Jahmyr Gibbs Hype Thread

alagold

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The other LARGE factor not being mentioned is the OFFENSIVE LINE.If we don't have a big improvement over last yr ,all this hype for great running back success is a hope and dream. We probably will be better but we did just lose our best OL and injuries can kill more improvement.
 

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What’s the bigger jump, high school to college or college to pro?


That is a great question. I will not pretend to know, but it may be different for different guys and positions. A lot of guys at 17-18 are physically just not strong enough yet to play big boy college football, where they might be "strong" enough or big enough at 21-22 to play NFL, but not have the other required items, such as speed, agility, accuracy, acumen, etc. So, very interested in what answers you get on this question.
 

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The other LARGE factor not being mentioned is the OFFENSIVE LINE.If we don't have a big improvement over last yr ,all this hype for great running back success is a hope and dream. We probably will be better but we did just lose our best OL and injuries can kill more improvement.

Not disagreeing w/ you, but when we signed Gibbs my thought was that he has the perfect skill set for a spread team with an OL in rebuild mode. He’s so adept at setting up defenders in space, and he’s likely to encounter a fair amount of free defenders this year.
 
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