Todd Gurley still has interest in joining the Ravens, if they’ll have him (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). Gurley, who previously met with the team, could be a solid addition after the loss of running back J.K. Dobbins.
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The Ravens hosted Gurley back in June but left Baltimore without a deal. At the time, he profiled as little more than an RB3 option, behind Dobbins and Gus Edwards. Now, with Dobbins out and Mark Ingram out of the picture, everyone has been shifted one spot up in the pecking order.
Edwards is a solid RB in his own right, but it remains to be seen whether he can carry a full starter’s workload. Gurley could help with some of that, but he hasn’t looked like his old Pro Bowl self in a while. He was held to just 3.5 yards per carry with the Falcons last year while adding 25 catches for 164 yards. His best work, of course, came with the Rams — he was an All-Pro in 2017 and 2018 with a combined 40 touchdowns during that stretch.
Beyond Edwards, the Ravens also have third-year scat-back Justice Hill and 2020 UDFA Ty’Son Williams on hand.
In other news, Todd Gurley wants to play football.
Let’s bring Mr. Gore in. He’s still got miles left in the tank I’m sure.
gore wouldn’t be terrible but he’s more of a power runner. we already have that in gus the bus. we need some agility and speed which gurley has. sure gurley can be used as a power runner like he was in atlanta last year. like maybe 40 yards a game but multiple games of 2 tds. he gets lots of 1 yard touchdowns, but we can use gus for that. use gurley to bring us down(also use him as a receiving back), and use gus to power us in. and if all else fails we could switch lamar to RB and #tracetime to starting QB
I think Gus has more agility at this stage than Gurley. East/west movement took a big hit from the knee condition.
Gus the bus… Mann he isn’t and won’t ever be on the same level as the bus… which is Jerome Bettis… Gus Edwards can’t even crack a starting rotation let alone be given that nickname lol.
No one wants gurley dude is washed. When will someone tell him?
I can’t believe Gurley is only 27 years old. That’s crazy.
Anyone else think Ty’son Williams could be getting a ton of playing time this season? Damn, he’s looked really good this preseason! I don’t really see a place for Gurley other than as a mentor.
Todd Gurley Wants To Join (insert latest team to deal with a running back injury here)
Gurley has looked like a shadow of himself the last couple of years. Behind a great offensive line he might be able to do something, but if he is left to create space I don’t know if he can anymore, and that’s a shame.
Lots of veteran running backs available at the moment – but they’re available because there are about 100 better running backs already on rosters.
They’ll be fine. They have a running back behind center