@browns52 said:

yeah i know....i think he will be ok, but i worry about it....

It was a freak kind of way to get injured.

@atom said:

damn that was over two years ago 

yeah i know....i think he will be ok, but i worry about it....

@browns52 said:

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

Tearing your ACL doesn’t make you injury prone. It can happen to anyone on the field 

@nero said:

I was also thinking about Hilliard lately. We know what we have in Duke and in Chubb (both really good in their different styles), but Hilliard? It reminds me of Matt Dayes playing well last year and not getting any chance. Maybe another one with blocking problems? 

Given that at Hilliard's the lightest of the three 202-lb, his blocking would be suspect. However, he has Chubb's height (5'11) and is quicker to my eye than Duke. Seems like he's a cross between the two.

If there's a pass blocking issue with him, we can always use him in empty sets.

@tour2ma said:

Yup... and you can bet the pre-draft scrutiny of the knee was very high.

Any RB can get hurt at any time in any game, so yes, you need serviceable backups, but serviceable does not mean equally talented. Teams are lucky if their complementary backs are close enough in elite ability that if one or the other misses a game here and there it's barely noticeable.The Saints are the only team that springs to mind here.

I'd like to see Hilliard get some touches these final two weeks. He flashed some in preseason and has had a couple solid kick returns. Let's see what we have in him before we go fishing.

I was also thinking about Hilliard lately. We know what we have in Duke and in Chubb (both really good in their different styles), but Hilliard? It reminds me of Matt Dayes playing well last year and not getting any chance. Maybe another one with blocking problems? 

@atom said:

damn that was over two years ago 

Yup... and you can bet the pre-draft scrutiny of the knee was very high.

Any RB can get hurt at any time in any game, so yes, you need serviceable backups, but serviceable does not mean equally talented. Teams are lucky if their complementary backs are close enough in elite ability that if one or the other misses a game here and there it's barely noticeable.The Saints are the only team that springs to mind here.

I'd like to see Hilliard get some touches these final two weeks. He flashed some in preseason and has had a couple solid kick returns. Let's see what we have in him before we go fishing.

@browns52 said:

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

damn that was over two years ago 

@browns52 said:

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

Damn Chicken Little. I mean sure, that’s one way of looking forward to the future.

@jcam222 said:

I predict that this week we see a thunder and lighting attack from Chubb and Duke. I see Duke being unleased this week and both of them going off. It will be telling is so. Gotta love him too, watched his interview post Hue firing and he refuses to throw anyone under the boss or comment on his lack of being used. True pro. 

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

@ibleedbrown said:

Interesting dissenting viewpoint. I’m all “he saved the day!” and you’re all “he’s average.”

I’m no internet research maven but would postulate there’s a notable split between his pre-Hue and post-Hue firing numbers.

I dunno man. I just see an extremely solid and well rounded football player that can catch, run, and block. 

Yea.  I think it is fair to say that if we didn't have Duke Johnson on this team, that we would be desperate to find a guy just like him.

@baconhound said:

One thing ya gotta love about Browns fans is they defend their guy to the end.  Duke is an average 2nd back.  He’s just over 500 yards total offense.  

Interesting dissenting viewpoint. I’m all “he saved the day!” and you’re all “he’s average.”

I’m no internet research maven but would postulate there’s a notable split between his pre-Hue and post-Hue firing numbers.

I dunno man. I just see an extremely solid and well rounded football player that can catch, run, and block. 

@mark-o said:

No

He will go somewhere next year.......maybe Pittsburgh!!

@babernakle said:

Anyone see Dorsey bringing in karheem hunt? 

No

@baconhound said:

One thing ya gotta love about Browns fans is they defend their guy to the end.  Duke is an average 2nd back.  He’s just over 500 yards total offense.  

540 yards for such limited playing time is not bad at all.

@texasag1969 said:

Best teams have a couple of good backs. NO has Ingram and Kamara and if either one has a series of runs or a really long run, the other comes in to give a breather. Makes them both far more effective and also running at 100% every play because they know the coach will take them out appropriately and/or they can signal to come out at any time.

Less relevant does not mean valueless.... just means the value gap is wider than it once was.

@tour2ma said:

Good player to be sure, but Chubb's emergence has made him less relevant.

Best teams have a couple of good backs. NO has Ingram and Kamara and if either one has a series of runs or a really long run, the other comes in to give a breather. Makes them both far more effective and also running at 100% every play because they know the coach will take them out appropriately and/or they can signal to come out at any time.

@flyingfooldoug said:

But never eligible to sign or play for another team. 

And he would’ve been eligible if he didn’t resign here. The point being that Duke wanted to be here.

@clevelandwantsplayoffs said:

.....And he signed a 3 year extension

But never eligible to sign or play for another team. 

@flyingfooldoug said:

We drafted him

.....And he signed a 3 year extension

This was him tonight ......