Nick Chubb
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I've been watching since the early 80s, and hands down Chubb is the best RB I've ever seen wear the orange and brown.
I've been watching since the early 80s, and hands down Chubb is the best RB I've ever seen wear the orange and brown.
Exactly where I am. The best I've seen in my 53yrs.
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I remember him arriving when Mayfield did at the Airport. No one even paid attention to him.
"You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970. -
I followed him at Georgia before that gruesome knee injury and afterward as Sony's backup. He had lost some of that cutting ability along with that 7th gear, but the vision and tough running never really faded. Nearing the end of that last year I could see it coming back...
Ditto excepting the 7th gear... he doesn't quite have that back, but he's a stronger runner now than he was. That 2017 UGA RB rotation was as good as any I can remember... and it was 3-deep with a Frosh, Swift (great name for a RB), getting touches to spell both Chubb and Michelle.
As for the OP... the only other RB names that occurred to me as belonging in the discussion is Jamal Lewis. We only had him for a couple seasons at the end of his very good career, but he led us in rushing twice with two 1000+ yd seasons. He was on his way to a third with us when injury ended his playing days. Folks forget how good he was.
Where Chubb ranks? Hard for me to say because of the vastly different offenses all the other contenders were part of in their eras. Chubb is easily the best ZBS runner we've seen as a Brown... and he doesn't suck in our power scheme either... but Kelly had one-cut skills as well with great acceleration and speed very much in the Sayers/Lenny Moore mold. Kelly was also a very good receiving back. What Kelly was not was a dominant RB.
Of course JB was JB... even if he did not block as Orion pointed out... and carried a football like a loaf of bread. Look in the dictionary under "dominant RB" and there he is. And his dominance translated to titles.
Lewis was dominant for nearly a decade and at least in his BLT days was key to a title run.
Chubb has been establishing his dominance for two and a half seasons. He has a chance to be dominant as well for a long time. Titles? One can hope, but for now I'll take the return to relevance he is helping to power.
One honorable mention... Mike Pruitt... a/k/a the other Pruitt. Caught 63 passes twice in the midst of three consecutive 1000-yd seasons.
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I remember him arriving when Mayfield did at the Airport. No one even paid attention to him.
I remember him arriving when Mayfield did at the Airport. No one even paid attention to him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
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I too watched Jim Brown...and I'll tell ya what, Chubb BLOCKS too!
Did you see what he did on the last meaningful play of the game yesterday? Once he got the first down yardage, he dove to the ground ending the play. He could've advanced the ball further. He could have padded his stats more. But he chose end the game. No chance of getting blind sided and fumbling. No chance of a player getting a blocking penalty as he was extending the play. Nope. Game Over! We Win!.
IMO Nick Chubb is the best RB we've ever had.
Time will tell the story. And time can be cruel. We shall see.
I too watched Jim Brown...and I'll tell ya what, Chubb BLOCKS too!
Did you see what he did on the last meaningful play of the game yesterday? Once he got the first down yardage, he dove to the ground ending the play. He could've advanced the ball further. He could have padded his stats more. But he chose end the game. No chance of getting blind sided and fumbling. No chance of a player getting a blocking penalty as he was extending the play. Nope. Game Over! We Win!.
IMO Nick Chubb is the best RB we've ever had.
Time will tell the story. And time can be cruel. We shall see.
I thought I was the only one that noticed that. Yet another selfless game ending decision. On that last play Sunday every instinct probably told him to try and make the corner.. Instead he halts in his tracks and just falls forward and gets the 1/2 yard he needed to get the first down, keep the clock running and end the game for us. Week before instead of padding his stats with another TD, he goes out of bounds and allows Baker to spike the game out and win.
I don't remember Jim Brown. I was an 80's Browns fan, so Kevin Mack, Byner, etc.. All of them are great backs, but Chubb is in a league of his own that goes beyond his running ability and his ability to make MEANINGFUL plays. There are a lot of backs that rack up yards or TD's. Like Barry Sanders. A back I loved. But lets be honest, for all his talent and yards and TD's, much of his statistics didn't mean anything in winning games..
Chubb is always humble. Never wanting to strut across the endzone like Hollywood(though i love the shit out of that). He calmly hands the ball to the refs as if to say "I'll be doing this a lot". He has calm confidence. And I think it is infecting this entire team.. He is a special player.
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I remember him arriving when Mayfield did at the Airport. No one even paid attention to him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
And he very humbly never complained or even looked annoyed. This is one quality young man. This is a really excellent background done on him and the community that raised him so well.
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I remember him arriving when Mayfield did at the Airport. No one even paid attention to him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
That is the moment I started really liking him.
