

The Facts: Gibson hasn't given us his full list of his goals yet -- he wants most of them to be a surprise -- but he did give fans a peek into one milestone: He has his eyes on 1,000 rushing yards. "That was something I really wanted [last year]," Gibson said. "This year, I'm priding myself on surpassing that."
Diehards Line:Gibson was well on his way to doing that during his 2020 campaign. He had 659 yards in the first 12 games before injuring his toe against the Steelers, which forced him to miss the next two matchups. He returned for the final two games, but he fell 205 yards short. Gibson is back to full strength now, and he's ready to take another step in his development. The progress he has made, as well as having traditional OTAs and minicamp, should make crossing the 1,000-yard mark easier in Year 2. "I should be able to show a lot of different things this year," Gibson said. As important as Gibson's health is, how he has developed in the scheme is just as crucial. It's night and day, said running backs coach Randy Jordan, compared to when he first got live reps in last year's training camp. He has a better grasp of the offense from a schematic standpoint, and that showed as his average yards per carry rose from 3.9 yard in his first five games to 5.1 in his last nine appearances. "Last year was a learning process for me," Gibson said. "I got the hang of it as the season went on and I started showing progress."