Rookies Hicks, Toon impress

FinSaint · 05-17-2012, 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Makes you wonder whether or not if Hicks is as big a project as Spags was smoke-screening right after the draft...

I think that he is...

All the scouting reports of him I've read said basically the same thing: he has the size to be an effective interior D-lineman with pat down capability because of his huge reach, he moves very good for his size but mainly north/south - he has problems moving east/west because of the tightness in his hips and knees, which is why he doesn't really suit the role of an edge rusher at the NFL level.

That being said, the things that he needs to improve to be a good interior D-lineman for the Saints are mostly technical things and they all are "coachable" things - Spags said that what he enjoys most is the "teaching part" in the recent press conference about the rookie mini camp, so I hope he teaches the hell out of Hicks during this offseason.

I'm certainly more confident that Hicks will develop well, now that Spags will be the one overseeing this process instead of GW, since we saw how well he can develop interior D-linemen with Ellis.

05-17-2012, 02:32 AM	#4
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,964	Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Makes you wonder whether or not if Hicks is as big a project as Spags was smoke-screening right after the draft... I think that he is... All the scouting reports of him I've read said basically the same thing: he has the size to be an effective interior D-lineman with pat down capability because of his huge reach, he moves very good for his size but mainly north/south - he has problems moving east/west because of the tightness in his hips and knees, which is why he doesn't really suit the role of an edge rusher at the NFL level. That being said, the things that he needs to improve to be a good interior D-lineman for the Saints are mostly technical things and they all are "coachable" things - Spags said that what he enjoys most is the "teaching part" in the recent press conference about the rookie mini camp, so I hope he teaches the hell out of Hicks during this offseason. I'm certainly more confident that Hicks will develop well, now that Spags will be the one overseeing this process instead of GW, since we saw how well he can develop interior D-linemen with Ellis. Danno and Rugby Saint II like this.
	"I'm not bashing people, I'm bashing their opinions because in my opinion their opinion is wrong" - Danno

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/43923-rookies-hicks-toon-impress.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
Rookies Hicks, Toon impress	This thread	Refback	05-17-2012 02:15 AM	1