DoctorChicken
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There's been a lot of talk about Ahmad Dixon recently after his 597 tackle performance against San Diego the other night. That's one thing Dixon has always excelled at - lighting people up. He could display his talents because the DL and LBs were so bad, there were a lot of tackles to be made.
But Good Lord, he couldn't cover jobberone running around on the field wearing steel-toed boots.
That kind of player usually ends up being a player who is a ST demon. Good hitter - liability in coverage. But Dixon is better than just a ST demon. We could, possibly, if it all works out right (doubtful), have something special going on.
Kam Chancellor. Known as one of the most violent hitters in the NFL. He's what you would call a "tone setter", because he lets the offense know how it's gonna be.
Chancellor and Dixon are similar players. They both hit hard, they are both kind of slow (40 Times of 4.56/4.62), and both aren't very great against the pass.
Since Chancellor is such a sure tackler, and Pete Carroll's #1 priority is to stop the run, he is dropped inside to create an 8-man box quite frequently. But that leaves a lot of potential spaces for WRs to exploit. So how do they prevent that?
One way they do it is with a kid named Earl Thomas, and he's the best Safety in the NFL.
Thomas is an athlete. At 5'10, 210 lbs, he is a very fluid Safety who makes plays in the passing game. He can cover. He can read the QBs eyes well. He's what you want from a FS. That's why Chancellor can run around and light people up - he has someone who can make plays in the passing game. They're an excellent tandem. If only we had a guy like that.
Oh wait, we do.
Someone who ran the same 40 time. The same 10 yard dash time. He did a foot better in the broad jump. You know who I mean.
JJ Wilcox.
He's a fluid athlete. He can make plays in the passing game. He has instincts. He can keep up with and cover receivers. JJ Wilcox is what you want from a FS. He's lacking in experience, but he's getting better. He played well the other night, from the limited time we saw.
Do we have "that" tandem? Do we have the guy who can strike fear into offenses, makes plays in the running game, and the guy that makes it possible?
Someone, make me snap out of it. Because I believe we do.
But Good Lord, he couldn't cover jobberone running around on the field wearing steel-toed boots.
That kind of player usually ends up being a player who is a ST demon. Good hitter - liability in coverage. But Dixon is better than just a ST demon. We could, possibly, if it all works out right (doubtful), have something special going on.
Kam Chancellor. Known as one of the most violent hitters in the NFL. He's what you would call a "tone setter", because he lets the offense know how it's gonna be.
Chancellor and Dixon are similar players. They both hit hard, they are both kind of slow (40 Times of 4.56/4.62), and both aren't very great against the pass.
Since Chancellor is such a sure tackler, and Pete Carroll's #1 priority is to stop the run, he is dropped inside to create an 8-man box quite frequently. But that leaves a lot of potential spaces for WRs to exploit. So how do they prevent that?
One way they do it is with a kid named Earl Thomas, and he's the best Safety in the NFL.
Thomas is an athlete. At 5'10, 210 lbs, he is a very fluid Safety who makes plays in the passing game. He can cover. He can read the QBs eyes well. He's what you want from a FS. That's why Chancellor can run around and light people up - he has someone who can make plays in the passing game. They're an excellent tandem. If only we had a guy like that.
Oh wait, we do.
Someone who ran the same 40 time. The same 10 yard dash time. He did a foot better in the broad jump. You know who I mean.
JJ Wilcox.
He's a fluid athlete. He can make plays in the passing game. He has instincts. He can keep up with and cover receivers. JJ Wilcox is what you want from a FS. He's lacking in experience, but he's getting better. He played well the other night, from the limited time we saw.
Do we have "that" tandem? Do we have the guy who can strike fear into offenses, makes plays in the running game, and the guy that makes it possible?
Someone, make me snap out of it. Because I believe we do.
