Quote: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.

Touche' gaj, touche'. Very informative post. Nobody really knows what he can or is going to do until the year starts. But, some seem to overlook the fact that he played his "ENTIRE CONTRACT" under AP. What did you expect the Vikings brass to do......Oh, I'm sorry Adrian but we have to start giving Toby the lionshare of the touches. You don't tell that to a guy who runs like a beast. That said, Toby is no withering flower either when it comes to running the football. Do you think all these defenders in college simply rolled over when they saw Toby coming at them? He was thee beast in college and should have won the Heisman. Ironically he won the Doak Walker as being the best RB in the country and Ingraham (also a RB) won the Heisman. I'm saying all that to say this.........let's just hold onto our critical assessment of TG on what he will or won't do until at least mid season. IMO........(if he stays healthy) and they get solid play out of the OL (and a decent passing game)...Toby Gerhart will make believers out of all of you. I followed this guy's career all the way back to high school as a sophomore because I lived in that area. As a "sophomore" he dominated other teams. He was, and is a great RB given the chance to play and be the feature. His talents are obvious, but it's his mental approach to the game and his skill set that amazes me. He absolutely has a very strong will to be the best and I for one have NO DOUBT he will be (if he stays healthy). Good post gaj.

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