Ryan Matthews is only averaging 3.3 ypc and has looked mediocre for the most part (and he was getting decent blocking unlike Gerhart), yet some are ready to proclaim him the next LT. Hester had a nice 6 yard td run, had to run through a few defenders to get there. In a fair world they would at least split carries. Well in a fair world Matthews would have never been drafted in the first place. I wouldn't be surprised if they show his 16 yard run on a highlight reel even though they didn't show Gerhart's 22 yard run.
Man I can't stand Matthews. He seems arrogant. First of all, Hester should be getting those carries and they never should have drafted him. 2nd of all, if he were white with the same stats in the same conference with the same injury history, there is no way he sniffs the first round. Could you imagine a white runner in the WAC with an injury history going in the first? He was picked 12th overall. Look at Luke Lippincott, a few injury concerns, nothing serious. He bounced back from his knee injury and avg 7.7 ypc his final year. He had 2 great seasons in the WAC, as far as I know he hasn't even gotten a tryout from an NFL team and has decent size/measurables.
Jeff Charleston for the Saints is getting some pressure, got a sack on Volek and knocked the ball out of Rivers hand. He also played the run well. Strangely, nfl.com doesn't list him as having any tackles for this preseason game except for the sack. I guess that was just some other white defensive lineman on the Saints wearing the same number...
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