The Confounding NFL Journey for Ex-Husky TE Hunter Bryant

DerekJohnson

https://si.com/college/washington/football/the-confounding-nfl-journey-for-ex-husky-te-hunter-bryant

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Thanks Taft!

BleachedAnusDawg

Injury prone player in college remains injury prone in NFL.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

BleachedAnusDawg said:

Injury prone player in college remains injury prone in NFL.

Confounding.

RoadDawg55

Hunter Bryant was a good player but his loss was a net positive IMO. It allowed Cade Otton to be on the field every snap and be more featured in the passing game. He’s a far better all around TE and using him as mostly a blocker was a waste. Otton has always had the best hands on the team and I don’t recall him ever dropping a ball. I’m sure he has, I but I don’t remember.

Of course, we could use both of them, but we wouldn’t have. And we did in 2019, but our offense sucked.

Canadawg

I always thought Hunter was a bit overhyped

TheRoarOfTheCrowd

Canadawg said:

I always thought Hunter was a bit overhyped

The idea was that he was to fast for linebackers and too powerful for DB's in college ~ neither of which is true in the pro game, and was mostly not true as a college receiver either, so no real surprise that he is on the outside looking in in the pros.

Tequilla

Hunter is a good example of the following:

1) Why allowing college players to capitalize on NIL while in college is good ... some players this is really the pinnacle of their earning power

2) Injuries happen and you never know when your career arc can change at a moment

3) While the NIL is good for college players, still the most valuable thing that a college player has access to in college is the access to obtaining a degree ... having the ability to have a career after football is a decent Plan B

Doogles

Made a hell of a catch in the Rose Bowl. That's all I remember.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Doogles said:

Made a hell of a catch in the Rose Bowl. That's all I remember.

Also had a great TD catch against Cal but most of us remember Browning’s noodle arm pass into traffic that forced Bryant to make a great catch.

animate

He could have been a better college/ NFL player ... to me he really exacerbated his injuries by trying to be a man and run off the field.

Sometimes you can make an elastic band work longer ... but if it snaps you're fucked.