Taylor Jacobs

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Originally Posted by ChounsMan

Gibbs formations are based on protection, so I doubt we will ever see a 5 WR set & dump off to Cooley.
What I'm looking for is Jacobs, Patton(slot), & Moss/Mccants lined up with Cooley at H-back, Portis in the backfield, someone at TE cuz I'm still not sure who I like at that position.
I'm thinking Gibbs wants to play smash-mouth football. I would think Gibbs will want to wear down the 'D' beating them up with a strong ground attack & punish them with dump offs & out pattern when the LB's bite hard on p/a.

Of course this is just my opinion based on years of game film I watched of the Gibbs Era.

This would make 7 skill position players on the field at once, which is impossible. 3 WRs, 1 HB, 1 RB, 1 TE, and 1 QB. I think you'll usually see Gibbs keep an H-Back on the field, along with a TE, and typically only 2 WRs on the field. That's his smash-mouth style. I'd expect the WRs to be Moss & Patten, though if Jacobs has a good camp, maybe he can beat out Patten. Jacobs should get a good amount of play in 3-WR sets, but Gibbs generally likes a TE/HB/RB/2WR set over a HB/RB/3WR set.