SEC RBs that could run for 1000 yds this year

#27
#27
Dobbs 4 Heisman said:
Thanks. I think Jon Kelly breaks this record.

I'm think 1,500 rushing yards is realistic for JK in 2017.
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1500 in the SEC isn't a particularly simple task. Since 2010 the SEC has produced only 7 players to reach that mark. In fact in 3 of those seasons there weren't any 1500y rushers.

Is it "possible"? Sure, but historically unlikely. This will be even more unlikely if Chandler is as good as we hope him to be.
 
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UGA has four kids at RB that could do it if it were not for the other three and BIG egos as well as a completely unproven OL this coming season.

Chubb and Michel to my mind are the class of SEC RBs, but both came back for their final seasons after disappointing 2016 campaigns. The UGA OC took the ball out of Chubb's hand several times last year and gave it to the tiny "human joystick" or Eason and came up short. The longer their season went, the more the offense was geared toward Eason and his big TE. Supposedly Chubb and Michell were given certain promises if they would come back, they are back, time will tell if they are happy, last year they were not.

Herrien and Holyfield ( yes Evander's son) are big time talents are NOT happy with the the idea they get to watch Chubb and Michel play ahead of them, why are those guys being given favor?

UGA has the best stable of RBs by far IMO but they have huge locker room problems because of it. Couple that with a potential of starting 4 true freshmen on the OL, they got problems in Athens.
 
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Remy said:
UGA has four kids at RB that could do it if it were not for the other three and BIG egos as well as a completely unproven OL this coming season.

Chubb and Michel to my mind are the class of SEC RBs, but both came back for their final seasons after disappointing 2016 campaigns. The UGA OC took the ball out of Chubb's hand several times last year and gave it to the tiny "human joystick" or Eason and came up short. The longer their season went, the more the offense was geared toward Eason and his big TE. Supposedly Chubb and Michell were given certain promises if they would come back, they are back, time will tell if they are happy, last year they were not.

Herrien and Holyfield ( yes Evander's son) are big time talents are NOT happy with the the idea they get to watch Chubb and Michel play ahead of them, why are those guys being given favor?

UGA has the best stable of RBs by far IMO but they have huge locker room problems because of it. Couple that with a potential of starting 4 true freshmen on the OL, they got problems in Athens.
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I'm not sure Chubb was all the way back from the injury...I'm curious what he'll do this year.

I think you might be undervaluing LSU's Guice. The kid's averaging 7.8ypc.
 
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hndog609 said:
I'm not sure Chubb was all the way back from the injury...I'm curious what he'll do this year.

I think you might be undervaluing LSU's Guice. The kid's averaging 7.8ypc.
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I have to agree if it's one and done I'd have to totally give the nod to Guice, that youngster is the real deal and will likely be THE best lone back in the SEC. To me UGA has the best stable. Our JK cannot be counted out, just not sure where he'll stack up being the primary, hope he's #1!!! The youngster at A&M has to do it more than one season for me to be impressed. Bama has a system at RB, they can plug almost anyone in and get production. Once they get to the NFL their RBs become just ok, not sure Bama produces great RBs or if they have a great system, I'm leaning on system as they consistently get it done.
 
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Shades said:
http://tennessee.247sports.com/Gall...yards-this-year-53078276/GallerySlides/571246

#7 John Kelly. Let's go crazy legs.
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With all due respect to JK - there's only one Crazy Legs...

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hard to say what i think about this. i think on the one hand, he won't have to compete for carries. on the other hand, i think teams will load up to stop the run and make us beat them from the pocket, until proven otherwise. if not successful, that could lead to a lot of predictable situations, and limit the opportunity.

ideally, i'd like to see JK be able to average 4.5 ypc, and the lion's share of those carries coming on good 2nd and 3rd down/distance....

we were a run heavy offense on 1st down last year, with varying degrees of success. we'll need to be more balanced on 1st down, and that will help JK immensely.
 
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Remy said:
UGA has four kids at RB that could do it if it were not for the other three and BIG egos as well as a completely unproven OL this coming season.

Chubb and Michel to my mind are the class of SEC RBs, but both came back for their final seasons after disappointing 2016 campaigns. The UGA OC took the ball out of Chubb's hand several times last year and gave it to the tiny "human joystick" or Eason and came up short. The longer their season went, the more the offense was geared toward Eason and his big TE. Supposedly Chubb and Michell were given certain promises if they would come back, they are back, time will tell if they are happy, last year they were not.

Herrien and Holyfield ( yes Evander's son) are big time talents are NOT happy with the the idea they get to watch Chubb and Michel play ahead of them, why are those guys being given favor?

UGA has the best stable of RBs by far IMO but they have huge locker room problems because of it. Couple that with a potential of starting 4 true freshmen on the OL, they got problems in Athens.
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Chubb ran for 1130 yards, 5.0 ypg, 8 tds last year.....behind a god-awful OL, beside an average at best true freshman qb, for a first year head coach struggling to do much of anything right, while splitting time with 2 other rbs, while coming off a catastrophic knee injury/reconstructed knee.

I'll give you Herrien, he's a young stud and potential all-SEC caliber running back talent....Holyfield though? Meh.

