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Kikaha sounds like he's already learning from the full-time playing time from the season's onset. He's admittedly made mistakes. He never wants to make them twice, though.

The rookie defender pointed to one move where a more experienced tackle taught Kikaha a lesson. It resulted in Carson Palmer's infamous nine-Mississippi count in the pocket in Week 1 resulting in a touchdown pass.

"I threw a move on him, chop rip (move), and I was like beating him on the edge and he kind of sucked me in reaching around with his outside arm," Kikaha said. "Palmer gets around and scores a touchdown on the first drive. I've never really had that happen to me. Learn from that. I'll never forget it. ...

"It was just something simple. He chopped my arm. He used my own move against me."

His added knowledge helped Kikaha play possibly his most complete game against Dallas in Week 4. He led the Saints with eight total tackles:
•Tackle 1 -- Joseph Randle 5-yard run
•Tackle 2 -- Darren McFadden 0-yard gain
•Tackle 3 -- Randle 2-yard run
•Tackle 4 -- Randle 0-yard run
•Tackle 5 -- Randle 1-yard loss
•Tackle 6 -- Weeden sack for minus-11 yards
•Tackle 7 -- McFadden 3-yard loss
•Tackle 8 -- McFadden 1-yard run
•Total: Minus-7 yards surrendered on Kikaha's tackles

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