Is Gurley worth the injury risk? yes or no?

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May 18, 2015 at 6:07 pm #24796
zn
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My own answer to that is unflinching, firm, and resolute.

Not that, you know, I intend to post it, or anything.

But still. I stand solid as a rock behind my own answer to that.
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May 18, 2015 at 8:14 pm #24811

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If he doesn’t pan out of course he wasn’t worth the 10th pick. In what universe would he be worth the 10th pick if he doesn’t pan out? Heck we’re hearing that he is expected to be a part time RB! Even worse if he can’t make it.

The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.

May 18, 2015 at 8:55 pm #24816

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It always depends on ‘why’ the pick doesn’t pan out.

I mean, if a Plane falls on Gurley and squishes him,
I wont blame Snead or Fisher.

But if Gurley runs like Greg Hill,
I’ll blame Snisher.

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May 18, 2015 at 8:56 pm #24817

zn
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bnw wrote:

If he doesn’t pan out of course he wasn’t worth the 10th pick. In what universe would he be worth the 10th pick if he doesn’t pan out? Heck we’re hearing that he is expected to be a part time RB! Even worse if he can’t make it.

Then the better way to put that is, is he worth the risk. I edited the title to reflect that.

May 18, 2015 at 9:21 pm #24821
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zn wrote:

bnw wrote:

If he doesn’t pan out of course he wasn’t worth the 10th pick. In what universe would he be worth the 10th pick if he doesn’t pan out? Heck we’re hearing that he is expected to be a part time RB! Even worse if he can’t make it.

Then the better way to put that is, is he worth the risk. I edited the title to reflect that.

If he’s JAG then no. If he’s only a part time RB then he has to be very special to have been worth the risk. Will he even play this season?
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The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.
May 21, 2015 at 11:26 pm #25066

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My answer?

Yes.

If for some reason he turns out to be a non-factor because he gets injured again. I will always say he was worth the risk and that they gambled on a good bet and lost.

On the other hand, I don’t think it will ever come to that. I think Gurley will excel as a pro runner, eventually, when they are sure he can play. I think he adds to the running game and to the passing game, like many have said. I think he makes them a tough play-action team. I think a rotation of Gurley and Mason is probably the best running back rotataion in the league and possibly one of the best in league history.

I think he’s better than Steven Jackson, and bless him, Jackson made a career out of getting yards in years when outside of him there was no offense at all.

May 23, 2015 at 5:38 pm #25159

zn
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from off the net

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Kind of Blue/Gold

There are a lot of recent cases where RBs had knee injuries and it was far from a death blow to their careers (non-RBs, too, for that matter). The medical team described his knee as pristine, so at some point, a layperson has to defer to the experts in sports medicine.

Dr. Jene Bramel (does podcasts with Sigmund Bloom and Matt Waldman for FBG) is one of the most knowledgable people I know on the subject of sports medicine (he is an M.D., and while he isn’t a specialist in orthopedic surgery, he consults with them), and he said his level of concern was extremely low.

If he fulfills his potential, he has a chance to be the Rams best RB since Faulk and Dickerson (combines elements of both). Or for Fisher, a smaller, faster, more explosive and talented Eddie George. A player so good, he instantly becomes the focal point of the offense, that can command building a draft around
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