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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by dizzle88 I have a feeling Akiem Hicks and Cameron Jordan are going to be animals on our new defense To the Football Gods ears !!...
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04-17-2013, 10:54 PM | #11 |
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04-18-2013, 05:21 AM | #12 |
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Re: New Orleans Saints Will Utilize Akiem Hicks’ Versatility
I disagree with the article in that Hicks' skill set would be somewhat mismanaged if he were to be positioned at the 0- or 1-gap on a regular basis. Hicks is best suited to be a 3-4 DE, IMO, because his physical traits would allow him to occupy double teams on a constant basis while NTs should ideally have a lower center of gravity for leverage up the middle - more in line with majority of the centers around the league.
In any case, Hicks was my pre-draft pick last year - although I admit that I wanted Derek Wolfe with the 3rd round pick and thought that Hicks would've been available as late as the 5th round - and I'm excited to see him develop under Rob Ryan for the foreseeable future. |
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04-18-2013, 05:40 AM | #13 |
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the more i relearn the 34 defense the more i am leaning to a little shorter stronger NT. a fire plug. tall NT do have their draw backs on running downs. So i see Hicks clogging up the middle on passing downs. then again lets see this style of 34 we are running in action first
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04-18-2013, 01:34 PM | #14 |
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Re: New Orleans Saints Will Utilize Akiem Hicks’ Versatility
I could see him playing both effectively depending on down and distance.
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JMO but i think getting Hicks (and maybe Corey White) may be the only good thing Spags did for us
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Re: New Orleans Saints Will Utilize Akiem Hicks’ Versatility
Originally Posted by Shoe.
I think too many people think coordinators have a lot of input into who the GM selects.
You're right, he probably had some input, but I doubt it was much at all. |
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