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Robert Hunt – August 17, 2021 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

G/T Robert Hunt

(Today is one of those days you realize the NFL is a business. Guys have to go – not all 90 guys can make this team. Can you talk about that, especially when you get to know guys and you see guys getting cut?) – “Just like you said, it’s a business. It sucks because we build camaraderie and we’re like a team. We get to hangout with guys and get close with guys. Then the business part hits and we all know what we’re in for.”

(What’s the transition like for you at guard? We haven’t seen you take snaps at any other position. Do you feel like they want you to hone in on that just so you can help get the run game to the next level?) – “That’s where I’ve been practicing at. I don’t know what my plan is for them upstairs, but I know I can take it one day at a time and try to improve on what I’m doing at the guard position right now, what I’m playing. The transition has been kind of smooth. I’m just getting used to it. I think – I don’t want to say it takes me a second to get going, but once I get it, I kind of start rolling. I’m getting into my groove a little bit. I’m starting to get it a little bit. That’s good.”

(What is it that you bring to the table as a guard that maybe the offensive line has not had so far?) – “I think we all possess some of the same things. I think we’re all physical, I think we all compete and I think we all try to play the game to the best of our ability. I think that’s what I bring. I think a lot of our guys bring the same energy.”

(I wanted to ask you about RB Salvon Ahmed. What do you think is unique about his skillset?) – “I like Salvon. He’s fast. I like the way he plays. He’s really good. It’s hard to point out the unique styles of backs because I’m not a back, I’m an O-lineman. But I like the way he runs. I like the way he carries himself as a player off the field. I like everything about him.”

(Is there a particular skillset you think is ideally suited for going up against interior lineman at guard as opposed to say edge rushers at tackle, even though you can do both? What do you have body wise or skill wise at guard that you think could be helpful against interior defensive linemen?) – “I think I can move. I think just from being outside, I think I can play faster. But it’s a different ballgame from being out here with the fast guys to going in against the strong guys – it’s different. So you’ve got to work on your game every day, which I’m trying to do, work on my game every day. They are either bending to sit on the bull or – mostly in here, guys are going to try to bull rush. When you’re out here, they can play with speed or whatever. If you get your hands on them, you’ll be good. In here, if you got a bull rush, you got to sit on it. I think I possess some of that with my strength and my quickness. I think I’ll be ok.”

(You had a couple of opportunities the other day in Chicago to run it in from the 1-yard line and it didn’t work out. In general, where are you in terms of a run-blocking offensive line?) – “I think we’re alright. I think we did a lot of good things and I think we did some things that we need to improve on. Some of those are just miscommunication, the little things. The miscommunication, the little errors, just the small things. I think we’re doing a lot of really good things, but the things we need to fix are the communication and techniques and things. I think we’re doing a lot of good and I think there are some things we need to improve on. It could go both ways.”

(Have you taken a peek yet at Atlanta coming in, whose going to be the guys? I know in Chicago you may have looked to see who would be the guy. Who are you looking forward to having these joint practices?) – “It’s good. I’m speaking for myself personally, I’m just trying to improve my game and work on what I can work on. I think we’ve got a good guy coming in this week. Everyone looks at the top 100 and stuff like that so we’ve got a guy that’s on that. It will be fun to compete against the best and see where you stack up.”

(Where are you squat wise, in terms of squat max?) – “Squat max? I don’t know. I haven’t really really squatted and maxed since like college. I can’t give you a real number if I’m being honest.”

(You mentioned the top 100 I’m sure you’re talking about DL Grady Jarrett. What about his game? Do you know much about it?) – “We’ve never played these guys. This my second year of course. I’m just now starting to peak at him, look at him. He’s explosive, he’s fast. He can do a lot of things in the middle. He’s shifty. He’s got some power to him. It will be interesting to see how we hold up against him. It will be fun.”

(The challenge, do you get excited about that sort of stuff?) – “I do, because I want to compete against the best.”   

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