Browns sign Kareem Hunt

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

How are we better off? Williams was already his backup. Hunt would currently be stashed and we would have likely drafted a back in the 5th with Hunt out for half the season.

What would actually be different, other than we would have had one more option available to us after week 8 or so? Perhaps we wouldn't have signed Carlos Hyde?

We likely wouldn't have drafted Darwin Thompson.

At worst, we're where we would have been if we kept him.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by -King-

We likely wouldn't have drafted Darwin Thompson.

At worst, we're where we would have been if we kept him.

Well, except, we'd have a league-leading rusher coming in fresh after week 8 or so, ready to pound the **** out of defenses for absolutely zero cost. I mean, we'd have that.

(I DO love Darwin, BTW, and think we would have still drafted him and would NOT have signed Carlos Hyde).

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Well, except, we'd have a league-leading rusher coming in fresh after week 8 or so, ready to pound the **** out of defenses for absolutely zero cost. I mean, we'd have that.

I'll take what we have. Like the numbers show, the drop off from Hunt to Williams wasn't much of a drop off if at all. So yeah I'll take Williams and Darwin and maybe Hyde for 16 games over Williams for 8 and Hunt for the last 8.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by -King-

I'll take what we have. Like the numbers show, the drop off from Hunt to Williams wasn't much of a drop off if at all. So yeah I'll take Williams and Darwin and maybe Hyde for 16 games over Williams for 8 and Hunt for the last 8.

I hear what you’re saying regarding production, but I wonder how much he actually impacted wins and losses (again, see: Any Broncos game).

Chiefs were, what, 9-1 with Hunt? How about without him?

It clearly wouldn’t have mattered last year, because he was out either way. I simply hope it doesn’t matter this year, either.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I hear what you’re saying regarding production, but I wonder how much he actually impacted wins and losses (again, see: Any Broncos game).

Chiefs were, what, 9-1 with Hunt? How about without him?

It clearly wouldn’t have mattered last year, because he was out either way. I simply hope it doesn’t matter this year, either.

Who gives a ****ing shit?

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I hear what you’re saying regarding production, but I wonder how much he actually impacted wins and losses (again, see: Any Broncos game).

Chiefs were, what, 9-1 with Hunt? How about without him?

It clearly wouldn’t have mattered last year, because he was out either way. I simply hope it doesn’t matter this year, either.

The loss of Watkins impacted the team more than the loss of Hunt.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by -King-

The loss of Watkins impacted the team more than the loss of Hunt.

This.

The only thing with Hunt was the team clearly loved him and his clubhouse presence, so on a personal level it seemed to mess with them.

But from a performance POV - clearly they missed Watkins more.

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

This.

The only thing with Hunt was the team clearly loved him and his clubhouse presence, so on a personal level it seemed to mess with them.

But from a performance POV - clearly they missed Watkins more.

Which argues the point. Should we re sign Watkins?

[Shields68]

Originally Posted by -King-

The loss of Watkins impacted the team more than the loss of Hunt.

Would agree. But the loss of Hunt did have an impact. Hunt was almost like a wr in the spread formation. Also has a little more power then Williams.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I hear what you’re saying regarding production, but I wonder how much he actually impacted wins and losses (again, see: Any Broncos game).

Chiefs were, what, 9-1 with Hunt? How about without him?

It clearly wouldn’t have mattered last year, because he was out either way. I simply hope it doesn’t matter this year, either.

Kareem Hunt did not have anywhere near the impact of the Broncos game that Mahomes did.

Left handed 3rd down conversion, cross field pass to Kelce, running TD. Did you watch that game? Pat converted 2nd and 30. Second and mother****ing THIRTY!

Hunt had some nice receiving gains, but Williams and Thompson can replicate that.

Pat won us that game. Hunt didn’t have that much to do with it

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Kareem Hunt did not have anywhere near the impact of the Broncos game that Mahomes did.

Left handed 3rd down conversion, cross field pass to Kelce, running TD. Did you watch that game? Pat converted 2nd and 30. Second and mother****ing THIRTY!

Hunt had some nice receiving gains, but Williams and Thompson can replicate that.

Pat won us that game. Hunt didn’t have that much to do with it

I did watch it. A couple times. 19/121/1. Pat was great, but so was Hunt.

It appears you might be trying to overextend a bit to make a point with a line like "Hunt didn’t have that much to do with it." He clearly did.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Well, except, we'd have a league-leading rusher coming in fresh after week 8 or so, ready to pound the **** out of defenses for absolutely zero cost. I mean, we'd have that.

(I DO love Darwin, BTW, and think we would have still drafted him and would NOT have signed Carlos Hyde).

There weren't many backs like Darwin in this draft. And it's always tough to count on what other teams are going to do. For all the Chiefs knew back when free agency started, some random team could have valued him several rounds higher than we did and stolen him long before the Chiefs thought about pulling the trigger.

I'm glad it worked out the way it did, but signing Hyde was a responsible move. We did not want to get caught with our pants down, depending Darrell Williams and a bag of dicks in case Damien Williams got hurt.