If Nick Chubb’s lost a step due to the knee injury, it came as news to the ULL defenders he outran on his way to the end zone yesterday.
“I never saw him not confident in the knee,” head coach Kirby Smart said, alluding to Chubb’s knee surgery last year. “Maybe y’all did. I don’t know. Everybody talks about the production. I don’t think that production’s based on Nick, I think it’s based on a whole lot of other things. New quarterback. Offensive line. Whatever reason, you can point fingers right here to me.
“But Nick Chubb has been everything I anticipate him being: A leader, toughness, practice, never says a word, never complains about anything. He’s your ideal teammate.”
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With the 2 tackles everyone complained about last year and Pyke back at his natural position at guard, Chubb would probably be around 1,200 yards rushing at this point in the season (Michel would be closing in on 1,000). The guy hasn’t lost a step. It’s just damn hard to get yards when you’re trying to evade defensive linemen as soon as you get the ball.
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+1.
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Chubb may not have lost a step running in a straight line, but laterally he doesn’t have nearly the ability/strength to make defenders miss like he did pre injury. I hope he can regain it, but it’s simply not there. No long touchdowns against Sun Belt teams or happy talk by the head coach can change that. Hopefully he can get it back, but it’s just not there.
Case and point, I think we’re all in agreement that Chubb has been better than Michel over the course of their career. If Chubb was back to pre injury form then how is it that Michel has been more productive in conference games while running behind the exact same line?
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Kirby trolling those in row 37F. Maybe Nick and Sony were able to help big Jim see more after he moved up to the box?
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No way to know for sure what is going on but hopefully he can stay healthy for 2 more games and get his NFL shot.
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He looked pretty damn good from Temple Bar too & the Guinness tasted a little bit sweeter…
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It’s always dangerous to speculate but IF,as I speculate , Eason threw Chubb open… or at least away from the linebacker…. than the kid (Eason) is not only a killer physical talent but his game awareness is getting better game by game. If Kirby will just go JUCO and get a couple linemen for next year it could be real fun. Not for Chubb because he’s gone but I think we’ve got couple running backs who get that pass in the end zone..
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In all seriousness, Chubb was easily a top 10 draft pick before he got hurt. Once NFL scouts get there hands on this year’s game tape there is pretty much no chance he goes in the first 2 rounds. Maybe not even first 4. I pray that I’m proven wrong, because that kid deserves every good thing coming to him and more, but I just don’t see it.
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I expect round two( which generally means kids go) and any team that gets him will be pleased. I think the Falcons should go after him but it doesn’t appear they like dawgs.or they would draft more.
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The Falcons don’t need a running back. They turned down a chance to pick Todd Gurley last year to draft Beasley. No way they use an early pick on a running back with Freeman and Coleman.
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That’s pretty optimistic Derrick Henry won the Heisman last season and got drafted in the second round.
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As a rule Bama running backs are not as good in the NFL as UGA running backs…..my theory is “how hard is it to run behind Bama’s line?”
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That’s not really a rule. There are some recent examples to support that claim, but Shaun Alexander had more overall success in the NFL than any Georgia runningback I can think of.
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Terrell Davis?
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Once he got healthy and played with Elway I suppose that’s correct. I don’t think he was as productive as Alexander, but I don’t care enough to look it up 😂.
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