MrNathanDrake
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Hightower will shine at MLB. He's been playing out of position for the past 2 seasons and still did a damn good job.
From day one I have seen Hightower and Ninko as virtually the same player. Hightower is slightly more athletic and is a better open field tackler due to his longer arms. Even though Ninko showed pretty good lb skills, coverage in particular, he still settled in at de and that is where I believe Hightower will eventually make a name for himself at.
Playing the Mike is probably what is best for Hightower as a LB. The team can hide him there in coverage and he's free to come up and make plays on the run as well as blitz the A and B gaps, if needed. I still think his best use is at the 5-tech, though.
these ADHD crybaby screeds are ridiculous. The Pats suck because they go 12-4 but get killed in the playoffs by Denver. This because BB doesn't play rooks full time. No mention of the TOTAL LOSS of interior defensive all pro linemen, all pro linebackers, all pro/all world TE, rookie WR's knocked out for the season because they get killed.
No, play Buchanan and we beat Denver and win the bowl!!! It's like some space alien just landed, watched a half a quarter of football and now wants to be world leader. The preseason can't get here fast enough.
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Great...I'll stay bored watching AFC East championships and 5 trips to the Super bowl the last ten or so years and YOU keep disagreeing and find some other team that's going 6-10 but does all the "exciting" things YOU suggest.
Now I believe expectations on Easley should be lowered. For years league wide, rookie dt usually do not have the strength of nfl veterans. I somewhat expect Chris Jones and even Vellano to be ahead of him considering they have had an entire offseason to get bigger and stronger.
I personally think that Hightower is best suited as a 4-3 LDE who can also play Mike in base formations. Although he has more pure linear speed than Ninkovich, I still worry about his ability to man up on TEs and RBs as a SAM LB - I think Collins is much better suited to that role. I also worry a bit about his range as a 4-3 MLB, but I think that Collins and Mayo can probably compensate for that.
Who said suggest anything? Or back teams going 6-10? Its been 10 years and counting since our last championship trophy. And anything less than a super bowl win is boring because it means the season ended with getting our butts kicked. I know that's spoiled and sounds bad but Toms window is closing. Besides that's what this board is for. Expressing ourselves,its a discussion. Applauding everything bill does won't make for much to discuss.