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Todd Gurley has gained just 2.6 yards per carry, and 193 of his 217 rushing yards have come after contact, meaning, on average, the blocking has gained him 0.3 yards before being hit, or just under a foot per rush.
Watch Benny Cunningham run behind the same line.
Its Gurley and he's the same rb he was in his rookie year.
In 2015:
2 games avg under 4ypc
3 games avg under 3ypc
1 game avg under 2ypc
2016:
After 4 games Gurley avgs 2.6ypc
Todd Gurley is what we call a "run to the play call rb". He's gonna run straight to the gap that the play was designed to run in.
If there is a hole. he'll accelerate through it and run through arm tackles in the open field.
If there is no hole he'll run right up the back of the blocker or straight into the defender.
He doesn't run though head-on tackles. He'll side step or run though quarter tackles in the open field.
The reason BC is more effective is he's quicker in tight quarters. He can move laterally from one gap to another quickly.
Benny needs more touches.
Best,
Laram
