Ive heard the name, but never really paid much attention ... is he the Taki-Taki replacement?
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
From what I'm seeing looks like he was Schwartz' green dot in Philly in 2016-2018 and also was the defensive signal caller for the Vikings last season. Had a lot of pass rush reps last season, leading all ILBs with Flores going pretty blitz heavy in his play calling.
We'll see how it goes.
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Okay, so Schwartz trusts him .. he's going to be a Walker/taki type guy
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Was both green dot and defensive captain in Minnesota. Jake Trotter claiming likely will fill both roles in Cleveland as Anthony Walker Jr's replacement.
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I don't know about this. He's going to be 32 in June, has had 2 ruptured achilles tendon repairs and a pretty serious compartment syndrome surgery last season. He's obviously lost a step according to Vikings reporters. This reminds me of those Mangini signings....smart aging vets that didn't quite cut it on the field.
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Just to add a bit of context to Hicks Achilles injuries..
Hicks first Achilles injury occurred September 23, 2013, while in college...
Hicks other Achilles injury was October 31, 2017...
November 12, 2023- Hicks suffered a leg contusion during the game against the Saints. He tried to return to action but was removed from the game. After the game, swelling led to the Vikings and Hicks seeking expanded medical care. He was transported to a hospital and underwent a procedure to address compartment syndrome. The Vikings placed him on injured reserve list two days later.[58] He was activated on December 23, missing 4 starts. He returned to the active roster on Dec 23 and started the last 3 games of the season.
Hicks still played well. His #22 PFL grade is pretty solid...22nd. I don't know how many LBs get a qualifying grade, but it has to be 100 players or more.
32 teams at 3 lbs a team gets you there. Add in the rotational guys who get a grade, 22 is pretty darn good.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Perused the Vikings boards and they don’t seem too broken up about the loss. Seem to say he’s a great guy, smart player but more than one person mentioned him being quite slow. I kinda feel like Taki started to show real progress last year.
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Perused the Vikings boards and they don’t seem too broken up about the loss. Seem to say he’s a great guy, smart player but more than one person mentioned him being quite slow. I kinda feel like Taki started to show real progress last year.
we still need a linebacker or three, I'd say Linebacker is still our biggest hole, followed by DT and OL depth
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we still need a linebacker or three, I'd say Linebacker is still our biggest hole, followed by DT and OL depth
I want to see what Diabate has with more playing time. We could use more depth, but I don't think I'd want to pay early FA prices for another one.
agree on that, I'd like to find someone early in draft . But LB is def. something i bet we are targeting for depth. We've had injury issues there
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Hicks made some comments about watching JOK in the Schwartz defense. "He is all over the place." I look forward to working with him and talking defense.
Schwartz is the guy. He knows how to use Hicks. Now he has a year with JOK and knows what he can bring.
I am sure Schwartz looked very closely at Bush on film. He knows how he will use him. Bush ran a 4.43.
The linebacker unit will look and play differently.
Just a mic'ed up from a couple years ago. The line around the 35 second mark seems to fit with Schwartz. The advice there would also fit what I'd like to see from Bush.
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