jeanpierre

In assessing Hau’oli Kikaha, there were a few things that popped out to me in his scouting reports that I'd comment...

'Hau’oli Kikaha is injury prone' - yes, he's had injury history, but it all stemmed from one injury and his rehab and recovery was terribly mis-managed after the initial damage to his knee; he took charge after re-injurring his knee and sought a competent physician of his choosing , followed that physician's directives and has remained major injury free since...

Hau’oli Kikaha has slow times in his workouts, combine - This was of greater concern to me; but I've started to realize in what I've seen of him in limited, accessible reports so far is that while some of these extremely fast players slow down some when the pads go on, Kikaha's strength is his strength and he's still has effective playing speed with no noticeable slow down when suited up...

Scott Shanle was a smart, instinctive, underappreciated linebacker for the Saints who was maligned by fans because he played with average speed and was usually tasked with assignments that required more than what his body was Blessed; Shanle really put his name out there when disclosing he'd worked-out Kikaha and gave enthusiastic, positive reviews about the Washington linebacker...

I'm betting on Shanle and that we hit gold in the second round...

It's not that my way is the right way, I just make the right way my way...