I think you are underselling Gibbs. He's a weapon not just a RB. He can be a mismatch in the pass game as well and has home run ability. There's a reason he's considering the best back behind Bijan Robinson. Not saying we'll target him but the team that gets him won't regret it.
I'm gonna have to sit down and watch his games, given all the hubbub about him. I hate Bama tbh. It's hard to evaluate them too because their players have greatness all around them which generally is gonna change at the next level. I mean look at the QB. Great instincts and all that but what happens when he's behind a shit OL vs a smart DC that gameplans down to his ass hair color.
I've been deep diving the TE film in my spare moments of this busy spring period. But definitely will start looking at the RBs as where we are drafting is that wheelhouse for the ones who fall out of round 1.
So just watched 2 cutups on Gibbs and didn't take long for me to agree he is as good as people say he is. He makes the first guy miss on a routine basis. His runs in the fourth quarter are just as hard on the interior as they are early on. Rare suddenness. Great all around too, in the pass game or sitting down in the flat or in a zone.
Shitty pass blocking but that's typical. Also he actually puts his head in at least which means he's willing.
Oh and lastly he is very comfortable taking handoffs from the shotgun (from the side) which not every RB is. The guy is a perfect fit for this offense and what McVay wants. Looks like a Faulk type to me in a lot of ways, though I think Faulk had better vision at finding seams for the long runs.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZYOHLvFvY&ab_channel=HighlightCastle
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCv1SUvOtOs&ab_channel=NFLDraftProspects
I really like them bot, I just have concerns for different reasons though, they get compared due to similar size and speed
Their running styles are very different where Gibbs was schemed away from contact and Achane sent straight into it.
Both are undersized which leads me to have these concerns
Gibbs - Can we afford to draft a guy we will have to scheme around? Our blocking has been poor and putting a back with the 3rd lowest ypc after contact isn't the right fit unless he isn't used as a high-volume back.
I just don't feel we have the luxury to take this kind of chance after TA & Tutu and even if those 2 hadn't come around
Achane - Can he be a bell cow at the next level? I don't know but it is a long shot and history isn't on his side.
He isn't as dynamic as Gibbs even though he is faster. both can catch, and neither blocks very well in the passing game.
I had said before I was hoping Williams would bring a 4th rd Comp so maybe we could grab an RB there. I feel like the 3rd is early for us being our 2nd pick and the 5th is a bit late but who knows
