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Robert Hunt – December 23, 2020 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

T Robert Hunt

(What was your reaction last week when you got that Christmas gift from QB Tua Tagovailoa, and have you been able to make any of the food yet?) – “I was pretty excited about it. I’m still excited about it. I actually set it up the day I got it and I threw some of the hot dogs on it. So I have used it and I plan on using it this week as well.”

(What do you think was the biggest reason that the team was able to rush for 250 yards on Sunday?) – “Preparation I think. Preparation and practice. I think that we practiced hard, we prepared hard and I think everybody played and executed on the same level – that’s from tight ends to receivers to o-line, from the quarterback to the running back. I feel like everybody was on the same page and I think that helped us a little bit Sunday.”

(You guys were the first team in the NFL in two years to start six rookies on offense last week and obviously had a very successful day. How did you pull it off with all of those young guys? How is this success happening so quickly?) – “I would say again it’s preparation. I think that we prepare well. We don’t look at ourselves as – rookies, that’s what we are; but we’ve got to prepare. We’ve got a job to do. We try to execute that job because all of us are trying to help this team win. That’s our job to help this team win and I think that’s what we do. We take it serious and we prepare.”

(Two questions for you – No. 1, what do you think of quarterbacks who take care of their linemen? No. 2, more seriously, what is it like blocking for a guy like RB Matt Breida who can get outside with his quickness so well? How does that effect you as a lineman?) – “For the part of taking care off – that’s great. I love it that. Like I said, I like the grill a lot and I plan on using it a lot, so that was a great gift. For the (second) question, it doesn’t really matter who’s back there I think. I feel like as long as you try to do your job, and we execute our job the correct way, I feel like a lot of our guys can make something happen. Once you see them run past you – no matter if it’s Breida, (Myles) Gaskin or (Salvon) Ahmed, I always throw my hands up because I think it’s a touchdown. Whoever it is, I enjoy seeing them run past the second level. When I’m making a block, or we’re making a block, on the second level and you see them run past, that just brings joy to the linemen.”

(Fifteen weeks into the season, do you think of yourself as a rookie? Do you still consider the other guys in the 2020 class rookies?) – “I still get called a rookie. (laughter) I’m definitely a rookie still. We’re growing and we’re starting to get a hang of the game. We’re starting to get better and understanding the game a little more. This is a game that you’ve got to grow, and I think we’re all growing. We’re rookies still, but we’re definitely growing.”

(I saw you were involved with some of the long run plays on Sunday. I saw you using your long arms and also continuing to play for as long as you could. What are a couple of things that you feel you were focusing on since you started the season that you are a little better at now?” – “It’s the same thing daily. I came into the season wanting to get better, coming from a smaller school. I think that today, Week 16, I’m still trying to get better. I think it comes with preparation, like I keep saying, and the will of wanting to get better and trying to get better.”

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