3.88 Vikings select DE- Danielle Hunter LSU

[Cliff]

A phlebotomist's dream!

[Mothman]

A phlebotomist's dream!

[Texas Vike]

A phlebotomist's dream!

That's exactly what I was thinking (only I wasn't familiar with the nomenclature, so it was more like, "blood-drawing medical specialist's perfect patient" ). Thanks for broadening my vocabulary!

[fiestavike]

I'm optimistic about Hunter. I feel like they're gonna get a lot out of him. Probably too much of that is based on physique and measurables, but I just can't help getting excited about this kid working with Zimmer and staff.

[Norv Zimmer]

I heard he just picked off Hill in practice. Would be nice if he became a regular contributor on defense this year.

[John_Viveiros]

http://espn.go.com/blog/minnesota-vikin ... -at-safety
Lots of news there, but as to this topic...

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.

I'm not expecting anything from him this season. If he turns into a stud by midseason, this team will be wicked dangerous.

[fiestavike]

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.

Thanks for the link!

[IIsweet]

Haven't heard much about Hunter lately. Almost forgot we drafted him.

20 !!!!!!! Wow!

[DK Sweets]

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]

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.

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

[Jordysghost]

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

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]

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.

No danger of stealing the ugliest helmet, colors and uniforms in the league.

[Jordysghost]

No danger of stealing the ugliest helmet, colors and uniforms in the league.

Well you can never be too sure these days, what with your whole signing ex Packers fetish.

I have to say though, the fact that we phased out the blue is an affront to our history, Holmgren wanted to bring back our days of alternating blue and green on a consistant basis but it was voted out, we also would have alternated our 'gold' with a more Notre Damish type gold, paying homage to the fact that Lambeau chose the colors intending to mimic his alma mater.

Sigh. Unfortuantly my Packers compadres have a knack for being wildly short sighted, imo anyways. Those unis would have been majestic things of beauty.

I hated your guys last unis, but your current ones are really, really dope.

[jackal]

nothing about him in a while ? hurt ??

[Funkytown]

nothing about him in a while ? hurt ??

From today:

Vikings rookie defensive end Hunter molding 'raw' talent by Master Tesfatsion
 

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.

 
Link: http://www.startribune.com/vikings-de-d ... 311003621/