Imho, the other, younger, lesser RBs should just shut up and bide their collective time while watching 5 star/all-SEC/future NFL RBs Chubb and Michel each post 1,000+ yard seasons 😁. If there are "issues" in Athens around the running back group, it won't be because of Chubb and Michel, who are by all accounts good kids.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
It's not as unlikely as we may think. He's only 2283 yards away from that now. That's less than 1150 per year. If he stays healthy and stays both years......
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Agree. If he stays healthy the next 2 years, there's no reason why he wouldn't go for 1200-1300 yards per year, even splitting time with Chandler.
 
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KBVol said:
Chubb ran for 1130 yards, 5.0 ypg, 8 tds last year.....behind a god-awful OL, beside an average at best true freshman qb, for a first year head coach struggling to do much of anything right, while splitting time with 2 other rbs, while coming off a catastrophic knee injury/reconstructed knee.

I'll give you Herrien, he's a young stud and potential all-SEC caliber running back talent....Holyfield though? Meh.

Imho, the other, younger, lesser RBs should just shut up and bide their collective time while watching 5 star/all-SEC/future NFL RBs Chubb and Michel each post 1,000+ yard seasons 😁. If there are "issues" in Athens around the running back group, it won't be because of Chubb and Michel, who are by all accounts good kids.
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Gurley > Michel > Chubb IMO. Chubb is a good player that ran behind a great OL his freshman year as the 4th string RB when the 3 players in front of him went down to injury, one of which was Michel. Once they get in the NFL I suspect it will play out that Gurley has the better career than Michel who will have the better career than Chubb. Time will tell.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
It's not as unlikely as we may think. He's only 2283 yards away from that now. That's less than 1150 per year. If he stays healthy and stays both years......
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The last back that we had that could accomplish that was Hardesty.

I hope he can do great things and I do think he is waaaay better than Hurd but he's not a back of that mold.
 
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Remy said:
Gurley > Michel > Chubb IMO. Chubb is a good player that ran behind a great OL his freshman year as the 4th string RB when the 3 players in front of him went down to injury, one of which was Michel. Once they get in the NFL I suspect it will play out that Gurley has the better career than Michel who will have the better career than Chubb. Time will tell.
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Chubb was every bit as good as a true freshman behind the same OL as Gurley was as a junior in 2014. You've said/implied several times that Chubb is somehow not as good as Michel because he was 3rd string as a freshman....yet, once Chubb got his chance, he has never relenquished being "the man" at Georgia, as their top RB, unless he himself was injured. You're welcome to your opinion, but the numbers and Chubb's performance compared to the others just don't support it. I believe Michel is outstanding as well and will indeed be a good pro....just like Chubb.
 
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#45
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Of course I want to see Kelly do well, but I'm still out on that vote. I'm not convinced from the sample size I've seen of him to be able to move the chains. Especially when teams load up the box to shut down the run gaps and disrupt passing lanes on CBJ's offense.
 
#46
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IknoxvolsI said:
With 12-13 total games in a season, I don't see how most teams can't have a 1000 yard rusher. I understand traditionally poor teams don't but certainly not avg to above avg teams.

It's not like the old days of 10 game seasons and maybe a bowl.
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Starters are pulled early in blowouts which is what normally happens against the 1 FCS and 2 G5 schools we play every year. Also teams want to split carries among 2-3 backs for the entire season
 
#47
#47
dan4vols said:
Of course I want to see Kelly do well, but I'm still out on that vote. I'm not convinced from the sample size I've seen of him to be able to move the chains. Especially when teams load up the box to shut down the run gaps and disrupt passing lanes on CBJ's offense.
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Because no one tried to stop our running game last year when he became our main RB? Or did they just quit when Hurd did?
 
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KBVol said:
Chubb was every bit as good as a true freshman behind the same OL as Gurley was as a junior in 2014. You've said/implied several times that Chubb is somehow not as good as Michel because he was 3rd string as a freshman....yet, once Chubb got his chance, he has never relenquished being "the man" at Georgia, as their top RB, unless he himself was injured. You're welcome to your opinion, but the numbers and Chubb's performance compared to the others just don't support it. I believe Michel is outstanding as well and will indeed be a good pro....just like Chubb.
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For Chubb to catch a pass is an adventure at best. Throw anything close to Sony Michel and it's money. Time will tell who is better. Chubb has a monster ego. The last couple of years other backs were chewed up in the grinder so Chubb could break long ones late to keep his stats alive. See his last Bama game where he was very average of about 3 some odd yards per carry until he broke a long one against the Bama 4th stringers late to pad his stats. He has a history of this sort of thing. He's a good player, but he's got a lot of smoke and mirrors around him in his favor. Time will tell.
 
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buckfama said:
Because no one tried to stop our running game last year when he became our main RB? Or did they just quit when Hurd did?
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He played the back half of the schedule against weak teams.

He might be all world, but the jury is still out.

I don't think that opinion is far fetched. I hope is everything that we think he can be. His heart and attitude are there.
 
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I remember that 2 years ago our RB coach said "We have 3 NFL quality RB's on our team".

1 quit, good riddance.

AK is in the NFL as predicted, good for him.

The 3rd he was talking about is Kelly.

Kelly now has this season and next season to prove to everyone in the NFL exactly what he can do.

I wish him all the best and I hope he sets records both years because that will mean we're getting lots of WINS!

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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