Starting RT for the Tennessee Titans, Chris Hubbard is out for the season due to a biceps injury. Report claims that
The offensive line for the Tennessee Titans has been a big concern all season, and it has only gotten worse. Starting right tackle Chris Hubbard will miss the rest of the season due to a biceps injury, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
This offseason, the Tennessee Titans struck gold when they signed offensive tackle Chris Hubbard before training camp. The Titans only made the trade because then-starting tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere was suspended for six games, but Hubbard has really been the Titans’ most consistent offensive lineman this year.
Unfortunately, this adds to the recent news about Hubbard. Hubbard will miss the rest of the season due to a biceps injury, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Hubbard has played nine games this season and has only recently recovered from a concussion suffered in Week 9.
The ten-year veteran gave some stability on the right side of the line even if he wasn’t playing at a pro-bowl level. Now, with Andre Dillard in concussion protocol, Petit-Frere on injured reserve and Hubbard out, the Titans are even thinner at a position they have been light at for two straight seasons.
With third-year player Dillon Radunz already filling the gap at left tackle, rookie offensive tackle Jaelyn Duncan will be asked to fill in for Hubbard. Duncan was drafted in the sixth round of this year’s draft out of Maryland.
Duncan is considered somewhat of an athletic freak with his natural ability, but he is raw in terms of technique and play discipline. That was only the college scouting report though. Duncan has now been with the Titans for seven months. It is reasonable to think he has improved in that time.
Duncan got a chance to show what he had been working on when Hubbard exited in Week 11. Duncan took 25 offensive snaps and performed reasonably well. He allowed zero sacks and no pressures while also holding his own in the run game, while not being as impressive.
Getting a look at Duncan and allowing him to develop is a bright spot in this situation, but you balance that with the danger your are putting your rookie quarterback in behind these “developing” offensive tackles.
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