Colts host DE Margus Hunt and C Brian Schwenke (Merge)

[MTC]

 

[PrincetonTiger]

Always liked Hunt

[PrincetonTiger]

Thanks for the info

[MTC]

Both players would be for depth. Not starting material. 

[MPStack]

Has any European player really been decent in the NFL as of yet? I honestly don`t know.

[MPStack]

I know a couple Aussies have done well, but Euros dunno.

 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, MPStack said:

Has any European player really been decent in the NFL as of yet? I honestly don`t know.

Jan Stenarud(?) Morten Andersen just to name a few

[PrincetonTiger]

2 minutes ago, MTC said:

Both players would be for depth. Not starting material. 

The only problem with Hunt is that he is 29 

[MPStack]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Jan Stenarud(?) Morten Andersen just to name a few

Kickers don`t qualify! Lol

 

[MPStack]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

The only problem with Hunt is that he is 29 

If I remember correctly, he was a big track guy at SMU without googling.

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, MPStack said:

Kickers don`t qualify! Lol

 

Do you count guys born in Germany on US Military Bases

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, MPStack said:

If I remember correctly, he was a big track guy at SMU without googling.

Yes he went to SMU to work with the Track Coach before they dropped the program

[Case]

9 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Always liked Hunt

 

 

Brad? That you?

[backshoulderfade]

Would we bw getting hunt to play end or outside backer? Bit of a tweener, no?

[PrincetonTiger]

Looks like Schwenke is very versatile. He played 16 Games at LG, and 8 at RG before being moved to C

[21isSuperman]

I remember Hunt was pretty popular on the boards before the 2013 draft.

 

Just now, backshoulderfade said:

Would we bw getting hunt to play end or outside backer? Bit of a tweener, no?

He's listed as 295 lbs, so he'd be DE

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, backshoulderfade said:

Would we bw getting hunt to play end or outside backer? Bit of a tweener, no?

DE

[Swan Ronson]

9 minutes ago, MPStack said:

Has any European player really been decent in the NFL as of yet? I honestly don`t know.

Osi Umenyiora

[PrincetonTiger]

2 minutes ago, MightyLucks said:

 

 

Brad? That you?

No Sorry

[backshoulderfade]

Just now, 21isSuperman said:

I remember Hunt was pretty popular on the boards before the 2013 draft.

 

He's listed as 295 lbs, so he'd be DE

Yeh, he sure was a freak. I remember him being around 280 at the combine, which is why I thought he would be a tweener.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, Swan Ronson said:

Osi Umenyiora

Yep

[SteelCityColt]

I'm all for Hunt, I don't care if he play or not. 

 

 

[dgambill]

Competition....keep stirring the pot Chris!

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

Hunt isn't very good. Merely low depth for DE but why not? Someone has to fill out the roster. 

[NorthernBlue]

So if they sign Schwenke to be the backup C, is that it for Blythe? Or perhaps Ballard really means it when he said he wanted competition at every position . Gotta fight for your job. 

[Fisticuffs111]

That's funny, I always kind of put Hunt and Mingo in that same boom or bust, unfilled potential guys. He's a little older than Mingo though.

[PrincetonTiger]

3 minutes ago, NorthernBlue said:

So if they sign Schwenke to be the backup C, is that it for Blythe? Or perhaps Ballard really means it when he said he wanted competition at every position . Gotta fight for your job. 

Schwenke is more of a swing player to replace Harrison

 

He has started at LG, RG, and C at Cal and Tennessee 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

That's funny, I always kind of put Hunt and Mingo in that same boom or bust, unfilled potential guys. He's a little older than Mingo though.

Hunt has only been playing football since College

[Superman]

Meh. 

 

Hunt is fine, can't imagine him making a big difference.

 

Schwenke is decent depth at interior OL, with experience at all three positions. We did not tender Harrison, so he's gone, and I don't think Blythe is going to stick because he can't play guard. 

[dgambill]

3 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Schwenke is more of a swing player to replace Harrison

 

He has started at LG, RG, and C at Cal and Tennessee 

Yep like those guys that can play multiple positions to back us up. I like Tim Lelito of NO too. Can start if needed but play all the positions along the line. Not someone you necessarily want to be your day 1 starter but certainly doesn't scare you if you have to bring them in. Also these guys will push our young guys to earn their spots.

[Fisticuffs111]

5 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Hunt has only been playing football since College

Yeah, he was also drafted a round later than what I originally remembered. Thought he was a 1st rounder for some reason.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, Superman said:

Meh. 

 

Hunt is fine, can't imagine him making a big difference. Schwenke is decent depth at interior OL, with experience at all three positions. 

I agree with everything stated but am a little more positive about the possibilities 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

Yeah, he was also drafted a round later too than what I originally remembered. Thought he was a 1st rounder for some reason.

He original plan was to run track at SMU

[krunk]

Hunt is Meh

[rock8591]

What about his brother Mike?

[chad72]

24 minutes ago, Superman said:

Meh. 

 

Hunt is fine, can't imagine him making a big difference.

 

Schwenke is decent depth at interior OL, with experience at all three positions. We did not tender Harrison, so he's gone, and I don't think Blythe is going to stick because he can't play guard. 

 

Schwenke is the swing man replacement for Reitz, it looks like, except I don't think the versatility extends beyond the guard and center position.

 

So, is Good our backup OT now officially? If something happens to Castanzo, Clark at LT and Good at RT. If something happens to Clark, Good at RT??

[21isSuperman]

And Hunt is signed

 

 

[ThorstenDenmark]

42 minutes ago, MPStack said:

Has any European player really been decent in the NFL as of yet? I honestly don`t know.

 

You americans really dont know so much about your own sport ;) 

Here are a loooong list of NFL players, from Europe, and kickers do make an impact on the sport.

Matter of fact, is that they decide most games in the NFL, when looking at one special position.

Are they football players, well they are actually more football players than the rest of the players in the league ;) 

Morten Andersen - DENMARK - HOF 2017 ( Most points by any player in the NFL all time ;) )

Sebastian Vollmer - New England Patriots - OT

Sebastian Janikowski - Oakland Raiders - Kicker

 

and Osi, but he was already mentioned ;) 

 

The vikings are coming, by the way, Indianapolis Colts will sign Andreas Knappe OT this year, and he's from Denmark ;) 

[Superman]

16 minutes ago, chad72 said:

 

Schwenke is the swing man replacement for Reitz, it looks like, except I don't think the versatility extends beyond the guard and center position.

 

So, is Good our backup OT now officially? If something happens to Castanzo, Clark at LT and Good at RT. If something happens to Clark, Good at RT??

 

Yeah, losing Reitz is a minor blow. He hadn't been playing well lately, got hurt all the time, but you could count on him to stand in at tackle if necessary. Now, it's all young guys guys. I want/wanted a veteran who could play tackle, but that hasn't happened yet. A draft pick might be on the way, also. But it appears we'll be sticking with the youth at OL again.

 

I'd be fine with that if I thought the offensive play calling would be better.

[Dingus McGirt]

33 minutes ago, rock8591 said:

What about his brother Mike?

<tosses yellow card

 

LOL