Nick Chubb had a fantastic 2019 season individually. The Browns running back churned out nearly 1,500 yards and finished second in the NFL in rushing in his second NFL season. But the team didn’t meet expectations.
The lack of team success weighs on Chubb. He shared his disappointment with the mindset of the 2019 Browns and the reason why he believes it didn’t work despite having all the talent. In an interview with The Jim Rome Show, the normally reserved Chubb opened up at the poor work ethic reflected from the top on down.
Chubb had this to say to Rome,
“I said it before, I think we thought we were a lot better than we were. We thought it was going to just happen for us, we didn’t actually put the work in. We got this guy, and this guy, you know we’re straight, so we don’t need to actually work, it’s going to happen for us.”
Chubb continued,
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work. I think that’s exactly what it was with us. We had all the talent in the world, but didn’t put the work into it.”
It’s hard to stomach hearing the lack of inspiration and effort from the John Dorsey/Freddie Kitchens leadership on a precocious, immature group of talented players. But it’s nice to hear that Chubb sees it and will work to make sure the 2020 Browns don’t follow the same path.
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