Much of the animosity and ridicule of Toby Gerhart is based on the very first game where he was injured and that injury alone turned out to be worse than anyone else thought...........especially the coaching staff. I think Toby himself convinced the coaches he was OK when in reality, they should have benched him from game 2 on until he was 100% healthy. Unfortunately, what we saw in him performance wise wasn't even a blip on the radar until those last couple of games when it appeared he was BACK. The games in between where the coaches put him in did more damage than good. That said, I STILL believe that without a miraculous improvement in the OL...........it really doesn't matter who is in the backfield come opening day. Training camp will determine whether Toby or Denard (perhaps even Jordan) which one will be there on day one. It's going to be interesting. Frankly, I'd like to see Toby shed about 10-15 lbs because I think that would dramatically effect his burst speed. I think he is carrying too much weight. At 215 or so, I think we'd see a much more elusive Toby Gerhart. Do I think he has the ability to earn every last penny of his salary? Absolutely I do, but as with is this entire JAGS team where he and THEY go depends totally on how well this OL improves. Bortles could come out on fire, but if the OL falters, his flame will go out quickly. Same goes for ALL of the RB's no matter who they are.

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