05-28-2021, 11:15 AM
(05-28-2021, 10:18 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Only 10 players in the league had double digit sacks last year and many of those guys were OLB or pass rush specialists while Hubbard is one of the best DEs in the league against the run.
His first two seasons he only played about 1300 snaps and had 14.5 sacks. That is a very good sack to snap ratio for a guy who was not just playing third downs/passing downs.
He had a bad year last season, but I don't think it is fair to judge his entire career based on one season where we had no one at DT to keep the QB from stepping up in the pocket. Carl Lawson only had 5.5 sacks in 750 snaps played for us last year and he got $15 million a year to rush the passer for the Jets.
EVERY player on the team is replaceable if you have unlimited cap space and sign the elite players in the league at every position. Hubbard is excellent against the run and has shown in '18 and '19 that he can get to the QB. If you demand a guy who is good against the run and top ten in sacks then you are going to have to spend $15-20 million a year to replace him.
Yeah is very good vs the run. He is a better run defender than
Pass rusher. But this era of football DEs are asked to be disruptors and finishers of the QB 1st and foremost.
Why did the Bengals draft Sample and Ossai?
Not because they could stuff the run in college
Teams are loading up on pass rushing DEs. The Browns signed
McKinely and Clowney to go along with Garrett.
Hubbard right now is a non factor when it comes to putting
The QB on the ground.
The Bengals pass rush has been porous for years now.
He needs to step his pass rush game up.
Hes not even being doubled teamed like a Garrett or a JJ Watt
