Appreciate it man, Laird was a good find. He is pretty shifty and can make a guy miss. Biggest thing I like is he gets positive yards, even its its 2-3 yards, any time he got a loss it was because the line just blew assignments. If he can control it there will be yards gained. Ballage just ran into the line like it was short yardage and Drake would dance around and end up with negative 3 yards. Gotta appreciate a smart player who just gets what he can get to put the team in a better position. You dont need huge plays every time, and he has shown ability to get 15-20 yards in chunks but looking for it every play leads to 2nd and 13 where Laird, at least so far, gets you to 2nd and 7 which makes for a huge difference in play calling on both sides because you were able to stay ahead of the chains.
Ford is a guy I have always wanted to see succeed. Watched him at VA tech a ton and while he doesn't have elite anything just kind of gets open and plays with a lot of fire and energy. Does catch with his body a lot but just let him get out there and do it, having him as a 3 or 4 would be a great option IMO. Should be interesting to see him this week considering the Giants will likely key on him.
