Started By
Message

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

Posted on 9/22/17 at 11:14 am to
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 9/22/17 at 11:14 am to
Sure. But that's essentially the sample size we can use for saying we played against a remotely decent defense. App State is good not great and Samford is an FCS school. I liked what I saw in that game, but tough to say it's meaningful given the level of competition (whole other point).

Until we see Chubb do Chubb things against a legit defense, the reality is that Michel has been more efficient with doing the things that this offense *needs* to do in order to stay ahead of the chains. Relying on your tFr QB to win games with his arm or make long 3rd down conversions regularly is a bad strategy. To that end, Chaney actually deserves some credit. Not loads of it, but some.

My comments were strictly to counteract the "Chubb is on another level from Michel" comments here. It's factually inaccurate. At present, he's about on the same level if not slightly worse *for our current offensive condition* than Michel. I'm hoping it's simply due to small sample size and that the interior OL play as well as our quickly ramping QB improves... if so it should open up some more opportunities for Chubb... but that's still a future state situation.
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 9/22/17 at 11:18 am to
Also, I think we are all a bit apt to give Chubb a complete pass on some things. His initial burst is still not quite the same. Go back and watch some of his old tape. Initial acceleration not quite the same still but better than 2016. Also, he's not making guys miss 1 on 1 like he used to as well. Again, better than the 2016 Chubb, but not 2014/early 15 Chubb YET.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow SECRant for SEC Football News
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest updates on SEC Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitter