Simple: take him out of the side and our movements in the attacking 20 are handicapped beyond measure. Hunt is only good for 1 or 2 good plays in the attacking half at the moment. The rest is bung average.
100% agree, and that's the problem. Barba is being asked to create far too much in our attacking half, not only is he not adept at doing that, but that could very well be the reason behind him not having the energy and positioning to lurk around looking for off-loads and other goodies like that we saw in 2012.
We need a fucking Five-Eighth, I don't give two shits about what anyone else says in regards to "zomg, but he's only a rookie!", the lack of kicking and passing from the Five-Eighth position is affecting EVERYONE on the team negatively.
Ben Barba is being asked to create too much in attack, not what he's known for doing.
Ben Hunt is being asked to kick virtually every set, making him an easy target for opposition teams, possibly causing the shit decisions that we constantly see from Hunt.
Jack Reed, Alex Glenn & Daniel Vidot aren't getting enough quality ball down the left because we don't have a Five-Eighth, those 3 are some of our best options for hitting gaps and creating half opportunities, and they aren't getting enough ball in space.
I could probably go on and list a way that it's affecting everyone in the team, but I can't be bothered, Hoffman isn't a Five-Eighth, Hodges isn't a Five-Eighth. Find someone who is, or continue to be mediocre for the rest of the season.