[SamuelMcF]

Yes, the pieces were there, as was subsequently demonstrated. However, what one notices is that Gerhart  had 3  "clunker" games (45, 14, and 21 yards) in 2008 and none in 2009 (worst was 82). Lots of that was OL play. The defense doesn't affect those stats much.

What "one should notice" is that the 14 yard "game" was on only 2 carries before an injury, the 21 yard "game" was on only 8 carries before an injury, and the 45 yard game was against the #1 rushing defense in the country in TCU which allowed just 1.7 YPC all year. (Gerhart averaging 3 YPC against that defense is thus very good in context.)

Anthony Kimble had 100+ yard games in relief of Gerhart in both of the supposed "clunkers" where he went out.

How was "lots of that OL play?"

[SamuelMcF]

Yes, the pieces were there, as was subsequently demonstrated. However, what one notices is that Gerhart  had 3  "clunker" games (45, 14, and 21 yards) in 2008 and none in 2009 (worst was 82). Lots of that was OL play. The defense doesn't affect those stats much.

What "one should notice" is that the 14 yard "game" was on only 2 carries before an injury, the 21 yard "game" was on only 8 carries before an injury, and the 45 yard game was against the #1 rushing defense in the country in TCU which allowed just 1.7 YPC all year. (Gerhart averaging 3 YPC against that defense is thus very good in context.)

Anthony Kimble had 100+ yard games in relief of Gerhart in both of the supposed "clunkers" where he went out.

How was "lots of that OL play?"