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Leftovers from Bill Belichick - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
Are these words more than the standard Belichickisms? Does Belichick's evaluation imply Jimmy has a longer than expected future at safety for the NEP?
4. Impressions of James Ihedigbo. Asked his impressions of safety James Ihedigbo, Belichick said, "Very professional, smart guy. Did a real good job for us in the kicking game, well prepared on defense even though he didn’t have a lot of defensive playing time early, but he’s one of those guys that always paid attention, knew what to do. You put him in there, he was on top of it. As he’s gotten more of an opportunity to play, he’s really shown that he communicates well, he makes quick decisions, I think he has good football instincts and understands the game – whether its in the kicking game or defensively. The kind of guy that you tell him once and he understands it or he’ll ask a question that kind of one step ahead of your explanation. You’re explaining something and then he’s like, ‘So if this happens, then would you want me to do this? Yeah, exactly, that would be the next thing to go to.’ He’s kind of thinking one step ahead like that. He’s been a real good addition to this team."
Are these words more than the standard Belichickisms? Does Belichick's evaluation imply Jimmy has a longer than expected future at safety for the NEP?
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