Robert Hunt – August 3, 2022
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
OL Robert Hunt
(You’re looking slimmer, man.) – “I appreciate that, thank you.”
(How much slimmer?) – “Since spring? Probably – I can’t give you an answer. I’m a lot slimmer though. I’m a lot slimmer since spring. A lot slimmer.”
(Is that a product of how you guys are going to play a little different of a scheme?) – “I think a little bit of both. I think it’s a product of what we’re doing here and also just how I attacked the offseason. So it was an approach to be slimmer and that’s what I pretty much wanted to attack.”
(What’s it like to have two veteran guys in the room who have seen a lot? I know one guy has been changing positions. What’s it like to have those guys around?) – “It’s good, man. Those guys played a lot of ball, a lot of ball in this league. So they can pass down whatever they learned, techniques and all that kind of good stuff, down to young guys like us. We’re young and we’re willing to listen and learn. It’s great having those two guys in the room.”
(You mentioned you’re slimmer, obviously. I’m curious, do you know what number of pounds you lose on an average practice?) – “Me? I probably lose like two or three (pounds). I don’t lose much in practice.”
(Do you change your diet at all for camp?) – “Yes, I have. I changed it probably five weeks coming into it until camp. So it’s definitely changed.”
(What is it? More of something or less of something?) – “Just less of the junk food, probably. Less of that and more of the things I need for my body, I guess – the greens, which I hate, but I try to force them down a little bit.”
(Was this something you did on your own or did the coaches, for lack of a better term, suggest it?) – “No, it’s something I did on my own. I wanted to come in and play a little lighter. In the scheme that we have, it’s a lot of running. I wanted to be my best self for the season to try to accomplish anything that I want to accomplish for myself – my personal accolades. So yes, I wanted to attack that in a different manner.”
(We saw your athleticism on display last year. How does that help learning this offense?) – “I mean, it doesn’t really have – I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think I’m athletic, you know? So I think I can run any scheme, if I’m being honest. As far as – I like to run. I like to show that I’m athletic. I like to get out in space. I like to do what people think I can’t do – I love to do that. I guess it helps, being athletic in this system helps. If that’s the question, yes.”
(How do you judge your career so far? You came in obviously a couple years ago as a rookie and all, and now you’re established as a veteran.) – “I wouldn’t call myself a veteran yet. l think I still have a while to earn that. I mean, I don’t know how to judge my career, man. I just want to be the best player that I can be. It’s a short window that people get to play in the NFL and I want to take advantage of that and be the best player that I possibly can be and have a long career that I have.”
(What do you think has been the benefit of having the same five starters every day?) – “It’s good. I think we’re on the same page. We know our assignments. We want to win. When we come out here, we want to win against the defense. So I think it’s been good, man. All the guys on the same page, we know what it is. We’re all working. Everybody in the room is working, so it’s good.”
(Head Coach Mike McDaniel always talks about how he sees his job as trying to create the conditions to maximize every player’s potential. I’m curious for you, what do you feel helps you? What conditions do you like?) – “I like this – I mean I like the offense. I think this helps not just me but a lot of o-linemen. I think this offense and scheme is an o-line friendly scheme, and that’s a big part. It’s a beautiful thing. I mentioned this before, I love the offense. This is the type of offense that I want to play for, if I can, for the rest of my career, probably.”
(What’s the over/under on number of touchdowns you’re going to give us this year?) – “Oh man, I don’t have anything for you. I don’t know. I don’t have anything for you yet. We have to see and wait. Whenever we do though, I’m going to holler at you and let you know.” (laughter)
(I saw DT Christian Wilkins talking some trash to you on 1-on-1s. What did he say?) – “You know, he got a little lucky today. (laughter)”
(I did see that. I didn’t want to bring that up.) – “No, it’s all good, man. He got a little lucky today. He knows that. (laughter) I forget what the hell he said. I wasn’t even worried about it at that point. I was just worried about – I was mad I lost the rep.”
(But I mean, he wins one rep and then he’s getting in your face and talking?) – “Yes, that’s Christian (Wilkins) though. That’s Christian. I’ve got to respect Christian though, man. Christian, that’s what he does. But then I’m going to beat him and I’m not going to say anything to him. I’m just going to beat him and then just go about my business. But no, he got me today. That’s the thing though, man. We’re out here trying to get better. He gets me one day, I get him one day. That’s the beauty of it. We’re both getting better.”
(How has it gone from your standpoint with OL Austin Jackson? You’re next to him at right tackle. How do you think he’s fared to that adjustment to the right side?) – “I think he’s doing well, man. I think he’s approached the offseason well himself. I think he’s flying off the ball. I think he’s playing good football – I mean, good communication and everything. I think he’s playing well.”
