Source: Rb Mike Tolbert Visiting Carolina Panthers This Weekend

[HeatCheck]

It has been said here Tolbert is a scat back based on his receiving numbers.

Realize he is a good receiver out of the backfield but I have never heard that. When I think of scat back, I think of Lesean McCoy, Dexter McCluster, Reggie Bush, etc. Someone who is not typically thought of as a bruising back that can pound it up the middle on a consistent basis. Scat backs are usually smaller and quicker backs who excel in outside runs and usually are good receivers that work well in open space. Or am I missing something? Because Tolbert on his build alone shouldn't be considered a scat back.

[Proudiddy]

Tolbert isn't a scatback. He's a cannonball that can catch... That is a viable weapon that would no doubt increase our offensive potency.

[chef17]

Realize he is a good receiver out of the backfield but I have never heard that. When I think of scat back, I think of Lesean McCoy, Dexter McCluster, Reggie Bush, etc. Someone who is not typically thought of as a bruising back that can pound it up the middle on a consistent basis. Scat backs are usually smaller and quicker backs who excel in outside runs and usually are good receivers that work well in open space. Or am I missing something? Because Tolbert on his build alone shouldn't be considered a scat back.

Second, Rivera's idea of a scat back could just be a running back that excels at catching the ball out of the backfield. That would definitley describe Tolbert.

Third, Tolbert would be a hybrid scat back as he is great at catching the ball out pf the backfield. You mentioned that this is a "Chud" offense and I am guessing you are referring to the fact that we throw the ball more. Now with all do respect, the Saints throw the ball a hell of a lot more than us and they used a three back system and at times a four back system with Ingram, Ivory, Thomas, and Sproles.

remember when Rivera was talking about how we needed a Daren Sproles type player, me thinks this is what this is.

exactly, people need to read up on ish, he had 54 receptions in 2011 for 433 yards and 2 TD's.

People here think he is a scat back/Sproles type player.

[HeatCheck]

Oh I see. Well I can't really agree with that.

[Jesse]

Scat back = LaMichael James, Darren Sproles, Jaquizz Rogers. Not Tolbert.

[chef17]

Oh I see. Well I can't really agree with that.

Me either which is why I don't understand. He had 7 more catches, 20 more yards, and 1 TD more than Stew. That is a tiny difference so how can someone consider Tolbert a scat back but not Stew based on receiving numbers alone?

[jtnc]

[Dpantherman]

Joe Person ‏ @josephperson

Free agent RB Mike Tolbert scheduled to have dinner w/ Panthers' official tonight in Charlotte, then meet with coaches Mon. at BoA Stadium.

Maybe this 'fiasco' is Person's breakthrough.

[jtnc]

Dinner? Seriously?

[PantherBrew]

This is one strange debacle.

[ed bell]

Dinner? Seriously?

Well, the guy's gotta eat...

[KillerKat]

I can see how he can fit on the team, without getting rid of Stewart or Williams...However, I don't understand Hurney's logic in signing him when we have other dire needs. This is just more evidence of Hurney's incompetence and how he should've gotten the boot along with Fox. His logic is old and outdated. Teams can't rely on scrubs and think they are going anywhere the following season in today's league...Hurney has a lot to prove to me this offseason before I consider him a decent GM again. Because right now at this point he's still terrible.

[Dpantherman]

Dinner? Seriously?

not at all out of the ordinary

[Brandon]

I can see how he can fit on the team, without getting rid of Stewart or Williams...However, I don't understand Hurney's logic in signing him when we have other dire needs. This is just more evidence of Hurney's incompetence and how he should've gotten the boot along with Fox. His logic is old and outdated. Teams can't rely on scrubs and think they are going anywhere the following season in today's league...Hurney has a lot to prove to me this offseason before I consider him a decent GM again. Because right now at this point he's still terrible.

I don't get why signing a guy, probably on the cheap, to help out special teams and maybe contribute on offense is ever a bad thing.

I mean what free agent that has been signed so far would you have rather had? Just look at the contracts being offered to some of these players to understand why patience is much more important than just trying to go for big names.