We had our backs miss a lot of cuts. On a couple of occasions, we had a bust by a wide receiver on a block. Nix departed in the second quarter after a tackler rolled on his leg. It was a rough day for Nix, who also chipped a tooth in the game. Ankles are tough to tell.
Some guys recover quickly, but some are slow.
Those guys will step it up, which is what you've got to have. You're going to have an injury here and there. His 144 yards through four games this fall was well off his career pace. He was lined up at the tight end position on the first play, while Woody was the starting running back for the last game. We've had some other packages where Derrick flexes out as a receiver, so we've been using him as a multi-faceted player.