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Robert Hunt – October 29, 2020 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 29, 2020

G/T Robert Hunt

(I was just watching an interview with Tim Tebow on Twitter. It was with USA Today where he was talking about being a left-handed quarterback. They asked him what changes, and he said that ‘everyone on the offensive line needs to be aware of what his blindside is.’ What sense of responsibility do you and G Solomon Kindley feel in protecting not just any quarterback, but QB Tua Tagovailoa’s blindside?) – “I don’t think we feel pressure. I think that everybody wants to be on the same page including the left side and the center. I think that everybody wants to be on the right page, and keep Tua up, and if Tua goes down, ‘Fitz’ (Ryan Fitzpatrick) or anybody that’s in to keep them up and keep those guys healthy. And keep them off the ground as much as possible.”

(Because he’s a left-handed quarterback, how does things change for you in terms of the fact that you are protecting QB Tua Tagovailoa’s blindside?) – “I don’t think anything changes. I just continue to try to be myself and continue to try to prepare, and keep preparing the way we have been preparing and get better each week, and each day, to do my job the best I can do it.”

(You just had your first bye week as a professional football player. How did you spend that time off, and if any of the veterans or the guys that have been around the block a few times have said ‘hey, here’s a good way you can get better on the bye week?’) – “I was here a lot. I was up at the complex – a lot of guys were up here getting workouts in, here and there. Getting treatment on your body, staying proactive on your body and stuff like that. Things I think I need to work on personally, for myself, I worked on. I just enjoyed some down time at home.”

(Obviously you guys have DT Aaron Donald as part of your assignment this week. I know he lines up mostly inside, but he does line up everywhere. Whenever you get that chance with him, whether it’s one-on-one or double teams, what do you think that’s going to be like, and what is sort of the key to naturalize a guy like him?) – “I don’t know what it will be like. I’m confident in all of us to do our job and do what we have to do to move him off the ball or – it’s the game of football. You win some, you lose some; but I think once we get our chance and get our hands on him, we’ll be fine. They have a lot of good guy. He’s the main piece, but they have a lot of good guys.”

(I was also going to ask about DT Aaron Donald and I do get it, overall they’re a good defense. I think the thing about Donald that is kind of unique is that he has both strength and quickness. What do you view as what he does best?) – “He does a lot of good things. He’s mostly inside. I’ve definitely watched him and everybody knows who he is. He does a lot of good things. He’s fast, he’s twitchy, he’s powerful, like you said. They work some finesse moves, but it’s not just him. All of those guys work the same. If you watch the tape, all of those guys have the same moves. You can definitely tell it’s been drilled and practiced and stuff like that. They all are pretty much the same type of guys – fast, strong guys, that can rush the passer.”

(I wanted to get your opinion in terms of they have the athleticism and physicality. Most people, including myself, believe this is the toughest defensive line that you guys have faced. Where do you see them stacking up in terms of what you guys have faced so far?) – “Me personally, I’m a rookie, so I think that everybody that we’ve played so far has been really good. This is the National Football League, so everybody is good. These guys – I haven’t seen them yet, I haven’t played against them yet; but on film, they are fast, they are strong and they do a lot of good things on defense.”

(Has QB Tua Tagovailoa popped his head into offensive line meetings this week and how would you describe him? Has he been loose?) – “He’s Tua. He’s always himself. He definitely has a good head on his shoulders. We do stuff weekly – offense, the o-line and QBs and stuff like that. We do stuff weekly, so we’ll get that done today.”

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