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Wtf don't make shit up son.
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Would be better than an injured Hicks and a rag doll Mustipher no?
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im sorry. I’m looking at the years wrong.
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Hands on hips === dick in da dirt
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You're the one trying to rip his dick off bro
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Its called getting rid of a guy a year early vs too late
No way he should be brought back unless it's a 1 year very team friendly deal....30+ year old dlineman don't age well
No way he should be brought back unless it's a 1 year very team friendly deal....30+ year old dlineman don't age well
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He's gone this offseason.
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And we could have used that money on a fucking million different things this season.
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And the defense would have been in a much worse position than it is already. Not sure what your point is.
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I don’t have anything against him. I know he makes them better. I just dont think he’s ultimately worth what he’s paid. while he’s a net positive when you weigh what he’s paid to what he contributes I feel like the money could be spent in other spots.
I get it. I watch the games and see that he brings something they don’t have in anybody else in that interior part of the line. But he also commits a lot of penalties. And when they put the camera on him he’s always talking trash, which is fine. But when you see that it’s also kinda like “shit, here we go. He’s talking trash. Hope he doesn’t get a stupid avoidable penalty here that he’ll just sort of laugh off.“ I get penalties happen too. Its just that with him they’re a little too constant. And they almost are always avoidable which makes them even more maddening. They would have been better off cutting him and Graham this off-season, Those were the two pretty obvious cuts that needed to happen if the front office was that concerned with getting the books in order. I’m not really mad about them keeping him. He’s a good player so it’s whatever. But they definitely should have sacrificed him for Fuller. if it came down to those two. Corner is way more important than DT. Fuller is younger too. It just didn’t really make any sense. Kindle Vildor is their staring corner. At least in the interior of the DL they have some talent. The cupboard isn’t bare. its pretty bare at corner.
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That if he’s gonna be gone after this season do it now. He’s a luxury. You mean to tell me you would rather have Hicks for this season for this season knowing he’s gone next season instead of having a little extra to get another OL or a TE who can make a fucking play. That’s just stupid.
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Sorry. You don't pay $20 million for a cushion corner.
Cutting Hicks and keeping Fuller wouldn't improve anything.
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Of course it would. There are actual replacements for Hicks. Maybe Vildor turns out to be a great player. Nobody really knows that now though so he’s a risk. We’re hoping he can be something. But as of right now it’s pretty questionable that he is the starting corner. Even without Hicks they have suitable replacements. Nobody as good as him. But you can survive without him. The secondary is garbage. Easily the weak spot of the defense. And there’s no way in hell Fuller being gone isn’t a major reason for that.
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Vildor is not a great player
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I’m just trying not to trash him. He’s young and I know he probably never turns out to be a good player. But young corners pretty much always struggle anyway so I don’t want to come across as if I think he’s a lost cause or that I expect him to be a game changer at this point. Or that I think what he is now is all he can ever be.
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Corners struggle when the line doesn't get home. Too often today the interior pocket didn't collapse which led to easy big plays in the passing game. This isn't hard. Doesn't matter how good a corner is, they need a line. They are just as dependent on their line as a RB is on their offensive line. Especially a soft cushion corner like Fuller
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Mack showing up on the stat sheet. Hallelujah
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I understand where you’re coming from. You can make the argument that the d line getting pressure makes the corners better and therefore they need Hicks. I also get that it didn’t necessarily have to be either Hicks or Fuller. They could have found a way to keep both. But if it had to be between the two I would have rather kept Fuller and let Hicks go for the reasons stated earlier. And although I’m saying some negative stuff regarding Hicks I understand that he is a good player. I just get the vibe you’re going to start seeing diminishing returns. I fear they’ve gotten his best years and should probably move on before he becomes a similar situation to Danny T. I’d rather get rid of him a year early than a year too late.