Sam Hubbard

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(03-17-2024, 01:47 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Hopefully this is the year Sam gets his double digit sack numbers, last year he got hurt and it really hurt the entire Defense.

Sam is an underrated player for us in my opinion, he is a great leader and does a lot of the small things that don't get noticed.

Great run stopper when he is healthy and able to seal the edge. Wasn't able to do this last year.

That's a good point, and one that's often overlooked when casual fans are giving their assessment of why the Bengals gave up so many rushing yards last season.  Sam Hubbard will likely never be that double digit sack guy, but he's an integral part of what make the defensive front seven operate as it should.  Him playing injured was likely as much as a contribution to the lapse in run defense as was the lack of communication on the young Safeties part.