Texas RB Talk

[markstanco 12546]

I like him. He’s the best a man can get.

[jdhorn92 1544]

Blue, Gibson and Niblett is a hell of a backup plan.  Get Trey healthy by OU and we should be fine. 

[staboner 4959]

said multiple times in the game thread, wisner is the clear starter and needs more touches. his vision and pace are incredibly good. 

blue runs sloppy between the tackles, misses holes, holds ball/elbow out too much. 

[TexasMan 10838]

I can see Blue being lackadaisical with that first fumble - it's not right but I can see it - but that second one is flat out unacceptable. Tre should be RB1. 

Blue is a very good change of pace back, but not a "bell cow". 

[bluto 4899]

3 hours ago, TexasMan said:

I can see Blue being lackadaisical with that first fumble - it's not right but I can see it - but that second one is flat out unacceptable. Tre should be RB1. 

Blue is a very good change of pace back, but not a "bell cow". 

Shitty thing is blue had change of pace type workload yesterday, 6 carries and a catch, and managed two fumbles with it. 

[lilMAC25 3780]

Worst game from a Blue in a while. 

[Lou Loomis 739]

Niblack to H back?

[LTtxfan 49063]

Just a spitballin' comment:  Heard a guy ask a question wondering if Blue got concussed at some point yesterday ??? 

 

Also...

 

 

Edited September 30 by LTtxfan

[DFW Horn 6118]

 

[LTtxfan 49063]

 

[LTtxfan 49063]

Crossposting... Thx for this @BurntOrange&White

CJ Vogel:  A couple of nuggets on the running back room as Texas officially enters its bye week today.

Reminder, there is no practice Friday morning or this weekend.

***

– I am told Jaydon Blue has had a strong week of practice so far. The two fumbles suffered against Mississippi State have left him committed to bouncing back in a big way against Oklahoma in Dallas.

Blue doesn't lack for confidence and right now is chomping at the bit to get the ball back in his hands in a meaningful game.

– RB Jerrick Gibson is expected to be as close to full strength against Oklahoma as he has been all season long. The freshman back has been dealing with a lingering ankle, however after just four touches a week ago and the bye week, the former IMG Academy running back is expected to return to his healthiest form since the season opener.

– Grad transfer RB Velton Gardner was inactive a week ago due to injury in what had become a pretty surprising development. I was told the injury was a cut above the eye that left Gardner sidelined last weekend. I would consider him questionable at the moment – have yet to hear a definitive update on him just yet.

– RB Colin Page is recovering well, though I have yet to hear what his status will be for Oklahoma. Regardless, health is slowing returning to the Texas running back room.

 

[mwaadeeb 1157]

All you boys talked about Wisner being a gadget guy too small to carry the load need to rethink your evaluation skills 

[kevwun 15692]

Yeah, I am sold on him.  He needs to be getting most of the carries.  He is so much harder to tackle than Blue.

[RoyalBevo21 732]

15 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Yeah, I am sold on him.  He needs to be getting most of the carries.  He is so much harder to tackle than Blue.

Him and Gibson. Blue is great in the passing game, but his running leaves a lot to be desired. 

[Knighthawk 284]

Blue drops about 30% of his targets.  Not a viable option here either.   Playing himself into the portal.  

[LTtxfan 49063]

Nice to see Tre have a great game!!! 🤘

 

[LTtxfan 49063]

 

[Doc Daneeka 6769]

Look at freaking Wingo get out in front to block. Me gusta. 

[Slacks 6807]

10 hours ago, Knighthawk said:

Blue drops about 30% of his targets.  Not a viable option here either.   Playing himself into the portal.  

Nah. Just needs to practice securing the ball. Blue can play.

[LTtxfan 49063]

 

Edited October 14 by LTtxfan

[Hank Kingsley 20804]

The hype on Blue has been one of the stranger phenomenons this season. He should get around 8-10 touches a game, evenly split between carries and receptions. Very dangerous in the open field, not so much as a classic RB. And he's not going to declare early unless he's comfortable going in late rounds or being a UDFA

He seems like a good teammate and bought in with the team culture. I'm rooting for him. 

Feed Wisner. 

 

 

[LTtxfan 49063]

Blue and Wisner have different strengths as RBs... they definitely complement each other and provide a good one two punch.

Really hope Gibson keeps improving and learns to better protect the ball -- Jerrick really helps on power runs in the red zone.  

