Shane's Controverial Prospects. Episode 1: Toby Gerhart

The first in a new series about Controversial Prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft. Today we look at near Heisman winning RB Toby Gerhart out of Stanford. Do you think he will be a successful RB in the NFL?


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Sports

Tags:

• NFL
• Draft
• 2010
• Toby
• Gerhart
• Mark
• Ingram
• Controversial
• Prospects
• Shane
• Hallam
• RB
• runningback
• Heisman
• Trophy
• Highlight
• tape

[Ctownace]

I don't mean to be dissing on you, but I'm supposed to be listening to you "breaking down" film of these NFL caliber players?? What are your credentials?? Can you tell me where you played college ball...or better yet, even high school ball?? Let me guess, you didn't play ANY football at all...? You sound awful in your film "breakdown"....give it up please.

[dwid1984]

@cal31BRIAN23 lendale white is not faster or elusive, he is fat and slow. if it were true, Gerhart doesn't even need sharp cuts like a scat back because he can break those little arm tackles while guys like Lendale White and Arian Foster lose their balance from air, turf, shoestring. Gerhart has enough 2 make a guy miss, not completly miss, but defender winds up getting just a hand on his leg which doesn't affect Gerhart's balance, yeah balance one of the most underrated qualities in a back.

[FugitiveVette]

Watch the Wake Forrest cut. Quick explosive. He blugins defenses. Runs 4.53 dumbfuck! God I can tell you never played. Look at all the plays Marc Ingram goes down.

[Priz011]

First off Its great what your doing because its actually interesting. Take a look at 7:30 on the tape. Its not a linebacker its taylor mays who catches him who runs a 4.28 forty yard dash. While watching this see some agility problems but not as pronounced as you make it out to be. I am actually under the impression that he has a Jerome Bettis running style. Rewatch it and let me know what you think.

[Priz011]

First off Its great what your doing because its actually interesting. Take a look at 7:30 on the tape. Its not a linebacker its taylor mays who catches him who runs a 4.28 forty yard dash. While watching this see some agility problems but not as pronounced as you make it out to be. I am actually under the impression that he has a Jerome Bettis running style. Rewatch it and let me know what you think.

[dwid1984]

lacks burst? Gerhart has one of the best initial bursts that I have ever seen. The way he explodes through the hole is better than any big back out there. Lendale White was not faster nor was he more elusive, he did however have top recruits blocking for him and Reggie Bush as a change of pace runner to give him plenty of rest. Stanford is the equivalent of Vanderbilt in the SEC, having a back put up such great numbers out there is incredible, they were 1-11 b4 Toby, he got them to a bowl

[cal31BRIAN23]

Another thing i will call this early . The young QB from Standford, Luck. I think he will be a top 10 pick.

[cal31BRIAN23]

lol

[cal31BRIAN23]

Don't brink up stats, Bama played better competition, and Ingram shared carries with Richardson, # 2 Rb coming out of high school that year(number 6 recruit in the whole nation). Will be better than Ingram, by junior year.

[cal31BRIAN23]

Go look up Lendale white film, White is faster and more elusive! Even when he was at USC , at 265. I agree with everything the guy posting said. Even if he runs a great forty time, BOTTOM LINE, very simple. LACKS! BURST! Everyone wants to scream oh racism, get the fuck out of here, accept fact as fact! Another thing, Ingram is Wayyy Better than Gerhart. Faster, more, elusive,more agility, equal break tackle.