Why can’t we get players like Burkhead?

[Murdock2420]

(12-03-2017, 06:58 PM)Utts Wrote: I argued a long time ago, that Burkhead had an intangible that Gio does not have. Burkhead is a grind it out playmaker, and I'm sure that's what the Patriots saw in him. Their career stats are vary similar, albeit Gio has way more attempts. On paper they are actually very similar at this point. Given a choice between the two, I'd take Rex. 

I have to disagree with this one. Burkhead has some grind it out skills and is a solid role player, but send Gio to New England instead of Rex and see how slanted in Gio's favor the numbers would be. 

Gio on a team with competent coaching would be one of the top back in the league, like a Brian Westbrook was for the Eagles in 06 and 07.