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I'm no expert, but I was listening to Riggo on the pre-game radio show yesterday evening. He stated that he looked at some tape (first preseason game) and thought Kelly/Perrine were making good cuts. I was surprised to hear him state he thought the problem was that there were guys on the o-line who just weren't good run blockers. He had good things to say about Scherff and Roullier, but not the others. I know, Trent?
Trent didn't play, so without him covering for the LG, I can see what Riggo is talking about. We need a LG, but they were creating holes big enough for Kelly. But he ran up behind the back of his lineman a couple of times when had he hesitated just a split second, waited for the hole to open, he could have hit it. i'm afraid he is not going to cut it. And anyone behind him beside Perrine, who is hurt, are not the answer either.
I keep hearing we shouldn't waste a roster spot on a vet who will come in for a year until Guice is back. Who is to say Guice ever comes back? And even so, we need Gruden to develop a run game somehow, some way for this team to have success. I just don't understand the mindset that a year long rental is a waste when Alex Smith has enough to worry about with his WR crew that is unproven...maybe we should bring in someone who can actually run the foobtall? And let's get them in here now so they can learn the playbook.