Jahmyr Gibbs

TampaBayJacket said:
I dont even remember him?
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Once upon a time, you and I met at a game watching event. It may have been more than one. Interestingly enough I do remember you talking about Rashaun in some depth. I wasn't native to Tampa and at the time didn't follow recruiting so I had no idea the hype about him.
 
Gibbs actually was listed as RB,WR on Dalton roster so I would assume he could catch.
He is dangerous but running into P5 LBs is also dangerous .Just run away.
 
AlaGold said:
Gibbs actually was listed as RB,WR on Dalton roster so I would assume he could catch.
He is dangerous but running into P5 LBs is also dangerous .Just run away.
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His performance in passing drills at the AA practices is one of the reasons he vaulted into the top 100 despite not being heavily involved in the pass game at Dalton (at least on the tapes I’ve seen).
 
Techbert said:
We had an... interesting character... who has a screenname that ties to the concept of the rushing game downplay the importance of signing a running back. That took me a moment to absorb.

Let me talk about the importance of top rushers in our new offense and the role I expect Gibbs to play in both the short and the long term. And by the way I think the Dalvin Cook comparison is not bad, but I think Gibbs is faster. (Note: Gibbs is hard to scout. When all a runner does is score touchdowns you do not see much of anything but a few key skills. Sure, he has great balance, speed, toughness, vision, and cutting ability, but what about the other stuff?)

We are operating a running offense. Truth. When Coach gets his personnel numbers where he wants to, you will see prolly 55 to 60% running. Having a strong running game makes or breaks his offense. What has changed is that the skill sets he needs to complete his running back puzzle is more complex than the last offense we ran. Without comment, I am saying that an a-back needed certain skills and a b-back needed certain skills and that was the whole toolbox. With our current offense, you need a variety. Oversimplified, you need a power guy and a speed guy and a receiving guy and a dual-role guy, etc. So Mason and Howard have one niche. Griffin has another. Gibbs will occupy another. If you do not have all these niches competently filled, there's sub-optimum performance. Plus blocking.

Now it also depends on your wr and te skill sets. For '21 we have some quick slot guys at wr, and they will clear space nicely for a receiver coming out of the backfield. How you have your te skills depend on how important blocking by your rb's is. And so on. And so on. It all fits together, and the 6 skill guys on the field at any time need to mesh and their common skills create opportunities.

Gibbs, and I am getting this out of the way, is not an ideal fit in the double slot option we are used to. Him getting carries a half dozen times a game at a-back would be a waste and he is not physically constructed as an ideal b-back but I am sure he could do it 15-20 rushes a game from that position. Not 25-30, but a rotational number.

If you look at our recruiting, 1 rb a year like this year is on the slender side as we adjust our roster numbers. So getting a rb was huge and getting a top rb was huge in another way. In 3 years we will need Gibbs to eat carries as we do not have many rb signees from this and last recruiting classes. Or the one before, really.

Now a top rb is also a diff maker, in addition to eating carries. In addition to consistent good plays I expect him to deliver lightning bolts 2 or 3 times a game. A good number of these lightning bolts will either get us back in the game or break the will of our opponent. This is why a great rb is so important while a good running back is just nice. As fans, be excited. Be very excited.

In our current offense, once the offensive line has found the mean (both statistically and emotionally), a young Gibbs will get mebbe 10-12 touches a game, and we will have to see his hands before we know how many will be on passes. We lose Mason/Howard down the line to graduation/attrition and it will be Gibbs eating carries with Griffin and whoever comes next. If he is tough enough he will get over 20 touches a game, but hopefully not more than that. It would also not surprise me if he returns kicks early in his career and we'll play it by ear after that. I don't see a redshirt.
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Nailed it. Except I'm of the opinion that CDP wants 50/50 ratio
 
18in32 said:
Robert Lavette is still my favorite GT RB of all time. Jerry Mays a close second.
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coit said:
Were you even alive when they played?
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You guys were all speculating ages, but I'm going to guess that he's more my age...was probably at GT somewhere around 1984 or 1985.
 
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