 

[Red Five 40703]

31 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

The hype on Blue has been one of the stranger phenomenons this season.

Halfway through the season and we still haven't seen the Blue we saw at the end of last year, except for the ball security issues. 

[Hank Kingsley 20804]

12 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Halfway through the season and we still haven't seen the Blue we saw at the end of last year, except for the ball security issues. 

He didn't really do much last year either. That 69 yard TD run (untouched) vs. Texas Tech did so much heavy lifting for the unrealistic expectations. 

 

Edited October 14 by Hank Kingsley

[Red Five 40703]

That's sort of what I mean. We haven't seen anything close to that burst and speed. He added some weight in the offseason so some can be chalked up to that probably.

[ClubWhatever 12105]

He looked pretty fast against Michigan.  He tweaked his knee at some point and I think it's taken him a while to get back to 100%.  Anyway he's always been a guy who's best in the open field and not in a phone booth.  I think most of the pundits were saying that before the season.  Sark, not being an idiot, tries to use him accordingly.

[Codaxx 5636]

7 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

He looked pretty fast against Michigan.  He tweaked his knee at some point and I think it's taken him a while to get back to 100%.  Anyway he's always been a guy who's best in the open field and not in a phone booth.  I think most of the pundits were saying that before the season.  Sark, not being an idiot, tries to use him accordingly.

I think that is just what he is. He is great in space. He is really fast. He just has not been a great RB. He is more of 3rd down/Space guy. There is role for him, but I have my doubts on him being a every down RB. 

[Griff 513]

Couldn’t resist 🤘

[LTtxfan 49063]

Wisner was taken out after that targeting hit he received... injury may be his shoulder.  Our RBs were terrible in pass protection vs jawja.

Gonna need Gibson to grow up quick and really help our rushing attack vs Vandy.  

[MirrOlure 14698]

First, we need to make sure Blue still has that picture of him sitting with all the future NFL RB’s because it’s now or never for his chance to join that group.

Wisner is awesome but he was never intended to be and isn’t built to be a 20 touch per game RB.

Who knows what’s going on with Gibson. My untrained eye told me after the first couple of games that post CJ injury, he may be the best ever down RB we have. Hope we see something that backs that up!

[LTtxfan 49063]

 

[Tex-19 2870]

Can Burnt Endz buy a Jugs machine specifically for the RB room? Sheesh a lot of drives killed by RB drops this year. The coaches should have walk-ons constantly peppering the RBs with passes during drills in practice.

[Codaxx 5636]

On 10/21/2024 at 10:26 AM, MirrOlure said:

First, we need to make sure Blue still has that picture of him sitting with all the future NFL RB’s because it’s now or never for his chance to join that group.

Wisner is awesome but he was never intended to be and isn’t built to be a 20 touch per game RB.

Who knows what’s going on with Gibson. My untrained eye told me after the first couple of games that post CJ injury, he may be the best ever down RB we have. Hope we see something that backs that up!

I believe Gibson will get carries in this game. Texas came off playing 2 defenses that can get after the QB. Wisner and Blue have struggled in that area and Gibson is supposedly well behind them in blocking. Until Gibson fixes that area of his game, he is going to see a limited role.

[LTtxfan 49063]

45 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Can Burnt Endz buy a Jugs machine specifically for the RB room? Sheesh a lot of drives killed by RB drops this year. The coaches should have walk-ons constantly peppering the RBs with passes during drills in practice.

Here's some help...

 

Edited October 22 by LTtxfan

[Funk Doctor Spock 12114]

20 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

NFL draft? Is he trying to be an UDFA? If he even had a modicum chance of being drafted it'll be in rd 6-7. No way anyone is taking a chance on a dude who has drop issues and fumble problems. 

 

So, uh, how are we feeling now? We miss Baxter so bad. Gibson needs more carries, regardless of what happens. He needs to take his lumps, and next year he'll have a shit ton of experience to go with Baxter, as well as he'll have added more muscle. See how he does in pass pro this season so he gets more comfortable. Wisner is a good back, but he can't carry this team. Hell, he can't get more than 12 carries per game. 

[LTtxfan 49063]

How healthy is Jerrick Gibson -- seems like Sark really needs Gibson's ability to run inside the tackles to help our offense???

Texas struggles running the ball and terrible pass blocking by our RBs are hurting this offense... 

