The story on Cletidus Hunt, on the way?

[ckparrothead]

The Packers released Cletidus Hunt. With Chester cut, Vickerson placed on IR, we do have a hole at DT now. I am wondering, do we go after Cletidus? I know he has not had much playing time to date in preseason, may have some attitude and injury problems, so I guess he could be in the same boat as Chester...cut because he wasn't ready to play. But, do you think we should go after him anyway?

 

[KB21]

No. He's not any better at this point than Josh Shaw, and he certainly doesn't have the upside of Manuel Wright. Both of those players are cheaper than Hunt will be as well, so their is no sense in getting a more expensive player when he isn't much of an upgrade. To sign him would mean that one of these two young players would have to be released. Shaw's preseason and training camp work has earned a second team spot on this team.

 

[ckparrothead]

Well, I tend to disagree that either Shaw or Wright are actually better, but they are at the very least cheaper. Lets hope that the moves at linebacker (Seau to the edge, Crowder to join Zach in the middle) help out the run defense enough to balance our lack of depth on the interior.

 

[BLITZKRIEG]

The only question would be can he help us???....

If the answer is yes, we should at least give him a look. Personally, I thought we should have gone after Simon harder. He would have been an upgrade no question...

I also see where Simon contract was not that out of reach....

SIMON DEAL NOT SO SWEET : FROM PFT RUMOR MILL

The contract signed by defensive tackle Corey Simon with the Colts is, upon careful inspection, not nearly as great as reported. The issue is the $13 million in bonus money, which has been characterized in some circles as a "signing" bonus and as "guaranteed" money.

It's neither.

The only presently guaranteed money for Simon is his $5 million signing bonus, which is $134,000 less than the guarantee he would have gotten if he'd signed his one-year franchise tender with the Eagles. His $540,000 salary, of course, will be guaranteed as of Week One of the regular season, since he's a vested veteran. So his net gain by not signing the tender is only $406,000.

And beyond 2005, nothing is guaranteed.

If the Colts walk away before paying the $8 million option bonus, Simon will be on the market, without restriction. Thus, he's got no more long-term security in Indy than he would have had by playing under the one-year franchise tender.

If, in turn, Simon has a monster year and the Colts pay the option bonus, Simon picks up an $8 million option bonus. And that's the same thing as playing under the one-year franchise tender and signing a free-agent contract in 2006 with an $8 million signing bonus.

And an $8 million signing bonus following a monster year for a high-end defensive tackle would be well below the market rate.
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PHINZ RULE!!!

 

[CpuFan]

Too funny I have looked at 10 or so different Fan forums, from the Bills, Cowboys, Saints and KC.... And all of them have the fans yelling for the same players... Fred Gibson, Cletidus Hunt, Antajj Hawthorne, Ernest Shazor
etc.

I wonder who will get who, and when they get them if they will be happy LOL...

 

[QB2RonnieTD23]

Cletidus Hunt is a decent player, but he's really not much better than Corey Simon, and i know you people all LOVE Corey Simon, do to his padded stats and over ration that nobody seems to be able to see. But i'd rather just stick with what we have at this point.

 

[NJFinFury2004]

Well, I tend to disagree that either Shaw or Wright are actually better, but they are at the very least cheaper. Lets hope that the moves at linebacker (Seau to the edge, Crowder to join Zach in the middle) help out the run defense enough to balance our lack of depth on the interior.

CK I don't agree with you here. Wright has more UPSIDE for sure. Wright can wind up being a very good DT in this league. Too bad about Vickerson, he looked good.

 

[Winbaby#23]

I think Clitis Hunt if he takes a vet. minimum would be a great pick up in my mind.

 

[Predaphin]

The Packers released Cletidus Hunt. With Chester cut, Vickerson placed on IR, we do have a hole at DT now. I am wondering, do we go after Cletidus? I know he has not had much playing time to date in preseason, may have some attitude and injury problems, so I guess he could be in the same boat as Chester...cut because he wasn't ready to play. But, do you think we should go after him anyway?

do we really want a clet on our team???? ( sorry, I always wanted to call him that)

 

[HOTROD 58]

Hunt Stinks

I Have Seen This Guy Play He Is Lazy Plus If The Packers Cut Him And Their Defense Stinks He Must Be A Real Bum. What About Gilbert Brown I Heard He Is In Decent Shape.