I'm beginning to think the Bengals may have given up on Hunt a few years too soon, but then again he might just be getting lucky early on.
For reasons I can't explain I used to kind of like Hunt and thought he would have been a late bloomer just because of his inexperience at the time. We'll never know now what he might have contributed to the Bengals defensive front now.
I guess anyone can appear to be a bust. It takes a bit more to overcome that and become a force to be reckoned with on down the road .
(09-20-2018, 11:19 AM)grampahol Wrote: [ -> ]I'm beginning to think the Bengals may have given up on Hunt a few years too soon, but then again he might just be getting lucky early on.
For reasons I can't explain I used to kind of like Hunt and thought he would have been a late bloomer just because of his inexperience at the time. We'll never know now what he might have contributed to the Bengals defensive front now.
I guess anyone can appear to be a bust. It takes a bit more to overcome that and become a force to be reckoned with on down the road .
Merv also has a tendency to hang onto veterans too long and keep them in the starting lineup longer than they should.
(09-20-2018, 11:23 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: [ -> ]Good read. But wait, our fans already deemed Hunt garbage so his praise 2 weeks in a row must be a mistake.
Our coaches and FO agreed with our fans, seeing how they dumped him.
Side note: Margus is already 31 years old, so any fruit he bares now, won't last long.
Another side note: He's still sitting at 2 sacks, both on Hart, and it may be that way for awhile.
If it helps to convince you that the win against Colts in Week 1 is more impressive, the Colts actually are not too bad on defense. That linebacker they grabbed is making a huge impact, and they just seem solid. Not impressive, but solid. And of course, with Luck at the helm, they can put up some points.
Oh, and btw - I think we should all be pretty happy the Browns didn't select Bradley Chubb when they had the chance. Myles and Chubb against our tackles? Oh god.
(09-20-2018, 11:19 AM)grampahol Wrote: [ -> ]I'm beginning to think the Bengals may have given up on Hunt a few years too soon, but then again he might just be getting lucky early on.
For reasons I can't explain I used to kind of like Hunt and thought he would have been a late bloomer just because of his inexperience at the time. We'll never know now what he might have contributed to the Bengals defensive front now.
I guess anyone can appear to be a bust. It takes a bit more to overcome that and become a force to be reckoned with on down the road .
Bengals spent a 2nd round pick on Hunt and he was a long term project. Got nothing out of him in 4 years and that's just plain bad drafting. They could have drafted a guy who produced for those 4 years instead.
(09-20-2018, 11:27 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: [ -> ]Our coaches and FO agreed with our fans, seeing how they dumped him.
Side note: Margus is already 31 years old, so any fruit he bares now, won't last long.
Another side note: He's still sitting at 2 sacks, both on Hart, and it may be that way for awhile.
Yep, he's showing "flashes", just like he did here.
(09-20-2018, 11:23 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: [ -> ]Good read. But wait, our fans already deemed Hunt garbage so his praise 2 weeks in a row must be a mistake.
So, just who would you cut from our current DL, in order to accommodate Margus Hunt on the roster?
(09-20-2018, 09:05 PM)BengalChris Wrote: [ -> ]Bengals spent a 2nd round pick on Hunt and he was a long term project. Got nothing out of him in 4 years and that's just plain bad drafting. They could have drafted a guy who produced for those 4 years instead.
This. Hunt is the type of guy you waste a 5th or higher draft pick on, not a 2nd. He's probably the least accomplished 31 year old NFL player in history.
(09-20-2018, 11:23 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: [ -> ]Good read. But wait, our fans already deemed Hunt garbage so his praise 2 weeks in a row must be a mistake.
Oh come on luvnit the guy had about as much impact here as a feather in the wind. What's he got now 4.5 sacks in 6 or 7 years.
Superstar in the making huh ?
(09-20-2018, 11:27 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: [ -> ]Our coaches and FO agreed with our fans, seeing how they dumped him.
Side note: Margus is already 31 years old, so any fruit he bares now, won't last long.
Another side note: He's still sitting at 2 sacks, both on Hart, and it may be that way for awhile.
he was extremely football raw... we developed him into a decent player... But the new guys we drafted pushed him out the door as progress wasn't fast enough...
(09-21-2018, 01:40 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: [ -> ]he was extremely football raw... we developed him into a decent player... But the new guys we drafted pushed him out the door as progress wasn't fast enough...
26 years old and raw isn't a good combo for a 2nd round pick.
Even if the light is finally coming on (I think game one was a fluke), he's 31 years old and already past his athletic prime.
Don't forget that this is year two in Indy for him. In year one, he posted 29 tackles and 1 sack with plenty of playing time.