Jordan Hicks currently leads the league in tackles. I've been reading alot of negative posts about him, but get a clue if you're one of the people writing them. Him, Chandler, and Byron Murphy are really the only bright spots on our defense currently. Hicks has been more then solid.
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He's been making most of those tackles five yards down field. At least he is attempting to tackle unlike our league worst safeties that just watch the play unfold.
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Eric Hill stats.
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Hes been saying very well. People just mad and aimlessly pointing
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While I wouldn't argue that he is playing poorly, I would simply point out that total tackles isn't particularly a great stat to proe someone is playing well.
Timm Rosenbach
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Exactly. It’s a great fantasy stat but not necessarily one that is good for the team. I remember Daryl Washington racking up league leading tackles: That was a different story
Uh, actually for an ILB it is a key stat. He's making tackles which is exactly what you want from an ILB. So pretty much your arguing for the sake of arguing. Nice.
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DWash was a great ILB. He obviously had some other issues.
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It's not Hicks fault that the DL gets blown off the LOS. He's been solid, not spectacular, but not a problem.
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We can’t cover TEs or RBs, and we’re getting run all over. But Actually Hicks is good, even though he hasn’t made a single memorable play.
He’s one of the five best players on a pretty bad defense. Congrats.
He’s one of the five best players on a pretty bad defense. Congrats.
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Plus he's had an injury history & that hasn't happened so far knock on wood. Hopefully moving forward, Deonte Thompson (I'm assuming he will take the place of DJS?) Can play FS & allow BB to play closer to the LOS in run support & cover TE's? Nick Saban knows how to produce DB's & Thompson was an all American, give the kid a chance, he has cover speed. Saban used him in many different roles at Alabama. If Thompson works out, BB can cover TE's, when we get PP21 & Alford back, then maybe we can be a decent defense? The Bengals are horrible, last in the NFL running the ball, averaging 2.7 yds/carry, that's worse than us. I actually like the way we ran the ball Sunday using both RB's & getting DJ in space. Just wish we would use the TE more in 11 personnel, pinch block helping the RT, then release down the seam making a LB'ER cover him, that frees up other options with DJ or Edmonds in space. I'll be behind the Cardinals bench Sunday in Cincinnati 6 rows from the field, it's only a 1.5 hour drive for me from Louisville. I think we have a damn good chance to win.
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Yeah no. If they put yardage to those tackles it would tell a story. Tackles alone don’t say squat. If he’s tackling at 5yarda a clip he’s just slowing them down, not stopping them.
Agreed. They tell a story. Just not the whole story. I wanna see lbs that are being disruptive around the LOS. That means they are reading and dissecting before the ball is snapped. I like Hicks though.. but we need more disruptors. This d is lacking big time in those.
Ron McKinnon 2.0.
Timm Rosenbach
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Exactly. But I wish I still played fantasy football in a league with individual defensive players. Hicks will continue to rack up tackles after the line gets gashed
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Damn! You beat me to it.
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You're both about 10 posts too late.
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Yep. That's what ran through my head too.
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Leading the league in tackles means you are playing a ton of snaps for a defense that has problems getting opposing offenses off the field.
Good for him, but the best play he made all season was on the goal line of our first pre-season game.
Good for him, but the best play he made all season was on the goal line of our first pre-season game.
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Well this reminds me of the Bill Davis defense for Denny Green and later Whisenhunt. It ranked high but gave up lots of yards, producing more turnovers. The player turnover as Wilkes moved to a 4-3 that failed anD now back - was compounded by the churning of the roster from early to late in the season last year. I mean the spaghetti wasn’t done and nothing stuck to the refrigerator, leaving cards much much worse after one devastating year of Wilkes.
Star PP screwed us hard and appears to have little regret. Chandler Jones is great but not enough even with older Suggs. I see lots of ex cards like Minter playing well across the NFL. Makes me think Bosa would have been the right #1 overall draft pick - instead of drafting a unicorn.
Star PP screwed us hard and appears to have little regret. Chandler Jones is great but not enough even with older Suggs. I see lots of ex cards like Minter playing well across the NFL. Makes me think Bosa would have been the right #1 overall draft pick - instead of drafting a unicorn.
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I raise you Ronald McKinnon.
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Looking back I think it was McKinnon I was thinking of. Sucks getting old.
