Luda34

Give this a couple of years he could be like Perrie Paul for the Gaints.

FinSaint

More like Canty with the body type and skill-set he has...


I just hope that even if the Saints win the SB this year, Spags won't be tempted away to become a HC for some team, because Hicks needs Spags around for more than one year in order to develop into a real playmaker.

We've all seen the possible negative effects of having multiple DCs - coaching different schemes to a young D-lineman and how it can backfire or at least contribute to less than stellar performances - with Sedrick Ellis.

dizzle88

The giants have probably the best pass rushers in the league the past 4 years so if hicks plays like any of them I'll be happy

FinSaint

Agreed. It's just that I've seen that comparison between Hicks and Pierre-Paul made in numerous places by many people and I just don't agree with it at all. The only things that really connects the two is that they have similar physical characteristics on paper - Pierre-Paul 6-5, 278 & Hicks 6-5, 324 - and they're both D-linemen - DE & DT.

But, that's about it. If you look at the two players play, they are very different in the things they do well or excel at, and Hicks couldn't be a DE in the NFL even if he slimmed down to Pierre-Paul's weight, because he simply doesn't have the attributes needed to be that kind of a player. Pierre-Paul can pretty much do it all when it comes to pass rushing DEs, but Hicks, on the other hand, is far more 1-dimensional in that he is great at direct pass rush, but suffers a lot when it comes to quick changes in direction and lateral movement.

That being said, I don't think Pierre-Paul could become as good of a DT as I think Hicks is going to develop into, even if Pierre-Paul modified his body to fit the role, so I'm very happy to have the player Hicks is at the moment and even more happier with the player I know he is going to become in the future - BUT he is no Pierre-Paul and never will be.

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