Does Gibbs sign today? 
Breaking newsā¦ gibbs signs extension. 76m for 3 years. $52m guaranteed with a $38m signing bonusā¦..probably
Good, so Gibbsā back will be fine soon
As a big time old school football fan who still values RBās as a top position worthy of top 10 picks Iām happy for this guy. I wanted the Lions to pick him. And I was that guy who hated the Gibbs pick mainly because DMo just got signed and because Iāve never been a big fan of speed backs. Iām so happy Gibbs chopped me in the throat. Now itās his turnā¦
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Thatās probably going to last about 24 hours.
I also got throat punched by Gibbs. I was a fan of Swift in a 1-2 backfield so I thought it was a wasted pick at the time.
IMO ATL gets the peanuts win as Gibbs will sign for slightly more and I think Bijan is the slightly better player. Top 2 backs in the league and will get paid like it.
In 5-6 years we are gonna look back at how lucky we were to witness such an elite offense for so long.
Going to push back a bit on that.
Gibbs has been the better runner. Never had below 5.0 ypc and has a career 5.3 ypc vs. Bijanās 4.9 ypc. Gibbs also has 39 rushing TDs vs Bijanās 25 rushing TDs (despite Bijan having 130 more carriesāTyler Allgeier was no D Mo in the sucking up opportunities dept).
Bijan has been the better receiving RB with 8.8 ypr vs. 8.0 ypr for Gibbs.
Bijanās lost more fumblesā5 to 2 for Gibbs.
Gibbs plays on the best offense in the league and Bijan is basically the Falcons offense. Sure Drake London is a star but their QB play rivals the worst in the league during his time there. All of that mattersā¦a lot.
Switch the two backs and Bijan goes 
and Gibbs 
I donāt really see that as being arguable but we all have bias.
Also, Allgeier vultured plenty of touchdowns for Bijan. Often coming in for just that TD carry. And Iām also not of the āMonty is awesome camp.ā Iāll take Allgeier over him without hesitation 
Yeah, I was still under the impression Swift could be one of the best and be that 1,000 + 1,000 guy like he said he would be. But you breath on him and he goes down and say heās injured.
Like I said, I am not the biggest fan of speed backs. And with just signing DMo i thought that was too high. Mind you Achane was like a 4th round pick. I was okay with Bijan and DMo because Bijan was rated as a generational talent and I didnāt see anyone other than Will Anderson worth a top 10 pick.
I was actually more upset Gibbs first season. As electric as he was, DMo ran for 1,000 yards and we went to the NFCCG so I was like they could have picked someone else.
But talk about generational Gibbs is special. Boy was I wrong. What shocked me about Gibbs is he runs with power. I do think at the moment Bijan, CMAC, and J Taylor are better, but I think Gibbs can be and I think he will be if he can handle it full time. You know theyāre going to go all out with him.
Gibbs new deal inā¦..
I think people are going to be surprised how much Pacheco (or someone else) plays. I donāt see an increased workload from last seasonā¦not much of one anyway
Heās not needed to be a workhorse for this offense to be elite. And why risk injury or overworking him before it really counts?
Just food for thought.
When it comes to the rushing numbers and people say gibbs is on the better teams.
oline runblock rankings last year
ATL ~18, Det ~16
2024
ATL 8 DET 6
Lets not pretended Atl is a bad team
75 million and one dollars!
Lions got a big win in getting the better player for less draft capital. 
I know people like to blame the OL and theyāre not wrong, but he looked like he ran out of gas to me. Thats my only concern, but I think heāll be fine. I expect him to do more this season. I would not be surprised if he hits 2k yards.
Iām going to guess Pacheco will get hurt and be out for the season at some point. Probably same with Wonnum. Iām joking but iām also serious.
Some comparison of stats.
Gibbs vs Bijan
Snaps per game
39.8 vs 48.9
Target+Carry/ Game
18.3 vs 20.9
Yrds / Play
18.6 vs 20.9
Broken tackle %
9.1% vs 8.5%
Success %
49.0% v 51.7%
Last year really hurt Gibbs success rate. It was over 53% going into the year
Itās not just about Olineā¦other threats mean a lot too. Not to mention the difference between Jared Goff and whatever ATL runs out at QB. there are many factors at play here other than offensive line.