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Cliff wrote:A phlebotomist's dream!

Cliff wrote:A phlebotomist's dream!

Hunter turning heads: The Vikings have put third-rounder Danielle Hunter in a few different roles during OTAs, with Brian Robison still out because of a pectoral injury, and the 20-year-old defensive end has created some excitement with how he's looked in early practices. He intercepted a tipped ball off Bridgewater during full-team drills on Thursday.

John_Viveiros wrote:http://espn.go.com/blog/minnesota-vikin ... -at-safety
Lots of news there, but as to this topic... I'm not expecting anything from him this season. If he turns into a stud by midseason, this team will be wicked dangerous.

808vikingsfan wrote:Haven't heard much about Hunter lately. Almost forgot we drafted him.

DK Sweets wrote:Out of curiosity, how many people realized that the picture of Hunter was from his time at LSU? I really thought somebody would have brought that up by now.

Mothman wrote: I assumed it was from LSU because of the yellow helmet.

Jordysghost wrote: I saw that pic and was like, wtf? First they sign our players, now theyve taken our helmets?

But holy crap, dude is only a year older then me, i gotta hit the weight room.

Purple bruise wrote: No danger of stealing the ugliest helmet, colors and uniforms in the league.

jackal wrote:nothing about him in a while ? hurt ??

While it’s extremely difficult to gauge how players in the trenches look during OTAs and minicamp without pads, you can observe technique. Hands and feet are two vital elements along the defensive line, and Hunter appears to be on the right track in those areas so far.
 
“He has outstanding skills and it’s just how fast he can progress from there,” Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said. “I’ve seen him progress throughout these 13 days we’ve had, and he still a very young guy. He was a junior coming out, but I like a lot of things he does and he’s a great kid.”
 
It helps when your arms measured at 34 ¼ inches at the NFL Combine. Hunter, listed at 6-5 and 252 pounds, is hard to miss when lined up on the defensive line. It’s a unit that had interior depth with the emergence of defensive tackles Sharrif Floyd, Shamar Stephen and Tom Johnson over the course of last season. Now, the Vikings hope to bring depth at defensive end as well with the addition of Hunter.

“We always like size, especially up font, in the front seven,” defensive coordinator George Edwards said. “You don’t have to be down in the box as much with the safety, so from that aspect of it, we do like the size we have up front the length is a big thing especially with the quarterback having to throw over them versus the pass.