This guy needs his own thread after yesterday. Yes I know it's a small body of work but he's been fantastic since Conner got hurt and the other guy (won't say his name anymore) decided to ride jet skis in Miami.
Getting 142 rushing yards (172 total) against a Belichick defense is NOT and easy thing. With Conner (23) and Samuels (22) at the running back position heading into next season we can use our picks on defense and Bell/Shazier's cap space on defensive free agents.
I hope this kid can keep it up because we're going to need everyone next week in New Orleans (BTW if we win next week and the Chargers take out Baltimore we clinch the division).
The biggest difference between him and Conners right now is Conners is running "afraid" with the ball after his fumbles. You simply cannot run like that in the NFL. Conners is double clutching the ball when he gets near players instead of looking to make a move like he was earlier in the season. It's all mental and only he can fix it.
As for Samuels, listen to his post game presser ... the kid was smart enough to go down on that catch to keep the clock running! That's not something a lot of 22 year old's think about when up against the Patriots.
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