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I feel good about Chuba Hubbard/A Note about 2005

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Chuba boi!

He has a real presence about him.  Once he shook off the sudden thrusting into the game, he slowed down and picked it up.  So I think he's ready for the moment and NFL speed.  He basically admitted to having a few/2-3 tripping forward type runs; I don't see an issue after he adjusted. 

And then looking back, checking out his highlights, I mean nice. 

I don't see why he can't at least have a Deshaun Foster type impact for us like back in 2005 when we were going into the year planning for the bulk still with Stephen Davis but he suddenly looked fried (minus all those short TDs).  

It's like a similar team where we could still succeed with injuries and make it to the playoffs.  That was Fox's best team IMO, just plagued with injuries only 1 season removed from the SB and our top guys like Peppers and Smitty were peaking.  

 

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2 minutes ago, RJK said:

Fosters break tackle was elite for a min there. Chuba isn’t that guy, but I have faith in him as well. Hopefully with tremble playing more the outside runs become a staple 

Oh no doubt about Foster.  Comparing impact potential not necessarily their styles.

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29 minutes ago, RJK said:

Fosters break tackle was elite for a min there. Chuba isn’t that guy, but I have faith in him as well. Hopefully with tremble playing more the outside runs become a staple 

Yeah the Colts game in 03 and the Giants game in 05 were killer. 
 

That era is tough, having Moose and Jenkins on the 05 team would have been killer. Add in some better draft picks and I think we could have won it all. I know that’s a a lot of IFs lol. 

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from the first interview, I'll guess the "friend" who said "I believe in you" was Brady.  It's something he says.  Could have been Rhule, and it could be that Brady learned that from Rhule.  not really important but just that it was an interesting answer to the question about whether it was a teammate, coach or front office person.

"just a friend" was about the best answer he could give.  I think it shows something about the culture in the building.

 

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I still believe both Deshaun Foster and Biakabutuka had HOF potential had it not been for their injuries.  Foster's first touch ever in the NFL was like a 60+ yard TD in preseason, iirc.  But then he tore up his cartilage and was never the same...  he lost quite a bit of explosion but was still a good power runner for a few years.  Biakabutuka had special power and speed...  just sad things went the way they did with both of their football careers here...  I was so hyped on both of them.

Now to the point of Chubba, he will be good at minimum, and I have a feeling he has a chance to be really special if he hits his full potential, and we could see that starting this week.  He's got a chance to show the world what he capable of on a huge stage this week...  he has the ability, as he showed in college at various points.  And once he got settled in last week, he looked the part.  I think he's got great contact balance, runs with a low center of gravity, and his one-cut and go ability is elite...  he just has to get his feet under him and get in the flow early.

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7 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I still believe both Deshaun Foster and Biakabutuka had HOF potential had it not been for their injuries.  Foster's first touch ever in the NFL was like a 60+ yard TD in preseason, iirc.  But then he tore up his cartilage and was never the same...  he lost quite a bit of explosion but was still a good power runner for a few years.  Biakabutuka had special power and speed...  just sad things went the way they did with both of their football careers here...  I was so hyped on both of them.

Now to the point of Chubba, he will be good at minimum, and I have a feeling he has a chance to be really special if he hits his full potential, and we could see that starting this week.  He's got a chance to show the world what he capable of on a huge stage this week...  he has the ability, as he showed in college at various points.  And once he got settled in last week, he looked the part.  I think he's got great contact balance, runs with a low center of gravity, and his one-cut and go ability is elite...  he just has to get his feet under him and get in the flow early.

A big part of football is having luck on the injury front, both as an individual and as a team. Just think about the guys the Panthers have had that have been derailed by injuries. It's crazy.

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