guy, the more I think this is a guy we should target.
We desperately need a 3rd down back.
Gordon is the featured runner, and doesn't adjust to passes outside his frame to be a downfield receiver. Ekler is terrible in pass protection and doesn't see defenders well (see KC disaster). I like him and he is a decent player, but I am not sure we can count on him to develop.
Samuels has done a little bit of everything. He returns kicks, and while he is not outstanding at it, we only get to return about 2 kicks per game (the rest are touchbacks), and he has some explosiveness there. Also good at covering kicks. His real utility is as a jack of all trades type.
He is a OK at RB, and got a lot of carries and looks there. Nothing special but decent size and some speed as a runner.
He did a lot of jet sweeps from the slot to spread defenses horizontally.
He has been used as a pass catching Hback, who can adjust to poorly thrown passes. He can line up in the slot, and get downfield. Lines up at TE a lot, but doesn't block well enough to be anything more than a pass catching TE. You can run to his side.
Has also been used as a wildcat QB, where he reads the defense and can spread the ball around in addition to running with it. Not a great arm by NFL standards, but can throw the halfback option pass. Too fast for LB to cover, and big enough to run through S and CB.
Needs work on his route running. Is fine for a college guy, but needs to refine it in the NFL. Tends to be used as a blitz and press beater, and can disappear against teams that slow play him. Defenses lose him a lot because he lines up everywhere.
If we took him as a 3rd down back, as well as a bit of a utility player on other downs. Put him in the slot, use him on quick sweeps, bubble screens, and then just regular 3rd down stuff. He is smart enough and appears to see the field well enough to pick up bltizers and then cause mismatches vs LB and S in coverage. Not a Sproles or Woodhead quickness type 3rd down back, but has the acceleration/size/speed/hands to make plays in the passing game.
We desperately need a 3rd down back.
Gordon is the featured runner, and doesn't adjust to passes outside his frame to be a downfield receiver. Ekler is terrible in pass protection and doesn't see defenders well (see KC disaster). I like him and he is a decent player, but I am not sure we can count on him to develop.
Samuels has done a little bit of everything. He returns kicks, and while he is not outstanding at it, we only get to return about 2 kicks per game (the rest are touchbacks), and he has some explosiveness there. Also good at covering kicks. His real utility is as a jack of all trades type.
He is a OK at RB, and got a lot of carries and looks there. Nothing special but decent size and some speed as a runner.
He did a lot of jet sweeps from the slot to spread defenses horizontally.
He has been used as a pass catching Hback, who can adjust to poorly thrown passes. He can line up in the slot, and get downfield. Lines up at TE a lot, but doesn't block well enough to be anything more than a pass catching TE. You can run to his side.
Has also been used as a wildcat QB, where he reads the defense and can spread the ball around in addition to running with it. Not a great arm by NFL standards, but can throw the halfback option pass. Too fast for LB to cover, and big enough to run through S and CB.
Needs work on his route running. Is fine for a college guy, but needs to refine it in the NFL. Tends to be used as a blitz and press beater, and can disappear against teams that slow play him. Defenses lose him a lot because he lines up everywhere.
If we took him as a 3rd down back, as well as a bit of a utility player on other downs. Put him in the slot, use him on quick sweeps, bubble screens, and then just regular 3rd down stuff. He is smart enough and appears to see the field well enough to pick up bltizers and then cause mismatches vs LB and S in coverage. Not a Sproles or Woodhead quickness type 3rd down back, but has the acceleration/size/speed/hands to make plays in the passing game.
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