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RB Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis Colts

HT: 5-9, WT: 208, Born: 1-17-1979, College: Midwestern Texas State, Drafted: ---

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 6 - Rhodes did get in the game but did not have a carry.

Week 7 - Rhodes was not able to produce on the ground any better than the other Raiders' rushers. He finished the contest with 31 total yards on nine runs and one catch.

Week 9 - Rhodes saw action only as a kick returner.

Week 10 - Rhodes had just one rush for two yards in the ball game.

Week 11 - Rhodes only got two carries in this game, but did average 17.8 yards on six kick off returns.

Week 15 - Rhodes was a change of pace back until Fargas was injured. He finished with 41 yards on seven carries against his old team and added two receptions for nine yards.

Week 16 - Despite the blowout, the Raiders kept handing off the ball, with Rhodes as the main beneficiary. He ran well, but on only one occasion did he have a big gain.

Week 17 - Rhodes was the main bright spot on an otherwise dreary day for Raiders fans. He was sharp right from the outset, rumbling over San Diego defenders for 26 yards on five carries on Oakland's second drive (the first drive resulted in a turnover after the first play, so the first opportunity Rhodes really had was during the second drive). He didn't stop there, and didn't stop bowling over defenders until he had picked up 122 hard fought yards. This wasn't a case of one long run and a bunch of garbage, either. His long gain on the afternoon was just eleven yards, which goes to show how consistent he was with each carry. He ran hard, ran with authority, picked up chunks of yardage at a time, and continuously moved the pile backwards. Once he got past the first wave of defenders, it was a series of spins and broken tackles that resulted in big gain after big gain. He got a great push from the offensive line on his touchdown run, but he also supplied a good amount of power out of the backfield and simply wasn't going to be denied. Essentially, Rhodes just looked stronger than everyone else on the field, which may very well be the case since he's mostly fresh after carrying the ball just 46 times coming into the game. Another positive aspect to Rhodes' performance was that his role didn't diminish once the team fell behind. They simply increased his involvement in the passing game, and he continued to put up big yardage.

About the only blemishes on his day were a late fourth down stop and a fumble that he lost during a carry late in the third quarter. But his positives far outweighed the negatives, especially when the rest of his teammates looked so poor by comparison.

With question marks surrounding just about every running back on Oakland's roster, it'll take a lot more than one game to sort it all out. But Rhodes needed a strong finish to his season to make a good impression on the staff for 2008, and it appears that that's exactly what he did in these last couple of games.