MrNathanDrake
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Can anyone give an update on how Hightower has been doing in preseason?
Looks like a rookie with potential. Made some nice plays filling the hole and meeting the ball carrier on some, but also out of position on other plays.
This. He looks like a rookie. But he's flashed some great potential. Jones has looked like a vet in most of his playing time though, I think both are going to do some awesome things and have a pretty immediate impact for us.
Long vacation, there.
He played mostly in the first two preseason games (saints,eagles) and was absolutely brilliant. Has a eye for the ball that you just can't teach. He excelled in both run stuffing (several huge hits on opposing RB's) and pass coverage in flat. He has a motor like Tedy Bruschi (not putting him in that category yet but similiar fire in the gut as Tedy) The guy is the real deal from what I have seen and am really looking forward to watching him and Chandler Jones terrorize QB's and RB's this year.......
Looks like a rookie with potential. Made some nice plays filling the hole and meeting the ball carrier on some, but also out of position on other plays.
Would it be rude or derailing of me to ask how the football guru's feel Tavon Wilson is doing?
I'm no guru, but I'll give you my opinion anyway From what I've seen, he's been holding his own very well. He seems to be a sure tackler and is usually around the ball if not in good coverage. The secondary in general has been hard to really evaluate because the parts have been moving around so much, but he definitely looks like he belongs. He'll probably be the first backup S when Chung is healthy, and he'll get plenty of snaps regardless in the big nickel.
I'm no guru, but I'll give you my opinion anyway From what I've seen, he's been holding his own very well. He seems to be a sure tackler and is usually around the ball if not in good coverage. The secondary in general has been hard to really evaluate because the parts have been moving around so much, but he definitely looks like he belongs. He'll probably be the first backup S when Chung is healthy, and he'll get plenty of snaps regardless in the big nickel.
Agreed. IMO the new safety group has settled the whole secondary down, and Wilson's been a big part of that. They've thrown a lot of different roles at him and he always seems to be in the right place and playing fundamentally sound. I don't expect him to make a lot of highlight-reel plays, but does look like a guy who should have a long NFL career as the invaluable glue that makes the defense stick together.
Or to put it another way, the polar opposite of Brandon Meriweather.
not really the last 3 games were in a 10 day span IIRC
IMO, we should wait until that safety group faces an actual starting group of WR's in a regular season game before we say that with any sort of confidence. Remember that the defense, and the pass defense specifically, looked like a machine last pre-season only to see it become the second worst pass defense of all time during the regular season.
You must have missed the Lions game.IMO, we should wait until that safety group faces an actual starting group of WR's in a regular season game before we say that with any sort of confidence. Remember that the defense, and the pass defense specifically, looked like a machine last pre-season only to see it become the second worst pass defense of all time during the regular season.
You must have missed the Lions game.