After a rather underwhelming Super Bowl performance, many were quick to attribute former UGA running back Todd Gurley’s lack of production to his lingering knee injury, which forced him to miss the final few games of the team’s regular season.
Well, the offseason is almost halfway over and the Rams have still not provided a clear answer as to what exactly went wrong with Gurley’s knee and what kind of health he will be in at the start of next season.
Coach Sean McVay continued to dodge the question at a media availability Monday.
“I think Todd has shown that he is capable of carrying the workload. We have a lot of confidence in Malcolm (Brown). For us, you want to be smart about that, but I think like we talked about the other day, Todd is a guy that’s been a focal point of this offense. He’s going to continue to be. Really, what resulted in (a two-back approach at the end of last year), was because (Gurley) was forced to miss some games at the end of the year and we wanted to be smart about managing that load. Todd has shown that he can handle that. How we navigate through a season, it’s hard to say, but we anticipate like we said the other day, (Gurley) being the focal point of our offense. Unless I’m told otherwise, he’s a pretty versatile back and we’re going to continue to utilize all of his skillsets.”
UGA fans certainly hope that McVay’s confidence in Gurley’s health is warranted, but the lack of a specific diagnosis or an update on the state of his knee is definitely concerning.
