Travis Hunter

[GloryDays]

i KEEP READING POSTS AND WONDERING, was our O line cured? Did something happen that I was not aware of?

Before Thomas got hurt (which was also before Tracy evolved) the oline was doing quite well if I remember correctly

Trench, even if the O line play was acceptable before Thomas got hurt, doesnt one injury causing a debacle of the whole season and a miserable season record show how weak the O line and the depth is? What if he gets hurt again, which he often does?

[Topshelf21]

Bob,

My only concern about Hunter (and it's a minor concern) is that he weighs 185.  That puts him as a bit of an outlier in the weight department for either WR or CB

Devonta Smith (whom was smartly plucked from our grasp) is only a buck 70 and he's been fine so far.

He might even be lighter with his documented weight being liberally recorded.

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EDIT: I posted before I read the responses to MG......my apologies!

[Trench]

Trench, even if the O line play was acceptable before Thomas got hurt, doesnt one injury causing a debacle of the whole season and a miserable season record show how weak the O line and the depth is? What if he gets hurt again, which he often does?

Fair point. I was just pointing out the line was doing quite well early in the season. I'm not sure how much was Thomas. But I was enjoying it while it lasted

[MightyGiants]

Devonta Smith (whom was smartly plucked from our grasp) is only a buck 70 and he's been fine so far.

He might even be lighter with his documented weight being liberally recorded.

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EDIT: I posted before I read the responses to MG......my apologies!

No worries, you brought Smith's actual weight to the conversation, so you added value 

[MightyGiants]

Dan Duggan
@DDuggan21
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Daboll is more guarded than Schoen, so harder to read between the lines with him. But the way he emphasized former Patriots WR Troy Brown playing CB *later* in his career made me believe he wouldn't overload a young player like Hunter both ways initially.

Daboll made a point that Brown didn't need to spend as much time in the offensive meetings because he was so experienced. The point I've heard on Hunter is he'd need to be in 100% of the defensive meetings, so he would only be sprinkled in offensively

[Philosophers]

I don't understand this concern about Hunter's weight and the comparison to DeVonta Smith.  Smith was I think 170 pounds when he came out of Alabama.  Hunter is 185 pounds I believe.  Hunter looks bigger to me than Smith when I apply the eye test as well.  What's the problem?

[Jclayton92]

I don't understand this concern about Hunter's weight and the comparison to DeVonta Smith.  Smith was I think 170 pounds when he came out of Alabama.  Hunter is 185 pounds I believe.  Hunter looks bigger to me than Smith when I apply the eye test as well.  What's the problem?

The weight is only an issue sometimes, I forget the kids name but the corner out of Miss state that Washington took at like 170lbs in the 1st round a couple years ago that had a ton of ints but as soon as he got to the league floundered because of his size. So people freak out about weight, but there are a ton of 185lb wrs and corners.

[MightyGiants]

I don't understand this concern about Hunter's weight and the comparison to DeVonta Smith.  Smith was I think 170 pounds when he came out of Alabama.  Hunter is 185 pounds I believe.  Hunter looks bigger to me than Smith when I apply the eye test as well.  What's the problem?

Joe,

I appreciate that outliers can play.  That's why I made it clear it was a minor concern.  Ideally, you would prefer 195 or 200 pounds, but 185 isn't the end of the world.

[MightyGiants]

https://x.com/evan_b/status/1907105001387790703

[Philosophers]

Joe,

I appreciate that outliers can play.  That's why I made it clear it was a minor concern.  Ideally, you would prefer 195 or 200 pounds, but 185 isn't the end of the world.

Rich - so I checked on NFL.com and it lists Hunter as 6'0" and 188 pounds.  To me an outlier for a 6'0" WR would be 170 or 175 pounds like what DeVonta Smith was.  At 188 pounds being 6'0" I don't think Hunter is an really an outlier.  I do get your point though that many receivers are in the 200 pound territory at that size.  Guys like Malik Nabers, JaMarr Chase, etc.

[MightyGiants]

Rich - so I checked on NFL.com and it lists Hunter as 6'0" and 188 pounds.  To me an outlier for a 6'0" WR would be 170 or 175 pounds like what DeVonta Smith was.  At 188 pounds being 6'0" I don't think Hunter is an really an outlier.  I do get your point though that many receivers are in the 200 pound territory at that size.  Guys like Malik Nabers, JaMarr Chase, etc.

Again, I don't think it's a major issue.  That said, since Hunter didn't run at the Combine, you should take that 188 with a grain of salt.  He wouldn't be the first player to just get weighed at the Combine to appear heavier and then shed weight to perform their best at their Pro Day