re: Hurd or Henry?

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He may not be the 5th best, but I wouldn't put him outside of the top ten. If he had had a decent o line this season, he would've broken 1000 yards. But if my aunt had nuts she'd be my uncle.

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Actually, had he played in the Chattanooga and Vandy games he'd have broken 1000 yards rushing with ease but he only had a handful of carries in each (he had 899 rushing yards despite not really playing in those 2 games). He did break 1000 all purpose yards with 1,120 yards from scrimmage.

In the bowl game, he had 88 yards in the 1st quarter and if we hadn't been up by 21-0 in the 1st quarter (we scored on our first 5 out of 6 possessions and went into halftime with 35-7 lead) Hurd would've put up gaudy numbers rushing but because they couldn't stop him or anything else we tried and we got up so much so quickly, Hurd was given a break while others got experience -- not just RBs but our young WRs who were already filling in for our 3 injured starting WRs.

I don't know where I'd rank him in terms of the overall talent in the conference but he's pretty high up there. The problem is that it's difficult to compare him to others given how terrible our line was. Damn near every single rushing yard he got came from him breaking through the line of scrimmage on his own and breaking tackles. There was no such thing as a hole or lane for him to run through - he had to make those on his own by busting heads. And while it's been mentioned that he's a great pass catcher, what truly impressed me is how damn good he is at pass blocking which is something even elite NFL RBs often lack. He's definitely the total package and is only going to get better from here on out.