GBMelBlount
08-06-2014, 07:18 AM
People might be advised not to mention the name Chris Rainey in the presence of rookie Dri Archer. They would be especially advised not to call him the next Rainey, which no one has done in camp as far as Archer knows.
“I know who he is,” Archer said.
It’s not that it would anger Archer to hear the comparison, but he just does not believe it to be true. Both were productive 5-foot-8, 170-some-pound backs in college who came with the same projections in the Steelers offense — someone who can play all over the place and add a different dimension to the passing and running games.
They are the types of backs offensive coordinator Todd Haley has loved to deploy in his offenses through the years, most successfully in Kansas City with Dexter McCluster.
Rainey was a fifth-round pick from Florida, Archer a third-rounder from Kent State.
The Rainey experiment ended in failure on and off the field. He played in 16 games as a rookie. He rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries. He caught 14 passes for 60 yards. He returned three punts for 16 yards and 39 kickoffs for a 26.5-yard average.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/08/06/On-the-Steelers-Dri-Archer-is-many-things-but-certainly-not-a-rerun/stories/201408060118#ixzz39c6yNyDz
“I know who he is,” Archer said.
It’s not that it would anger Archer to hear the comparison, but he just does not believe it to be true. Both were productive 5-foot-8, 170-some-pound backs in college who came with the same projections in the Steelers offense — someone who can play all over the place and add a different dimension to the passing and running games.
They are the types of backs offensive coordinator Todd Haley has loved to deploy in his offenses through the years, most successfully in Kansas City with Dexter McCluster.
Rainey was a fifth-round pick from Florida, Archer a third-rounder from Kent State.
The Rainey experiment ended in failure on and off the field. He played in 16 games as a rookie. He rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries. He caught 14 passes for 60 yards. He returned three punts for 16 yards and 39 kickoffs for a 26.5-yard average.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/08/06/On-the-Steelers-Dri-Archer-is-many-things-but-certainly-not-a-rerun/stories/201408060118#ixzz39c6yNyDz