Tony Hunt, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

they already have a rb a backup rb a qb and a de with injury concerns so i imagine that's why they stayed away from m.bush.

[hunt]

well, that too.

[mussa]

i guess i like this pick. a big back. now i just hope they run the ball more. not expecting him to get any carries nxt year though so....

[troyhstewart]

I went to Penn State. I heart the Eagles. I like Tony Hunt. I hate this pick.

You don't seem too fond of Westbrook either, who do you like?

Westbrook needs to be the main weapon used in this offense. If they have a lead, they can pound the ball with hunt.  He can catch the ball and is a good blocker, with the big negative being his lack of top end speed.

I don't see why somebody can hate this pick.

[rjs246]

I love Westbrook. But's he's fragile as shtein and it's a vertual lock that he'll miss time every single year. OK, so bring in a big back like Hunt, right?

I see what you're saying. In theory it fills a need. But in the context of this draft and the fact that they already used a pick on an offensive player while the defense has glaring holes and no depth, this pick sucks ass.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

rjs wants a big bruising back but not at the expense of making some effort to improve on defense.

[SunMo]

what are you, his spokesman?

[TexasEagle]

I can agree to an extent, but they NEED a big back that's not held together by paper clips and chewed bubble gum.

For the role they need him to fill, Hunt doesn't need top end speed. He needs to be able to pick up two yards on 3rd and 1. If he can do that on a regular basis I don't care if he can't break a long one, that's not what they need him for.

[rjs246]

I can agree to an extent, but they NEED a big back that's not held together by paper clips and chewed bubble gum.

For the role they need him to fill, Hunt doesn't need top end speed. He needs to be able to pick up two yards on 3rd and 1. If he can do that on a regular basis I don't care if he can't break a long one, that's not what they need him for.

I agree with all of this. But they need to pay attention to defense and they aren't doing that. I've been screaming for a big back for years, but why here and now? I don't get it.

[SunMo]

terrible technique?

[rjs246]

Well, yes, now that you mention it.

[SunMo]

moronic method!

[Feva]

rjs... you keep screaming that they didn't address the defense when you've got STEWART fargING BRADLEY staring you in the face.  Pay attention!!!!!

[TexasEagle]

Because Buckhalter sucks... if they hadn't screwed the pooch with that Kolb fiasco the Hunt pick would be icing on the cake. That bit of lunacy (which still makes no sense - "best player/ no needs" my ass) threw a wrench into everything. If they had gone S/CB, Kolb, Bradley, Hunt (with a trade of the current wastes on the team and/or some low round picks) no one would be saying a word negatively right now.

[rjs246]

rjs... you keep screaming that they didn't address the defense when you've got STEWART fargING BRADLEY staring you in the face.  Pay attention!!!

His lips hurt real bad.

Because Buckhalter sucks... if they hadn't screwed the pooch with that Kolb fiasco the Hunt pick would be icing on the cake.

Bingo. Sadly, they did screw the pooch. Right in the goat ass.