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re: Oh Nick Chubb
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:38 pm to DawgHolliday
Posted on 3/11/15 at 8:38 pm to DawgHolliday
One of the main differences between Chubb and Gurley is the difference between Chubb and Fournette that have some believing Fournette is - or will be - the better back.
Gurley looks like a total beast in pads. Chubb - not so much.
During our first game against Clemson, I was watching the game with a bunch of family members in in Alabama. They had heard a lot about Michel and Chubb and were looking forward to seeing them. Michel comes in the game, looks the part and plays well.
Then Chubb gets onto the field. My brother in law the Bama fan: "THAT'S Chubb????" And I kind of thought the same thing. He looked short, small, and his helmet looked to be about two sizes too big. I had to tell them he was built like a tank, but they had their doubts. Plus, I think he was stopped behind the line on his first run.
Then he ran through two Clemson defenders, lost his too large helmet, and carried on. Later he ran through the entire frickin' Clemson defense with one shoe on his way to the end zone. They then believed.
But with Gurley, you see him walk on the field and you know some defenders are about to need traction. And I think 'the look' factor does play a part in how Chubb is being judged. Not fair, but what the hey.
Gurley looks like a total beast in pads. Chubb - not so much.
During our first game against Clemson, I was watching the game with a bunch of family members in in Alabama. They had heard a lot about Michel and Chubb and were looking forward to seeing them. Michel comes in the game, looks the part and plays well.
Then Chubb gets onto the field. My brother in law the Bama fan: "THAT'S Chubb????" And I kind of thought the same thing. He looked short, small, and his helmet looked to be about two sizes too big. I had to tell them he was built like a tank, but they had their doubts. Plus, I think he was stopped behind the line on his first run.
Then he ran through two Clemson defenders, lost his too large helmet, and carried on. Later he ran through the entire frickin' Clemson defense with one shoe on his way to the end zone. They then believed.
But with Gurley, you see him walk on the field and you know some defenders are about to need traction. And I think 'the look' factor does play a part in how Chubb is being judged. Not fair, but what the hey.
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Posted on 3/11/15 at 9:04 pm to GoldenDawg
So, the "eye" test is the only difference. Got it.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 9:31 am to GoldenDawg
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Gurley looks like a total beast in pads. Chubb - not so much.
You do realize that you are comparing an 18 year old kid who had been exposed to a collegiate strength program for two months to a 20 year old who had been in the same program for over two years, correct?
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He looked short, small, and his helmet looked to be about two sizes too big. I had to tell them he was built like a tank, but they had their doubts.
Chubb outweighed Gurley by more than 10-15lbs as a Freshman.
Both Gurley and Chubb are very physical runners but Gurley definitely has more finesse than Chubb does currently. With that being said, I expect Chubb to work to improve in this area over the next two years. I'm not saying this area is a weakness but his elusiveness is not on the same level as his tackle breaking/trucking at this point in time.
We have to remember that when Gurley arrived in Athens he only weighed about 200 and that when Chubb came in he weighed 215. I think this is important because Gurley was originally a finessee runner who learned to be more physical as his size increased.
All you need to do is to look at the differences in their high school tapes. In Gurley's tape it is mainly just him hitting the hole and getting into the open field, out running everyone, and making the defender miss. Chubb's tape is pretty much just steam rolling guys and bouncing off tacklers left and right.
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