Hubbard update

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(12-20-2022, 01:45 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Your "What if" something happens to a starter has been trumped by Some 'has happened" to our 2 starting DEs. 

Kinda silly with you saying "we can replace our DEs with PS folks and others, but we couldn't replace an interior olineman if we cut a guy who hasn't seen a snap all year. 

But thanks for letting me know this is not Madden; I was confused for a second.

Well, I thought your post was an huge overreaction and still do. You wanted to release our best reserve OL player for a guy (DE) off the street, or two core special teams guys. After our D just kicked Tampa's @$$ without Hubbard, Hendrickson, or Hilton. And without CTB as well for the last part.  Next man up looks pretty good to me. Ossai caused a pick and recovered a fumble. A week after sacking Mahones to end KC's last drive.  If we get to the point where it looks like Hendrickson or Hubbard may miss the PO game, then we might sign somebody (Everson Griffith, etc). But only if Ossai/Sample look so poor we have to do something. If they look good to decent, we roll with what we have.

I think the idea that guys who have not played much (at all) this year are gonna roll in off the street and get up to speed and contribute in a week or two is shaky in my view. We have won 6 in a row. We did not make a signing when Chase got hurt. We did not make a signing when Chido went out for the year. Why do you think we make one now, especially since we are virtually in the POs?  And the length of the injury is short.


If anyone were to get released to facilitate a signing, it would be the guys who are inactive most games: Evans, Smith, or Carman. Though Carman has significant dead money, so I doubt he would be. No way would it be guys who play regularly. 

Hubbard could be back for Baltimore (edit). I bet Hendrickson could play now if he had to. We are just being smart about it and trying to get him as whole as possible. Sample, Ossai, Gunter, and Hill/Carter will play the DE snaps. We'll play more 3 man fronts. Tupou & Tufele will play more due to Hill/Carter kicking outside some. Reader will play more snaps than usual. We may try a more possession based attack on O. We still have 8 healthy DL. Plus 3 more on the PS. Yes, it sucks both starters are out.  But we are not about to panic cut someone to sign a marginal player. That has not been our MO so far. 

Heck, if we get ONE of Trey/Sam back for the POs, I think we can win the first game. And I think we can beat NE without both. It is a short week. Roll with what we have. If it goes horribly, then reevaluate.