Great Dont'a Hightower Quote

[ViperGTS]

About Pro Bowl "snub". So nice to hear.


Jeff Howe– ?@jeffphowe
Hightower was asked if he thinks he should've been selected to the Pro Bowl: "I'm in the ring business."
9:42 AM - 31 Dec 2015
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[Reckedtrek]

"Take your fluff and stuff it... I'll take the hardware!" AAAHHHHHH!!!! Gotta love the focus and attitude!

 

[Joey007]

He's the Tedy Bruschi of this current team in my eyes.

 

[RayClay]

He's the Tedy Bruschi of this current team in my eyes.

Might be closer to Willie McGinest physically. he's a beast.

 

[VectorPrime]

Well yeah, he played for Alabama.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Let's hope he's in the ring business when it's time to extend his contract.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

I love Hightower. Saved the Super Bowl last year before the Butler play with an underrated game saving tackle (and made the tackle with a muscle tear no less).

Really like this defense, almost as much as the 03 team. Collins, Hightower, Butler, Jones, even Chung I like his moxy

 

[farn]

This D is great. You need to factor in the many rules that have changed to tilt in favour of the O to truly appreciate them. HT has exceeded my expectations. Hard to believe some considered him a bust. Winner. That's what he is.

 

[resdubwhite]

Oh my. I'm blushing

 

[woolster22]

Pay the man. Love the attitude. I think we see mayo move on next year, (we save a bunch against the cap IIRC?) and start paying the youngin's. We love to see High and Collins locked up for a few years anyway.

 

[sambam94]

D might be great when all healthy...but all games lost this year the D failed to make crucial stops when necessary. I guess I'm not as confident as some here that this D can stop a very good offense.

 

[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

That right there is a mic drop....

 

[ChessToCheckers]

Hightower is a real warrior! Love his attitude. Love his toughness! Love his game.!

 

[Gwedd]

He had to be having some fun last night, too, watching Alabama beat Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl. I know I did.

 

[condon84]

Might be closer to Willie McGinest physically. he's a beast.

I think we found our Willie Mac in Sheard

Hightower is a beast.

I love our old LB core of Vrable/Bruschi/Johnson/Phifer/Willie but this new one of Sheard/Collins/Hightower/Mayo/Nink is just as good or better. That old crew had big time studs in Seymour, Warren, Wilfork demolishing OLs so our LBs could do work. Our defense now has good DLs, but they're not comparing to what we had before.

 

[RayClay]

I think we found our Willie Mac in Sheard

Hightower is a beast.

I love our old LB core of Vrable/Bruschi/Johnson/Phifer/Willie but this new one of Sheard/Collins/Hightower/Mayo/Nink is just as good or better. That old crew had big time studs in Seymour, Warren, Wilfork demolishing OLs so our LBs could do work. Our defense now has good DLs, but they're not comparing to what we had before.

Love Sheard. Our defense is not set up the same, so direct comparisons don't work. You could say chandler is our McGinest too. Our linemen were all well over 300 lbs then and Seymour could rush. I'm comparing Hightower based on size strength and versatility to McGinest. We need to have him, Collins and Mayo healthy to see what we might try with Hightower.

 

[DarrylS]

Love the whole D, BB has finally gotten a group of guys who can play a variety of roles well... seems as though there are more "complimentary" players who you can mix and match.

Must give opposing O coordinators fits..

Think somewhere along the line in a tweet he referred to himself as "Boomtower"... he and Collins really compliment each other.

 

[JMC00]

 

[Archeryaddict12]

I love Hightower. Saved the Super Bowl last year before the Butler play with an underrated game saving tackle (and made the tackle with a muscle tear no less).

Really like this defense, almost as much as the 03 team. Collins, Hightower, Butler, Jones, even Chung I like his moxy

Every play made won the super bowl. Even both ints.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

D might be great when all healthy...but all games lost this year the D failed to make crucial stops when necessary. I guess I'm not as confident as some here that this D can stop a very good offense.

The offense rules in this league right now.

Consider last year. The Ravens were the #6 D in the league and gave up 14-point leads twice against us to lose.

The #3 D belonged to the Lions, who were up 20-7 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd. They gave up 17 points to lose.

The #1 D belonged to the Seahawks, who were up 10 midway through the 4th quarter. They would give up 14 points against us and lose.

So it is possible that our D will fail at some point. Many other top defenses do as well. The rules tilt the game towards the offense. But that doesn't mean our defense sucks. It's just the way the modern game is played.