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Chiefs Sign Anthony Hitchens
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10-16-2018, 11:51 AM | #466 |
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Go back to Buddy's defenses and look at the talent. Great players can play any scheme...
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10-16-2018, 12:00 PM | #467 |
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Hitchens was the Will linebacker at Iowa.
And on that note, not only do they run a 4-3, they run a lot of coverage out of their base sets. They don't blitz a lot nor do they use a ton of sub packages. Hitchens was expected to cover RBs, WRs, and pretty much anything else the offense put out there. Iowa would run base defense against Northwestern and Indiana spread offenses and for the most part, it worked. This guy HAS the skills. It has to be Sutton. |
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10-16-2018, 12:06 PM | #468 |
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When you see the same problem with a bunch of guys...that pretty much lets you know what the issue is. I don't think anyone who watched Raglands college games or scouting stuff who wanted the Chiefs to draft him ever read or saw him and thought he looks tentative...he never played that way ever, neither did Hitchens yet now they do.
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10-16-2018, 12:11 PM | #469 |
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A lot of Dallas fans said Hitchens was a 2 down backer for them, but Chief fans didn't want to hear it.
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10-16-2018, 12:23 PM | #471 |
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Living in the Dallas area, I watched nearly every game Hitchens played for the Cowboys. Always considered him a good to very good LB...playing along side Sean Lee. When the often injured Lee was out, the quality of Hitchens play dropped substantially.
The Cowboys were desperate for LB's and offered Hitchens a new contract, but the Chiefs ridiculous offer was too rich for them. They chose to draft another LB instead (Leighton Vander Esch) and continued to hope that Jaylon Smith's nerve damage would finish healing (it did). The Cowboys now have 2 inexpensive, but young and talented linebackers to go along with Sean Lee. The Chiefs have an expensive, overrated linebacker who needs to be paired with a quality linebacker to maximize his abilities. There's simply not one on the team right now. Bottom line, the Chiefs overpaid for Hitchens and Sammy Watkins. I'm still not sure why they signed Watkins. Mahomes had plenty of weapons on offense and Watkins was simply a luxury. His money could have been better utilized on the defensive side of the ball. Through Week 6, the Chiefs have statistically the worst defense in the NFL and Hitchens just isn't good enough to make a difference. Moves need to be made for the Chiefs to go deep into the playoffs...this year. |
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10-16-2018, 12:30 PM | #472 |
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Totally agree about Watkins. They should have paid Albert Wilson and used the rest on defense. |
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10-16-2018, 12:36 PM | #474 | |
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Do you think spending more money on the defense was ever in the plan? Furthermore, would it have helped? I have my doubts. |
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10-16-2018, 12:39 PM | #475 |
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We are only scratching the surface with Watkins, he will win us games in the future.
That said, Albert Wilson already is. Man that guy was one we should have held on to. |
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10-16-2018, 12:43 PM | #476 |
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Tyreek said Watkins was doubled all night, that's why he only got two catches.
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10-16-2018, 12:47 PM | #477 |
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Pay Albert Wilson $24 million over 3 years? **** that shit.
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10-16-2018, 12:56 PM | #478 |
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It is as I feared; fancy pants nerd pocket protector-defense. "Academic" defense.
And not a good fit for KC. I prefer the opposite; gonzo first, strategy/chess/finesse second.
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10-16-2018, 01:18 PM | #480 | |
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A whole lot of turnovers in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Some decent play in spite of injuries in 2014. Pretty much from 2016 and onward, though, it's been bend-AND-break defense. This shit**** form we're in now is the culmination of that many years of Sutton. |
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