Bring in a RB....

[Ricky Prickles]

Just now, Icege said:

They already picked up a camp body CB since Mabin and one of the other CBs are hurt.

I think that they roll with Hubbard/Blackshear/Brown and if there's concerns with Chuba then they might start kicking tires.

Well damn. I know we have some injury concerns with CB always but a part of me wishes we did take a look at Fournette just to see. Who knows, maybe one of the guys we already have is a solid back waiting to show it or at least I hope.

[ladypanther]

Not in on bringing in another RB, but here is some info:

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/all/running-back/available/

 

[Billy Love]

1 hour ago, Ricky Prickles said:

He was pretty tough back when he did play especially in college. Didnt follow him in the NFL much though

Duece was and is the real deal.

[jtm]

Panthers appear to really like Blackshear.  Hubbard gets a bad rap for some reason and he's a solid back-up.  This offense will showcase Miles Sanders and I'd be surprised if he wasn't ready to roll week 1.  

[Icege]

49 minutes ago, jtm said:

Panthers appear to really like Blackshear.  Hubbard gets a bad rap for some reason and he's a solid back-up.  This offense will showcase Miles Sanders and I'd be surprised if he wasn't ready to roll week 1.  

It's not just for some reason. He has horrible hands. His rookie season he had 7 drops on 37 targets for a drop rate of almost 20%. He was only targeted 17 times out of the backfield last season and still had a drop. He also had as many fumbles as he did touchdowns last season (2). He's supposed to be a track star but we've all seen him ran down from behind by LBs on breakaways (CMC was criticized for the same thing).

This isn't to say that Chuba is a lost cause. He has shown growth and development. So long as that continues he'll finish his rookie contract with the team. 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Icege

[Toker Smurf]

On 8/16/2023 at 2:04 PM, Panthercougar68 said:

RB is one of those positions where you can score off other teams cuts so no rush.

Good point. 

[hepcat]

I think between Hubbard, Brown, and Blackshear they will get the running game going. The only mistake I think they made was signing Sanders in the first place. I would have tried to get Foreman back on a 1 year deal and roll with the young guys, and put that money into depth on the O-Line or LB. But that's just me. 

[Carl Spackler]

I'd love to say Spencer Brown and/or Raheem Blackshear are something special, but they're literally a dime a dozen. I'm not too bullish on the RB lineup and think it, like the OL, was largely taken for granted (i.e. "we replaced Fournette with Sanders, we good now").

For everything Fitterer says about being "in on every deal," there's a lot of evidence that speaks to the contrary. 

[PantherKyle]

Never been a Chubba guy. The stone hands just irk me. I also don't want to spend 5 mil on a backup because of his name like some on twitter wanted with Zeke and Cook. 

[jtm]

Having a stud RB just isn't as important as it used to be.  Look at the top RBs and most of them play for average teams and if they didn't have that RB, the team would still be average.  Heck, CMC was as good as it gets and the Panthers still stunk it up with him on our team.  

[App Panther]

I think Hunt or Fournette would complemet Sanders pretty well for a couple drives a game. Also provides some more beef for goalline.