Quote Originally Posted by Sharky View Post
not on the hayne bandwagon but it was more then just the 53 yards but it all they talk about here tho

5 carries for 63 yards (game high)
kick returns: 1 for 33 yards
punt returns 2 for 24 yards

blah blah blah...they just talking him up because there isn't anything else to say
5 carries for 63 yds at an average of 12.6 yds per carry looks great... but when you actually look into it, 53 of those came on one carry so he only made an additional 10 yds on 4 carries at an average of 2.5 yds per attempt, waaaaay below the league average. Oh, and it was only game high due to the amount of reps he got and the fact he played behind the first-team offensive line. By the time Gaskins came into the game, he had the same amount of carries as Haynes but didn't have the run blocking benefit that someone like Bruce Miller provides.

Oh, and that kick return, again that was supreme blocking by the special teams unit. Have a watch of the game and you'll see that the first Texans player to touch Hayne was actually the player that brought him down. If he has any hope of making the 53 man roster, he has to learn to break tackles.

He's a great open field runner no doubt (even though he was chased down by the DB who was 15 yds behind him), but he has to learn how to pick up yards after contact. That's how he'll make it in the NFL.