re: Chubb’s worst games tend to come when he isn’t used much

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It felt like that. But I hadn't seen the statline. That is not on Chubb. It is on the defense looking to control the line of scrimmage (one of Grantham's strengths) and on the offensive line's vulnerabilities up the middle.

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Don't get me wrong. If you look at my earlier comments, I think almost entirely that blame lies on play calling/formation and interior offensive line play. Hopefully we see more plays designed to get Chubb outside to prevent interior collapses from getting him contacted so far behind the LOS (I dunno where the damn outside pitch/toss play has been, but I miss it), but until we see that happen, it seems that Sony finds ways to negate those deficiencies better thus far... some may be due to play design, but partly I think he's just quicker to cut up field if there's a small crease... Chubb is intentionally patient which can lead to big runs when it works out but unfortunately we don't have a line that he can often afford to do that behind just yet. It's improving... they're not getting their shite just pushed in like we saw much of last season, but it's still a work in progress.