Let me give you perspective as a Viking fan who also watched Stanford when Toby was there.

 

Gerhart is going to hit 1500 rushing yards this season. I would not be surprised if he breaks 2000 all purpose yards.

He is going to open alot of eyes. He is a complete back which is why he was in there on 3rd downs instead of Peterson, something you guys probably did not know.

 

Gerhart his like a train. He punishes tacklers. He has outstanding vision and good feet.

He runs high you say? Defenders do not want to hit him high because they fear him. They go for his legs.

He moves piles. Hes a helluva alot faster than people think too. Oh I know hes white, he cant be quick at all. Hes 230+ pounds that runs 4.5s and surprises people on the 2nd level when they try to close on him.

 

There is alot of Viking fans that preferred that we traded Peterson instead for some value and started Gerhart.

 

Vikings offensive line is not as good as you think also. The right side is the only good run blocking side.

 

You guys got one of the best backs in the NFL and nobody knows it. Should be able to snag him in fatnasy drafts in 3rd or 4th round.

 

Anyone bad mouthing him or questioning his ability either knows nothing about him or has no clue what they are talking about.

 

Oh and one last thing. Gerhart was stuck behind Peterson for 4 years. It has nothing to do with his ability to play. If he was black, we would not be having this conversation at all.

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