Hurd has nowhere near the talent of the other backs listed, but he was very tough. I give him that all day, and he was a good SEC back. Give him that too. He would have been drafted at RB had he stayed here.
Your argument is the only 1 that holds water for Hurd. I played ball all the way thru school, and understand it well. Hurd was tall, and accelerated slowly, but with all his size, could have been a battering ram if used properly. In the I formation, or any set that have Hurd a 5 yard running start to hit a hole, he would have flat run over LBs, and if he broke a tackle could have had big gains, he was very fast once up to speed, as 6ft4inch guys often are. He was terribly utilized in CBJz offense where he had to stand still, 2 yards back, and wait for a QB to decide whether to keep it or hand it off.
CBJ should have used Hurd in the I formation, or even running out of shotgun, so he had time to gain speed before hittimg the LOS. He could have used Kamara for the up close RPO plays, since he was so quick and could accelerate in a hurry. Both could have had 20 carries a game, Hurd probably still gets the same yards he got 3 at a time over 30 carries, Kamara would have been a great change of pace, we would have controlled the clock, and won more games.
Hurds failure lies on CBJ...him quitting in the middle of a game on an undefeated team makes him a quitter, and he will never shake that, especially in Tennessee. Oh, well. Better coaches now, and i dont think Hurd would even start on this team , if he did then he wiuld split carries with Jordan , Chandler, and Banks...who will be a beast. You can bet that if Hurd were here, he would be used in the I formation, since we have a coach that understands football now. Amen
