Originally posted by Oilcan:
Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:
Originally posted by strickac:
I like Chubb a lot, but I don't see him nearly as high as some. Bucky Brooks said he'd take him over Miles Garrett. That's just an ignorant statement IMO.
He's a top-10 DE, legitimately, but he's not in the class of guys you consider #1 overall. Every year as it gets closer to the draft, analysts start inflating guy's a little. Chubb is the only complete DE at the top of the draft. For that reason, he's easily the consensus DE1.
Not knocking the guy, just taken back by hearing Brooks say he's a better prospect than Miles, who I'd put ahead of everyone since Peppers.
Agreed with most of this (I think Chubb is the 2nd best non-QB prospect after Barkley though) and I think Garrett may have been a better prospect than Peppers coming out of college. Both were freak athletes, but Garrett's arms were more than an inch longer (35 1/4" to 34 1/8") and he's a little more explosive while being stronger at 6'4 272 than Peppers was at 6'6 283 (33 reps on the benches absurd with that arm length - Peppers continued to add strength and fill out in the NFL though). They were similarly productive in college (31 to 30.5 sacks in favor of Garrett, but Peppers had more tackles and TFL) but Garrett didn't redshirt a year and was almost a full year younger when drafted.
Garrett is the kind of player who would go #1 in s most draft classes including this one (pretty much all draft classes except for ones with can't miss franchise QBs like Luck. Chubb isn't that kind of player, but he would be considered at #1 in weaker drafts. Chubb was outrageously productive at N.C. State with 50+ TFL over the past 3 years and almost 200 tackles. He probably has a better motor and more endurance and uses his hands better than Garrett coming out. He's an elite prospect, just not as elite as Garrett because he doesn't have the same ridiculous measurables. Chubb's floor may be as high as Garrett's but he he doesn't have the same ceiling as a pass rusher.
Time will tell how Chubb compares to Garrett but Bucky is not the only one who has said they would take Chubb over Garrett, Gil Brandt and Charley Casserly have said the same thing. The feeling is Chubb is more well rounded with a non stop motor we are not going to get him but I look forward to following his career.
I was thinking the same thing before Bucky said it Chubb > Garrett
If you watched Chubb play in 2017 he dominated the line of scrimmage almost every game he played, he lived in the backfield. There must be some ACC qbs still suffering from PTSD out there. That's why a lot of people like him over Garrett, he's more of an every down impact player. If you're judging purely based on film Chubb IMO is clearly a better prospect than Garrett. Now if your judging based on potential that's a different story, obvious Garrett has tons of that.
[ Edited by GMniner805 on Apr 23, 2018 at 3:12 PM ]