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Message: [QUOTE="Cuseregular, post: 756129, member: 185"] your read on this is spot on. If he had to rely on being a drop back pocket passer who relies on his arm strength then we'd have a problem. But whatever the "it" quality is that some have he clearly has it wrapped up in all the attributes that Crusty points out. This is where talent evaluation can be so murky with respect to if a qb has the ability to win games. Clearly Hunt does and will. Be he does and will do it by being a "package" type player who has enough skills in the package to win and minimize his deficiencies. Where he is lacking is exactly as you note but his intangible hugely important skills of being able to move and improvise, meaning most importantly he can run and move himself in position to allow him to use his other body strengths to make the throws by using and gaining momentum to help himself out, like rolling out and leaning into it to help get zip on the ball. Or just as importantly use his vision and athleticism to get himself out of tough situations. It, so far, appears he knows his limitations on arm strength and avoids the throws that call for it and checks down or tucks it in and runs. The long passes he does make have a lot of float to them, but that's ok given the nature of those route so far to this point. He's not going to hit many across the field crossing patterns to the sideline 15-20 yards down, which is ok since I don't think the coaches will call on him to do too much of that. Again it appears he has the "it" quality however that's defined to mold together and make the amalgamation of the factors listed here come together enough to be a winner overall. Different players win in different ways depending on skill sets. We appear to have a uniquely skilled player here that will get us more wins than losses no doubt. The question will be is to whether that skill set will be enough to be elite and make us a top 10-15 team again. That part the jurys still out on and will be fascinating and a fun ride to see and witness. The good news is that we're even having this discussion about at the very least a competent to above average qb that we hope can be elite too. Batten down the hatches boys (and girls) we'll start to know in about 10 days! [/QUOTE]

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