Uh...if we can average 5-15 yards per carry, I'll take it. And a championship.
I don't disagree with that. Tate was misused last season because Tony "I don't know shit about football but how to sell books to high school coaches" Franklin didn't have a clue how to put together an effective offense using the players in place.
I don't think he can average five yards per carry, that's not what I meant. Only that that range is the most you'll get out of him. He doesn't have the stride to be a breakaway back, even on the order of Moreno.
Ronnie Brown had shorter strides, too, but not nearly as short as Tate's. I know it's Alabama-ish to compare everything to one shining standard, but if you look at film of Bo and film of Tate, you'll see Bo covering ten yards in three strides. It takes Tate six to eight steps to cover the same. Even Kenny Irons could kick ten yards in about four steps.