[kevwun 15692]

He's supposed to be healthy.  Him being terrible at pass blocking is what the consensus is for his lack of playing time.  They need to drill him on it around the clock because not having anyone who can run inside is a huge issue right now.

[LTtxfan 49063]

This info from Aug 23rd from Bobby Burton says different...I

BURTON:

One thing Fozzy said last night that caught my ear. Fozzy said he was talking to Tashard Choice last week. And Choice told him that Jerrick Gibson is the best pass protector of the bunch.

From Fozzy's mouth to God's ear.

Hope that proves to be the case this year because Quinn Ewers needs a big back to step up in that role.

 

[LTtxfan 49063]

Texas offense needs this...

 

[BurntOrange&White 39832]

Can't remember where I saw it but someone said they heard on IT(I think) that Gibson may be nursing some kind of injury?

[LTtxfan 49063]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Can't remember where I saw it but someone said they heard on IT(I think) that Gibson may be nursing some kind of injury?

I know he hurt his ankle earlier in the season maybe the ULM game??   Gibson healthy could really help Sark's offense... 

[LTtxfan 49063]

We need "Baby Rhino"   😎

[texifornia 56595]

The MASH unit got together

 

[deech 2251]

I'm shocked that we have "press" covering this team and not a single one of them have asked about Gibson's disappearing act the last two games.

[MirrOlure 14698]

Here’s my theory on Gibson (ok, straw grasping, whatever…)

The “Freshman Wall” is a thing, especially for true freshman RB’s. We still have 4 plus hopefully 1 then 2 or 3 games left to play.

Other than the UGA game we really haven’t needed him, and it’s doubtful a true freshman RB was going to single-handedly change the course of that offensive shit show.

Now we’ve got a fresh legged big back for the last 1/3 of the season.

I mean, that has to be it, right?

[Tex Long 4356]

4 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:

Now we’ve got a fresh legged big back for the last 1/3 of the season.
 

Errythang goes according to possibilities, half the season... four regular, ccg, three or four cfp... up to nine more games. Maybe only five (= four regular + shit bowl) though, so partial credit.

[LTtxfan 49063]

Coming off a bye week, the Texas Longhorns' offense has a lot of things to work on, and arguably the most important one is getting the ground game up and running once again.

Over the past two games, the Longhorns have had their two worst rushing performances of the season back-to-back. In their 30-15 loss to Georgia, they ran for just 29 net yards on 27 attempts (1.1 yards per attempt), though that was mostly due to seven sacks on quarterback Quinn Ewers. Then in their 27-24 win over Vanderbilt, they rushed for 104 yards on 34 attempts (3.1 yards per attempt), which isn't as bad, but certainly not good.

Understandably, the Longhorns know they need to do a better job on the ground going forward.

“I’ll say, you know, we’re running outside zone pretty good right now. The other run schemes are not working like we want to,” running back Jaydon Blue said. “A lot of that goes with us at the running back position, we have to be a lot better. We have to help Quinn out so that teams know that we’re just not throwing the ball.

“When we run the ball efficiently, Quinn could sit back there, you know, and dial ’em up on defense. I think its just all with us being efficient in the run game.”

That said, Texas knows that leaning too far in one direction usually ends poorly. While the Longhorns would love to get the ground game going, balance is what they're looking for above all.

"I don't ever want to feel like we just need to force feed the run game, because that might be detrimental to us as a team when we're pretty effective throwing the ball too," head coach Steve Sarkisian said. "We're just continuing to strive for that balance. But again, we got a ton of confidence in all parties involved that we can be a very good run team the second half of the season."

Luckily, this week's game is a perfect opportunity to get the run game back on track against a Florida team that allows 162 rushing yards per game, second-most in the SEC. When kickoff rolls around at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, expect the Longhorns to ground and pound.

[Hookem10 657]

Everyone talking shit about run game but fail to mention the bullshit holding calls in some of our longer runs. Would change the perspective if those would count. It looks like we forget about the run game when I watch ,but on rewatch it’s the penalties that nullify big run gains and forces us to throw to get yards back. Then you look at stats and say we can’t run the ball because stats say so. My eyeballs on the watch see a team that can run just don’t. It’s the flags that hold it all back , need to clean it up and I think it’ll be fine. 

[Red Five 40703]

Velton Gardner out for the year. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 12114]

We're one of the luckier teams in CFB with really only losing two players for the season in Baxter and Williams. While both would be incredible, we're still in better shape than most of the teams in the country.