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Hunter says he will quit football

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I’m sure has plenty of options to do anything else. Man can play both ways he can do anything in life. Don’t make him stomp his feet.
 
Well, the good news is that he can always find a real job at a fraction of the income and work 40 hours a week. I’d applaud it! Telling him to only play one position! Who the hell do they think they are?
The crazy thing is some of these kids act like its someone else who'd be losing out on this nonsense. If he never plays in the league, he'll be forgotten in no time flat. There are a lot of great players. He'd never even be missed...
 

I’m sure has plenty of options to do anything else. Man can play both ways he can do anything in life. Don’t make him stomp his feet.
Guy doesn’t have much common financial sense, does he. I imagine there are many guys who have the ability to play play both ways in the NFL. He doesn’t really help his draft status there.
 
Looks like Hyundai of Boulder has found their newest sales associate. They can put his Heisman Trophy right on his business card. He’ll be leading in commissions in no time.
Hyundai of Boulder?. He's big time. He's looking at Hyundai of Vegas.
 
NFL GMs gotta love kids coming in from the get go with attitudes
SO.... how is that any different then the kid at Tenn. you were okay with? You think NFL GM's are going to be okay with a kid holding out for double his pay in college? What do you suppose they'd be in for if he gets to the league?
 
SO.... how is that any different then the kid at Tenn. you were okay with? You think NFL GM's are going to be okay with a kid holding out for double his pay in college? What do you suppose they'd be in for if he gets to the league?
That kid in TN was being lead around by his handlers. I didn't say I was okay with it and I didn't say if I was an NFL GM I would draft that kid from TN either. I said that kid has agents/attorneys/parents/others feeding him information and he was relying on it.
 
That kid in TN was being lead around by his handlers. I didn't say I was okay with it and I didn't say if I was an NFL GM I would draft that kid from TN either. I said that kid has agents/attorneys/parents/others feeding him information and he was relying on it.
Your talking out both sides of your face. Do you actually think Hunter doesn't have "handlers"? Why is it okay for him to be the snot nose brat and the kid at Tenn. gets a pass? I'd bet the "league" will look at both of them through the same lense.
 
This is just him telling teams that, above all else he wants to play both ways and if you're drafting him he wants a shot at doing just that. He's a top 10 pick on both sides of the ball.
 
I think this is really being taken out of context. Here is his quote.

"It's never playing football again," Hunter told CBS Sports. "Because I've been doing it my whole life, and I love being on the football field. I feel like I could dominate on each side of the ball, so I really enjoy doing it."

Yes, he worded it poorly, but I take it more along the lines of him saying it wouldn’t be the same and it wouldn’t be the football game he is used to because he has played both ways his entire life.
 
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Economically, pro football rewards specialists and it doesn't reward a guy for being a "utility player".

But I think he'll find a way to make it work. He'll need to find a team with the right front office and the right head coach to support this mindset and attitude.
 
He should quit just to see how many people would actually give a rip.

Life goes on.
 
Good way to talk yourself out of the top pick.
It may be a good way into talking yourself into an organization that will mold their system to you ... rather than mold you to their system. Even if it costs him some money in the short term ... this might lead to a better fit for him.

Also, in playing both ways ... that is part of his "brand." By continuing to have that brand ... he can really capitalize off of it in terms of merchandising. It's potentially quite a savvy move.

Lastly, while you need to be highly skilled in the NFL ... the limitations on the roster size actually REWARDS guys who can do many things well. For instance, that is part of the "value-added" side of Cooper DeJean. Not only can he play pretty much ANY defensive-back position ... he can also be a high-level special-teams contributor.

Hunter's versatility goes a step further ... because he can be a starter-quality player at skill-spots on BOTH sides of the ball. That is potentially even more "value-added."
 
Not any different than John Elway saying he would only play for certain teams before he was drafted. I did not agree with that attitude, either.
 
Well, the good news is that he can always find a real job at a fraction of the income and work 40 hours a week. I’d applaud it! Telling him to only play one position! Who the hell do they think they are?
Having worked 40+ hours a week for a long time now, instead of becoming an instant millionaire, I can say for sure that this feller is not smart if he passes it up over a little bruised ego. Maybe he'll get some snaps at WR here and there to keep him happy though.
 
Not any different than John Elway saying he would only play for certain teams before he was drafted. I did not agree with that attitude, either.
I respectfully disagree with that take.

That's like saying you're a bright dude ... and you're willing to work for any company ... particularly any company that offers the best package.

No ... that's not right. Both YOU and the organization should want it such that everything is a maximally good "fit." There are a lot of personnel folks in the NFL who salivate over measureables ... but then they don't consider (sufficiently) the importance of "fit." Similarly, you get players who don't care about the fit ... they just care about who has the best offer.

There is sometimes a (false) narrative out there that says that if you're good enough and work hard enough ... you can be successful anywhere you go. That is a terribly naive perspective to have. There have been many an Iowa great who arguably woulda/coulda/shoulda had much better NFL-careers ... but they got caught in poor organizations that didn't set them up for success (Robert Gallery is arguably a poster-child for this). On the flip side, look at how great Iowa O-Linemen have landed and performed at Baltimore. Coaching, philosophy, and relationships matter ... A LOT. There's a reason why Josey Jewell went out over to the Carolina Panthers ... because he had former defensive coaches (at Denver) who were now coaching at Carolina.

Anyhow, I don't fault Hunter for wanting to land at a place that fits him the best. His dad is intimately familiar with the business ... and he likely told him that very thing (about the importance of fit) ... because the fame and the money will come if you're at a place where you're set up for success. Similarly, given the benefit of hindsight ... it would appear that Elway made pretty good decisions too. Given that Elway was a Stanford grad ... he's likely not a dumb-dumb either!
 
Well, the good news is that he can always find a real job at a fraction of the income and work 40 hours a week. I’d applaud it! Telling him to only play one position! Who the hell do they think they are?
Yeah, I highly doubt he would quit football.
 
I respectfully disagree with that take.

That's like saying you're a bright dude ... and you're willing to work for any company ... particularly any company that offers the best package.

No ... that's not right. Both YOU and the organization should want it such that everything is a maximally good "fit." There are a lot of personnel folks in the NFL who salivate over measureables ... but then they don't consider (sufficiently) the importance of "fit." Similarly, you get players who don't care about the fit ... they just care about who has the best offer.

There is sometimes a (false) narrative out there that says that if you're good enough and work hard enough ... you can be successful anywhere you go. That is a terribly naive perspective to have. There have been many an Iowa great who arguably woulda/coulda/shoulda had much better NFL-careers ... but they got caught in poor organizations that didn't set them up for success (Robert Gallery is arguably a poster-child for this). On the flip side, look at how great Iowa O-Linemen have landed and performed at Baltimore. Coaching, philosophy, and relationships matter ... A LOT. There's a reason why Josey Jewell went out over to the Carolina Panthers ... because he had former defensive coaches (at Denver) who were now coaching at Carolina.

Anyhow, I don't fault Hunter for wanting to land at a place that fits him the best. His dad is intimately familiar with the business ... and he likely told him that very thing (about the importance of fit) ... because the fame and the money will come if you're at a place where you're set up for success. Similarly, given the benefit of hindsight ... it would appear that Elway made pretty good decisions too. Given that Elway was a Stanford grad ... he's likely not a dumb-dumb either!
Another Hawk who had his entire NFL career imploded was Chuck Long going to the Lions in the first round. They draft him, hire a new coach, and he puts in an offense that does not play to his skill set at all. What could have been....
 
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