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Robert Hunt – August 17, 2023 Download PDF version

Thursday, August 17, 2023

OL Robert Hunt

(What have these joint practices been like for you guys physically and trying to develop some chemistry as a unit?) – “They’ve been pretty important. I think as an offense, we have a high standard and we want to roll. We’ve seen what it looks like when it’s good. When it’s not looking that way, it feels like it’s not going good but you watch film and the film tells a different story. Work still needs to be done but the good thing is we don’t play until – I don’t know how many weeks, maybe three? We’ve still got some work to do. We’re not far but we’ve got some work to do.”

(How antsy are you to go in and see how T Terron Armstead is doing?) – “I didn’t see what happened but definitely when I get up to my phone, I’m going to text him and check on him and see how he’s doing. Hopefully he’s okay. We all know how important he is to this team, to this offensive line. Hopefully it’s nothing too serious.”

(Where are you guys in terms of building chemistry as an offensive line? Obviously, there’s some competition at the left guard spot. Does that impact everybody’s continuity or just really that side?) – “I don’t know. I don’t think it affects anyone negatively. I mean we all know, as a human, competing at your job is something you feel some type of way about. But this is a business. We’re all fighting for a job. We’re all going to make the best of this short time that we have in the NFL and that’s that. I think as an offensive line though, I think we’re a lot further along than we have been. I think we’ve got the right stuff brewing. I think we’re playing well. Not by any means is it perfect but I think we’re doing a lot of really good stuff. I think we’re headed in the right direction.”

(How would you measure the growth of the run game from Day 1 of camp to where it is right now?) – “Run game, I don’t know, man. You see it and it hits and then sometimes you see it and it doesn’t hit. It’s hard to tell. But like I said, watching film, it looks pretty good. It looks good when you watch film and you actually see what’s actually going on. Me when I’m playing, I’m focused on me and what I can do and what I affect in that run. But as I watch it as a whole in film, it looks good. I think a lot of guys are playing hard. I think we’re running off the football. I think there’s a lot of good stuff happening. You can see that even with guys that aren’t typically Day 1 starters right now at this point. Last week in the preseason game, you still can see that. You see guys running off the ball. It’s a testament to us. I was talking to a couple of those guys yesterday and they were like ‘damn, y’all are so far off the ball. I thought y’all would be running off the ball today.’ It’s talked about and it’s seen so I think it’s going well.”

(Let me ask you about the second year in this system with the wide-zone scheme. What is the difference in your mindset in terms of aiming points and angles and turning players?) – “In this second year, for me, I feel more comfortable in going to my landmark and to my spots and I know the plays. So for me, I’m just playing football. I’m just going and I hit the spot. Sometimes I don’t hit the spot and I’ve just got to play football. At the end of the day, it’s about winning. For me, I think this second year has been really good because you do kind of have an idea of what you want. But also, you understand we have a new coach so the coaching may be a little different than it was last year. Same system, same plays, but the coaching and some little details may be a little different and I think Butch (Barry) is doing a hell of a job.”

(Why is Offensive Line Coach Butch Barry doing a hell of a job?) – “He knows what he wants. He’s coaching it. We’re buying into it and I think it looks good. It’s early on and there’s a lot of work that’s not finished. It’s not a finished product. We’ve got 17 weeks, but I think we’re headed in the right direction.”

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