The humbling experience of being inactive for the Week 6 win over Pittsburgh has Browns rookie running back Terrance West thinking about his outlook.
Benched by Mike Pettine for poor practice habits and lack of effort when he wasn't carrying the ball, West is hoping to earn his way back into the coach's good graces. He has fallen behind featured back Ben Tate and impressive fellow rookie Isaiah Crowell on the depth chart, which he admits bothered him.
"Sometimes I let it get the best of me," West told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I wish I could get the ball every play. I wish I could, but this is the NFL. It's not college anymore. ... I'm a team guy, but at the same time I'm a ball hog. If I could tell a coach, 'Give me the ball every play,' I would. ... That's just the competitor in me."
West, who was a healthy scratch against the Steelers, rushed for 100 yards in his NFL debut. But he remains clearly behind Tate, who has exceeded 200 yards rushing in the last two games combined, and Crowell, who has scored four touchdowns this season and ran for 77 yards on just 11 carries in the Week 6 win.
Pettine has stated that West's status for Sunday in Jacksonville will be determined by how well he practices this week.