Breed
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I disagree and giving him every chance isn't about simply putting him in or keeping him the game on 3rd dn. The Skins need to tell Gibson to set apart some offseason time and work with a veteran RB coach or former RB who was a good/great pass catcher. Who could identify w/o having to be told when a blitz was coming and from where. To know when to stay in n block or leak out to be a safety valve or run a route. I;'d like to see pass plays that are designed with Gibson as the primary target. Keith Byars, Ronnie Harmon, Kelvin Bryant n Larry Centers came immediately to mind far as former players far as teaching Gibson what he needs to know.They gave Gibson every chance to be a 3 down RB last year. He rewarded them with fumbles and not getting it done in short yardage situations. The whole reason why Robinson was drafted b/c he is the bigger back who can actually run between the tackles and the guy has NEVER fumbled in his career. Gibson has talent, but is he the next McCaffery or Dalvin Cook? No. He needs someone to help out on 1st and 2nd downs and 3rd and shorts. My prediction is you will not see Gibson in the game on 3rd and shorts. Its going to be RBBC this year. If JD gets hurt Gibson will take the 3rd down duties in the passing game and Robinson will be the lead back.
Good call on Cook. I completely forgot about him. He has all the tools to be a great dual threat. Far as acquiring another running RB. I've said that since his rookie season. Patterson should've been given a legit opportunity to be that guy last year. Had he showed he could be that dude. The Skins could've used this year's 3rd for something else. And Robinson is an inch taller than Gibson with both listed at 228 pounds. Far as any 3rd and short yardage issues. It may've benefited the Skins if they employed a little variety in those situations as opposed to the same ol' tired off tackle or tackle guard gap running plays.
Yeah, those Gibson fumbles pissed me off as well. Something like coaching could've helped with that. Particularly when you consider that before becoming a Redskin. Gibson had 33 career rushes at Memphis. If no one works with Gibson far as the responsibilities of bering the in the game RB on passing situations. That's a disaster waiting to happen and you have no fuckin idea what Gibson could be if he's worked with. And stop talking like you and RR are BFFs who braid each other's hair at slumber parties while he tells you exactly why he did this or that.
The kid is big and he's fast, but he's raw. There's no question though that he put up some impressive #s in the passing game in college. 735 yards at 19 yards a pop for 8 TDs and 27 FDs on just 38 receptions his senior year. RR wanted to make him a RB. Word. That experiment has born some fruit, but don't shit-can the the one aspect of his game that got your wheels turning in the first place. You say he's not Cmac or Cook, cool. I really don;t want him to be them. Both the Panthers and Vikings over-use them. Cook has never played a full season in 5 NFL years and over the last 2 years averaged over 22 carries and 19 carries a game. Cmac was pushin 20 carries a game when he got hurt and hasn't been right since. That's too much of a rushing workload. 14, 15 carries n 5 to 6 receptions a game. .
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