Chuba Hubard Underappreciated!!!

[Catweisers]

Just saw this thought it was interesting.https://www.yahoo.com/sports/panthers-rb-chuba-hubbard-may-162530350.html

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Chubba got a bad rep for drops. I think last year he was much improved but his first year he was terrible in that area.  

[Khyber53]

Chuba has been getting better and better. He's a good back up running back and as long time Panthers fans know, you can never have too many of those.

[Mr. Scot]

I don't really think Hubbard is a bad runner. Heck, we've seen plenty of cases where he takes a handoff and runs like a freight train.

Just don't ask him to catch a pass. And please, in the name of all that's holy don't put him out there to catch a punt 

Edited May 30, 2023 by Mr. Scot

[Billy Love]

Run Chubba, Run!

[WhoKnows]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't really think Hubbard is a bad runner. Heck, we've seen plenty of cases where he takes a handoff and runs like a freight train.

Just don't ask him to catch a pass. And please, in the name of all that's holy don't put him out there to catch a punt 

He’s just OK. He’s got speed and we opened up holes. The funny thing is that stat to me says more about the OL blocking than his ability. Least amount of time behind the line and most N/S yardage just means he runs straight through and open hole. That’s what we saw. He’s not someone who can create something or make people miss. We saw that last year when we played good teams and bad teams. When the Lions kept only 7 guys in the box all day, we had huge holes but when the OL faced a good D, we got shut down. There was not much in the middle because our RB’s couldn’t create if the hole wasn’t there immediately. That’s the difference with someone like CMC who we saw make something out of nothing with the mainly pop line we had after 2017.

Speaking of punts, it’s almost funny how people in here wanted him released early last year for the drops and now many of the same people think he’s a good RB. Heck, above people are saying he improved receiving but he had 14 catches, less than 1 per game, which is a tiny sample size. He’s a backup and that’s it. Any RB could have had a solid year with us with the way our OL blocked most weeks.

[Smithers]

Amazing how good a RB can be with a line that is decent.  Hubbard performed well last year.  Looking forward to seeing him build on that success

[kungfoodude]

30 minutes ago, WhoKnows said:

He’s just OK. He’s got speed and we opened up holes. The funny thing is that stat to me says more about the OL blocking than his ability. Least amount of time behind the line and most N/S yardage just means he runs straight through and open hole. That’s what we saw. He’s not someone who can create something or make people miss. We saw that last year when we played good teams and bad teams. When the Lions kept only 7 guys in the box all day, we had huge holes but when the OL faced a good D, we got shut down. There was not much in the middle because our RB’s couldn’t create if the hole wasn’t there immediately. That’s the difference with someone like CMC who we saw make something out of nothing with the mainly pop line we had after 2017.

Speaking of punts, it’s almost funny how people in here wanted him released early last year for the drops and now many of the same people think he’s a good RB. Heck, above people are saying he improved receiving but he had 14 catches, less than 1 per game, which is a tiny sample size. He’s a backup and that’s it. Any RB could have had a solid year with us with the way our OL blocked most weeks.

He has always been a backup caliber player. His biggest problem is that he isn't good at much other than running the ball and he's really average at that. It's hard to be a one trick pony RB in the modern NFL.

[top dawg]

And the lack of appreciation for him continues...

[Jackie Lee]

How can he be underappreciated when you have guys like Dameon Pierce/Tyler Algeier/Khalil Herbert etc that are also day 3 picks and more versatile? 

[rayzor]

So maybe mrs. rhule was right?

[poundaway]

Meh.  He's a mid sized to small back with stone for hands and an average to to slightly above average runner.  His drop% was at the very bottom of the league his rookie season.  Last year it improved but he fumbled two kickoffs in one game which resulted in a L. 

Mrs. Rhule was wrong. 

[Eric4280]

I’m not the hugest fan. Not saying he shouldn’t be on the team but I think he’s much better served as a third back. Hands are terrible, blocking is about average, power is below average, speed is (overrated) fine. In a world of todays RB, we can do a lot better. See what Kareem Hunt is up to. Or Fat Lenny.

[onmyown]

Easily replaceable and nothing special. I’m fact with the oline being about top 10, I expected more. Still young but he’ll be fighting for that 3rd/extra spot on a roster.