Todd Gurley running 121 mph in practice, hitting speeds as fast as ever

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By: Cameron DaSilva | 2 hours ago

Todd Gurley and the Rams have been reluctant to put a number on how the running back’s knee is feeling, whether it’s 80 percent or 100. We may never know exactly where he stands as far as the health of his knee, but one statistic might help give some indication.
Sean McVay told Peter King of NBC Sports in a recent interview that Gurley is making good progress and running as fast as he ever has in practice.

The data comes from GPS sensors players wear on the field, giving trainers and coaches some insight into how players are performing.
“When you look at the way that we monitor these guys with the GPS and the tracking system, he’s hitting speeds that are as high as he’s ever hit before. So you can see the guy’s strong,” McVay said. “He hit 21 miles an hour running yesterday at practice and I think he’s feeling good.”
Gurley’s top speed in 2017 was 21.23 mph. He hit at least 21 mph a few times in games that season, showing great explosiveness. Last season, he was hitting speeds in around 20 mph, though he didn’t touch 21 mph, according to Next Gen Stats. Surprisingly, he was the fastest ball carrier in Super Bowl LIII (19.78 mph).
He seems to be healthy based on what the Rams are saying, but we won’t know how exactly he’s feeling until the real games begin – something even McVay admits.

“Todd’s the only one to be able to really say exactly how he’s feeling, and until we get out into a game, you never know exactly how it’s going to respond, but you feel great about where he’s at,” McVay said. “I think he’s done an outstanding job, and until I’m told otherwise, the plan is, hey, this is Todd Gurley, we’re going to hand him the ball and he’s going to be a featured guy for us and we’re looking forward to seeing it and it’s going to be Carolina when you get a chance to first see him do his thing.”

Todd Gurley running 21 mph in practice, hitting speeds as fast as ever

Sean McVay said “you never know exactly how [Gurley’s knee] is going to respond” once the games begin.

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[Memento]

Fuck yeah! Gurley's going to run over the league, and with Brown and Henderson behind him, we won't be stopped!

 

[nighttrain]

i was thnkin Gurley hit 22 mph in his 2nd season
train

 

[96GS#007]

Straight-line speed is one thing.

Starting, stopping, and lateral movement is another.

I’ll keep my fingers crossed

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

What kind of sensors do they wear?

 

[TexasRam]

Yea the real test is when a rb tries churning the legs to move forward when 500 lbs of defenders are pushing in the opposite direction.

 

[Corbin]

21 MPH??? That’s all??

 

[-X-]

What kind of sensors do they wear?

 

[Mister Sin]

I’m confident that Gurley is gonna come out and impress as he always does. It will be great having Brown and Henderson to spell him and save him for our playoff run

 

[iamme33]

all I can say is tg better be careful in school zones.

 

[bubbaramfan]

 

[LARams_1963]

But wait... he's got an arthritic knee!!

 

[Legatron4]

Anyone who believes his arthritis ‘suddenly’ appeared of out of nowhere is delusional. It develops over a long period of time. Chances are it’s been coming on since his surgery.

He’s going to look like he did against the Cowboys. Which was pretty damn elite.

 

[BonifayRam]

We will see how McVay goes about this run game. Evident that he wanted Malcolm Brown back to do some heavy lifting inside to spell Gurley.

Trying now to see if Kelly/ Davis & Matt Colburn can do it too. I liked what I saw from Colburn last week.

 

[Merlin]

It would be cool to see those speed lists.

 

[coconut]

21 MPH??? That’s all??

Thats what I thought too. Heck all she has to say is "My husband is home!" and I'm breaking 35 mph easy.

 

[GoodBadUgly]

121 MPH? Wow. Very impressive!

Cops gonna give him a speeding ticket during his end zone celebration.

 

[RamsSince1969]

It's funny how you never see Todd Gurley and The Flash together at the same time.

 

[Mojo Ram]

 

[Karate61]

You know. That's twice as fast as the six million dollar man. Bionics anyone???