I liked how he didn't get offended or throw out a "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
He simply said he played for the Browns. I like that about him. It's why I bought his jersey and wear it every week.
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That embarrassing 30 seconds on Hard Knocks stays with me still... I can only imagine the fuel it gives him.
That is the moment I started really liking him.
I liked how he didn't get offended or throw out a "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
He simply said he played for the Browns. I like that about him. It's why I bought his jersey and wear it every week.
That is the moment I started really liking him.
I liked how he didn't get offended or throw out a "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
He simply said he played for the Browns. I like that about him. It's why I bought his jersey and wear it every week.
im sure die hard hates his story
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That is the moment I started really liking him.
I liked how he didn't get offended or throw out a "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
He simply said he played for the Browns. I like that about him. It's why I bought his jersey and wear it every week.
im sure die hard hates his story
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You have to quit smoking that crack.
quit stalking me
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Tour: "Alexa - Nick Chubb does not have his 7th gear back!"
Alexa: "I don't know about that!" ?
Tour: "Alexa, what was Chubb's Combine time?"
Alexa: "4.52 seconds."
Tour: "Thanks. What was his 10-yd split?"
Alexa: "1.62 seconds."
While fast, Chubbs' secret is not "7th gear" top end speed... it's his acceleration.
Of course I guess he could be running faster in pads...
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
Tour: "Alexa - Nick Chubb does not have his 7th gear back!"
Alexa: "I don't know about that!" ?
Tour: "Alexa, what was Chubb's Combine time?"
Alexa: "4.52 seconds."
Tour: "Thanks. What was his 10-yd split?"
Alexa: "1.62 seconds."
While fast, Chubbs' secret is not "7th gear" top end speed... it's his acceleration.
Of course I guess he could be running faster in pads...
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Tour: "Alexa - Nick Chubb does not have his 7th gear back!"
Alexa: "I don't know about that!" ?
Tour: "Alexa, what was Chubb's Combine time?"
Alexa: "4.52 seconds."
Tour: "Thanks. What was his 10-yd split?"
Alexa: "1.62 seconds."
While fast, Chubbs' secret is not "7th gear" top end speed... it's his acceleration.
Of course I guess he could be running faster in pads...
Tour: "Alexa, what was Chubb's Combine time?"
Alexa: "4.52 seconds."
Tour: "Thanks. What was his 10-yd split?"
Alexa: "1.62 seconds."
While fast, Chubbs' secret is not "7th gear" top end speed... it's his acceleration.
Of course I guess he could be running faster in pads...
But how many little plastic thingies was he able to swipe from a static position? ?
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Cup of Joe
Thomas... Nick Chubb https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/cup-of-joe-nick-chubb-s-handle-of-wide-zone-scheme-makes-him-a-home-run-threat-o
Who needs a King Henry? ? ?
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Cup of Joe
Thomas... Nick Chubb https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/cup-of-joe-nick-chubb-s-handle-of-wide-zone-scheme-makes-him-a-home-run-threat-o
Cup of Joe
Thomas... Nick Chubb https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/cup-of-joe-nick-chubb-s-handle-of-wide-zone-scheme-makes-him-a-home-run-threat-o
The amazing thing is no other RB is averaging over 6 ypc and no one else has a duo that are both in the top 30 total running yds, let alone the top 9 like Chubb & Hunt. And together they lead the league.
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Not sure many have noticed... I barely have... but Stef is starting to have both on the field at the same time.
Hunt had a key block on the sweep left that was in the second twitter clip Vambo posted yesterday... the clip where Njoku "pancaked" a Jag 5 yards OB.
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Not sure many have noticed... I barely have... but Stef is starting to have both on the field at the same time.
Hunt had a key block on the sweep left that was in the second twitter clip Vambo posted yesterday... the clip where Njoku "pancaked" a Jag 5 yards OB.
Not sure many have noticed... I barely have... but Stef is starting to have both on the field at the same time.
Hunt had a key block on the sweep left that was in the second twitter clip Vambo posted yesterday... the clip where Njoku "pancaked" a Jag 5 yards OB.
Hunt is so good with his hands that it is not a surprise. And they both are very good blockers in pass protect.
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Will never forget first game he was out there, seeing his bit unusual stance in the back field and thinking here we go again. Boy was I wrong.
With Chubb, the little things just add up to make the man elite. The way he's able to absorb contact and fall forward is so subtle, but so valuable in the position. Add in that sneaky "see you later" speed and boy he's a pleasure to watch.
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Speed, Power, Shiftiness, Vision, Hands, attitude, etc. What else could you ask for?
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