How much of a drop off do you see us having now that we have Grubbs instead of Nicks?

papz · 03-20-2012, 03:21 PM

Don't expect to see any drop off in production. Being a little more nimble on his feet, Grubbs may be better pulling and on screens. Nicks better in pass protection and mauling. Obviously Nicks is the better player hence the largest contract ever for a guard... but Grubbs is also an elite player. It's like saying hey, we're going to cut Drew Brees and down grade to Peyton Manning(the healthy one).

jeanpierre · 03-20-2012, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by papz

Don't to see any drop off in production. Being a little more nimble on his feet, Grubbs may be better pulling and on screens. Nicks better in pass protection and mauling. Obviously Nicks is the better player hence the largest contract ever for a guard... but Grubbs is also an elite player. It's like saying hey, we're going to cut Drew Brees and down grade to Peyton Manning(the healthy one).

I believe Grubbs will be better than Nicks when you account for the Drew Factor...

But your right that Grubbs will be a better run blocker - and I've understood that Nicks had mistakes at times in the passing effort...

03-20-2012, 03:21 PM	#1
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,772	Don't expect to see any drop off in production. Being a little more nimble on his feet, Grubbs may be better pulling and on screens. Nicks better in pass protection and mauling. Obviously Nicks is the better player hence the largest contract ever for a guard... but Grubbs is also an elite player. It's like saying hey, we're going to cut Drew Brees and down grade to Peyton Manning(the healthy one).
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03-20-2012, 04:39 PM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Originally Posted by papz Don't to see any drop off in production. Being a little more nimble on his feet, Grubbs may be better pulling and on screens. Nicks better in pass protection and mauling. Obviously Nicks is the better player hence the largest contract ever for a guard... but Grubbs is also an elite player. It's like saying hey, we're going to cut Drew Brees and down grade to Peyton Manning(the healthy one). I believe Grubbs will be better than Nicks when you account for the Drew Factor... But your right that Grubbs will be a better run blocker - and I've understood that Nicks had mistakes at times in the passing effort...

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