"But I defy anyone to go watch the Todd Gurley in the Cowboys game, supposedly post-"injury", making crazy cuts, outrunning defenders, looking like the TG at the beginning of the year, and tell me that this injury is debilitating and TG won't be the same..."

Not sure what you mean by "tell me". But I and I'm sure many on this board will take your challenge and indeed "defy" you in terms of giving their opinion-which is all the writer did and he likely gets paid to do that. We all have opinions but no one -including you-can tell the future. Your "opinion" that he will be the same back as before is no more valid than others-including myself-that believe he won't be the same.

And yes I did see the Cowboy game along with the playoffs and SB and if fact the entire season including the Bear and Lion games. Bottom line is no one has a monopoly on knowing what the future holds for the tailback.