Gibbs + Montgomery = REDUNDANT

[icouldblion]

Sept 27, 2024 12:47:01 GMT -6 TechLion said:

Sept 19, 2024 10:59:38 GMT -6 Felix said:

Monty is more physical and Gibbs has more finesse...they are not the same...however they do overlap in some aspects, so I could see where an uneducated sports fan may not be able to separate or see a distinction.

Exactly!


Both backs are fast, quick, powerful and can make defenses miss but Montgomery is a much more powerful and is hard to bring down while Gibbs is lighting quick and can break away for the long runs. They definitely compliment each other. It is very possible that one of them will have to go because of cap implications in the future.

DMo's in year 2 of a 4-year deal, and Gibbs in year 2 of a rookie 5-year deal, so we're good for a while.

[Blaming Brad]

Sept 27, 2024 12:52:35 GMT -6 icouldblion said:

Sept 27, 2024 12:47:01 GMT -6 TechLion said:

Exactly!


Both backs are fast, quick, powerful and can make defenses miss but Montgomery is a much more powerful and is hard to bring down while Gibbs is lighting quick and can break away for the long runs. They definitely compliment each other. It is very possible that one of them will have to go because of cap implications in the future.

DMo's in year 2 of a 4-year deal, and Gibbs in year 2 of a rookie 5-year deal, so we're good for a while.

Actually year 4 is a void year so he'll be a free agent after next season. But he'll also be an NFL running back pushing 29 at that point so he probably won't be worth resigning anyway.

[rustyhilger]

Sept 27, 2024 12:47:01 GMT -6 TechLion said:

Sept 19, 2024 10:59:38 GMT -6 Felix said:

Monty is more physical and Gibbs has more finesse...they are not the same...however they do overlap in some aspects, so I could see where an uneducated sports fan may not be able to separate or see a distinction.

Exactly!


Both backs are fast, quick, powerful and can make defenses miss but Montgomery is a much more powerful and is hard to bring down while Gibbs is lighting quick and can break away for the long runs. 

They both do the exact same thing, only slightly differently. One with a hair more power and the other with a hair more finesse. Otherwise, completely interchangeable.

It's the "uneducated sports fan" who somehow thinks Monty is some sort of Earl Campbell and Gibbs is this receiving scat back. Totally failing to recognize that Monty's got more receiving yards and Gibbs has almost as many short-yardage TDs.

Jamaal Williams and D'Andre Swift were night-and-day backs, by comparison.

[Blaming Brad]

Oct 8, 2024 20:13:11 GMT -6 rustyhilger said:

Jamaal Williams and D'Andre Swift were night-and-day backs, by comparison.

I would agree that there was probably a bigger difference between Williams and Swift, but as a tandem they were also a significant downgrade versus Montgomery/Gibbs. So not really sure what your angle here is...like it's a bad thing to have two solid backs that do some of the same things well and some different things well. It's also not like their contracts are breaking the bank. One is on a rookie contract and one is on a modest veteran contract for a RB. Anzalone and Rodrigo are similar skillset - maybe they should get rid of one of them.

[badnews3123]

They’re also helping take some of the load off the other be being able to split snaps and not have a talent downgrade. The overlap in skill sets is also a positive because when one is in vs the other, it doesn’t lead to predictability.

[rustyhilger]

Oct 9, 2024 6:31:53 GMT -6 badnews3123 said:

They’re also helping take some of the load off the other be being able to split snaps and not have a talent downgrade. The overlap in skill sets is also a positive because when one is in vs the other, it doesn’t lead to predictability.

This is a very good point.

[Blaming Brad]

Oct 9, 2024 10:44:47 GMT -6 rustyhilger said:

Oct 9, 2024 6:31:53 GMT -6 badnews3123 said:

They’re also helping take some of the load off the other be being able to split snaps and not have a talent downgrade. The overlap in skill sets is also a positive because when one is in vs the other, it doesn’t lead to predictability.

This is a very good point.

Not only predictability, but kind of related it also keeps the playbook open regardless of who is in. And they can both block pretty well.

STILL want to know why they've never had them in the backfield together, even for a gimmick play.