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Great pick for the Vikes as a compliment to AP. Gerhart is a stud and will play in the NFL 10 years.

Thought Decker would be selected by now. Injury concerns are definitely hurting him.
 

LesBolstad said:
Great pick for the Vikes as a compliment to AP. Gerhart is a stud and will play in the NFL 10 years.

Thought Decker would be selected by now. Injury concerns are definitely hurting him.
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Injuries are probably a major concern. He is currently one of the top 10 best available on Kiper's Big Board.
 


Great for Decker.
A big Whoops on the Gerhart pick, a slow big white kid with no moves? that's always what you want in an NFL player.
 



4.53 is considered fast? I take nothing that is not sub 4.4 for my skill positions
 

bankonit said:
4.53 is considered fast? I take nothing that is not sub 4.4 for my skill positions
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exhibit a -- Ryan Matthews ***pick 12***
exhibit b -- Dexter McCluster ***pick 36***

faster or equal to those two non-white kids that were picked before him ...
 

Have you even seen the kid play before? I strongly doubt you have. Just give the guy a chance before you strike judgment.

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Border Gopher said:
Have you even seen the kid play before? I strongly doubt you have. Just give the guy a chance before you strike judgment.
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Agreed, living in the west I got to see quite a bit of Gerhart. Before the Stanford vs ASU game I openly wondered what all the hype was about, then I saw him play and understood. He's a big bruising back who reads his blocks well and has deceptive speed. I think he's a great fit for the Chester Taylor role.
 



Toby Gerhart:

Reads blocks- check
Pass Protects - check
Can catch passes - check
Makes the first guy miss - check

That is a great pick.
 

bankonit said:
Great for Decker.
A big Whoops on the Gerhart pick, a slow big white kid with no moves? that's always what you want in an NFL player.
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You clearly didn't watch Stanford play last year. TG was a better back than the guy who won the Heisman.
 

Am I the only one who thinks this is a pick to make a 2 man backfield? I don't think he is there to spell AD at TB or fill in as a 3rd down back. There could be some very interesting formations having him line up as a fullback, but with more break-away potential, etc.
 




bankonit said:
4.53 is considered fast? I take nothing that is not sub 4.4 for my skill positions
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You must believe the times in Madden are realistic. There are two RBs in the entire draft with 40's under 4.4 and 1 WR.
 

I had the fortune of watching Gerhart in person as a freshman. Brothers and I were in South Bend for a game. About midway thru the second quarter, my brother turns to me and says, "who is that #7 running back they have? he's the best player on the field !" I was thinking the exact same thing at the time. We couldn't believe when we found out later he was only a freshman. This kid is a player, folks. As a Vikings fan, I thought it was a great pick.
 

Re: Gerhart

He's a faster Larry Csonka. He did ok. Love the pick.
 

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Am I the only one who thinks this is a pick to make a 2 man backfield? I don't think he is there to spell AD at TB or fill in as a 3rd down back. There could be some very interesting formations having him line up as a fullback, but with more break-away potential, etc.
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Would love to see some split backfield formations this year. We need Brett Favre back for one more year!
 

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