So after three games as the Miami Dolphins\u2019 lead running back following a season-ending knee injury to De\u2019Von Achane, it\u2019s no surprise that Gordon feels like he\u2019s back in Stillwater, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, yeah,\u201d Gordon told the Miami Herald. \u201cThe more and more you see, the more it slows down, the more it\u2019s easygoing and the more you\u2019re able to figure out what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although not a single player could fill Achane\u2019s shoes, Gordon has done an admirable job. He has rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on 44 carries since his backfield mate\u2019s devastating injury. Gordon\u2019s 5 yards per carriy ranks eighth<\/a> among running backs, beating out elite guys such as the Detroit Lions\u2019 Jahmyr Gibbs (4.8) and the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey (4.7).<\/p>\n In fact, Gordon has played so well that it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise if he forced the hand of coach Jeff Hafley to abandon his running back-by-committee approach.<\/p>\n \u201cI am extremely proud of how Ollie has played, how hard he\u2019s run, and the job that he\u2019s done, and I think he\u2019s taken a big step in his career,\u201d Hafley said after Gordon rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re going to need him to continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n Gordon\u2019s performance has come as no surprise to second-year safety Dante Trader Jr. The two are close and could always be seen joking around in the locker room as rookies. This year, however, both have taken a different tone with their increased playing time.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t change,\u201d Trader said of Gordon. \u201cHe\u2019s consistent. When you don\u2019t change outside of football, you\u2019re not going to change in football. His process, whatever he does, from off the field to on the field is going to stay. He\u2019s a gamer, man. Like, he shows up on game days when his number is called with the little reps or the most reps he has. Every game you see him, whatever he tries to do, he just tries to maximize opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n And while Gordon has had some impressive rushes, his best moment came on the sidelines in the third quarter of the 31-24 loss to the Bengals. Gordon had just run for 13 yards to get the Dolphins to the 1-yard line.<\/p>\n Then Miami proceeded to lose 10 yards and had to settle for a field goal.<\/p>\n Subsequent video footage would capture Gordon seemingly yelling at his teammates, expressing his displeasure with their failure to score a touchdown. The moment, as the second-year running back described, was nothing more than a passionate plea for his guys to be better.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like it\u2019s huge because when we get into that situation, we got to find the end zone,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cI know how good this team is, how good we are and how good we can be. I got to be more of leader in that situation. Seven is better than three so we need to work together and figure out how we can be better.\u201d<\/p>\n With Hafley unwavering in his desire to be a run-first offense, Gordon\u2019s contributions will be even more necessary during the next 12 games. The offensive line certainly deserves a lot of credit \u2014 the Dolphins did rush for 217 yards as a team vs. the Bengals, their best total under Hafley \u2014 and the interior of the offensive line, led by center Aaron Brewer, should only get better as the season continues. That would help Gordon tremendously down the stretch.<\/p>\n \u201cThe more reps you get, the more comfortable you get,\u201d Brewer said. \u201cYou see a lot of his runs are coming downhill. He hits it and is going right now. So with Ollie, he\u2019s that type of back. He\u2019s a power back and he\u2019s explosive at the same time. So when he hits the hole, he creates that separation, makes that explosive play and can run through arm tackles and make good plays.\u201d<\/p>\n
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