Jay Gruden Divulges Derrius Guice’s Role in Washington’s Offense

Derrius Guice’s first-round grade didn’t survive the league’s predraft evaluation, and the talented running back tumbled to the Washington Redskins with the 59th overall pick. nfl jersey for cheap

Immaturity and unreported incidents supposedly caused the free fall. How much is true can be considered moot since he’s in Washington.

The first-year runner will fill an immediate hole in Jay Gruden’s offense. best nfl jerseys

“He has some improvement to do in the pass pro, without a doubt, and I think he’ll be the first one to tell you,” the head coach said, per ESPN.com’s John Keim. Gruden continued:

“That’s something that sometimes in college, with only 20 hours of practice per week, some of the fundamentals as far as pass blocking sometimes gets swept by. He’s more of a first-, second-down banger. But I’ve seen him at his pro day catch the football. He can catch the football fine, but really, our role for him is quite easy to see. It’s first, second down.”

Guice earned the designation of being the best between-the-tackles runner in this year’s class. He isn’t needed on third down, either, because Chris Thompson is special in said role. Thompson caught 39 passes for 510 yards and four touchdowns last season customized nfl jerseys cheap before suffering a fractured fibula.custom nfl jerseys cheap

These complementary pieces should boost Washington’s 28th-ranked rushing attack.