Quote:Won't get cut because of financial reasons and he can still contribute.  Will he have value = to his contract?  Doubt it.  But you've already paid him a crap ton of money for this year.  Might as well see if we can get anything out of him.  At worst, you cut him at the end of the season and take a minor cap hit.  Thank goodness we didn't ink him for long term cap ramifications.

I wouldn't categorize what they've paid him as a "crap ton of money" in comparison to other backs in the league.  His contract was pretty reasonable, and structured in such a way that if they decided to walk away at the end of the season, the impact would be minimal.

 

That being said, I don't think it's time to abandon Gerhart all together.  I think that as the offensive line continues to improve, our running game will follow suit as a whole.  Gerhart will benefit, but I think it's pretty clear that the team has another guy on the roster who they are going to be looking to get more touches for, and that will impact Gerhart's role.  I think Storm Johnson could rise to the starting role as early as this week in Tennessee.  He's the only back on the roster currently who has shown any sort of field vision and legitimate play making ability. 

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