JJ Watt thinks Hunter deserves more credit

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He is doing phenomenal and it's great to see after the injury. Keep it up 

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@medaille said:

@greediron said:

@supafreak84 said:
Anybody still NOT feel losing Hunter to injury his last two seasons in Minnesota had a major impact on Zimmers defense? You lose the straw that stirs the drink and you are going to have major problems like Zim did. Hunter showing once again just how impactful of a player he is 

Losing the main pass rush and not having any quality corners pretty much screwed any chance of a defense.

Yeah, I think it's pretty clear that Zimmer didn't have the roster to field a functional defense in 2020 and 2021.  The 2020 year was especially brutal.  I think Ngakoue is probably our only starting caliber DL that year and we got 6 games out of him and he doesn't play the run.

Also underappreciated is that George Edwards left/was not brought back and was replaced by the Patterson/A. Zimmer co-coordinator situation where they both were partially position coaches and first time DC's.  I'd be curious as to what the story was there.  It feels awfully cheap to not field a fully fledged coaching staff those years.  Did he choose that weird nepotism without replacement route because he knew it was over or was he prevented from bringing in a top tier DC and/or position coaches?

Or that nobody wanted to be the figurehead DC in name only guy for that squad of guys.

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@StickyBun said:
I'd rather have Nick Bosa, I don't think Hunter is that kind of player. But he's good for sure. I love having Hunter on the team, but man that is going to be big money. Lots of decisions coming up. 

Really tough decisions too. Right now Hunter is playing at a level that should see him get paid up with the Bosas, Watts and Garretts. 

With JJ and Darrisaw contracts coming soon and Cousins likely being extended, it's hard to see the Vikings doing that. But they're not going to trade him either. That would send a really ugly message to a team that just pulled back into playoff contention. 

Packer game might have something to say about this, but I think the most likely thing is the Vikings do nothing. Just let it play out. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@StickyBun said:
I'd rather have Nick Bosa, I don't think Hunter is that kind of player. But he's good for sure. I love having Hunter on the team, but man that is going to be big money. Lots of decisions coming up. 

Really tough decisions too. Right now Hunter is playing at a level that should see him get paid up with the Bosas, Watts and Garretts. 

With JJ and Darrisaw contracts coming soon and Cousins likely being extended, it's hard to see the Vikings doing that. But they're not going to trade him either. That would send a really ugly message to a team that just pulled back into playoff contention. 

Kicking the Packers ass might have something to say about this, but I think the most likely thing is the Vikings do nothing. Just let it play out. 

Fixed it for you…!  B)