Players Who Catch Your Eye: Will Hill

nail someone or get the ball for a score. Beason too.

even in his 1st game back from suspension, when you'd think he'd be rusty, he was flying around making plays. The kid has a nose for the football. If he can stay clean, I think he has pro-bowl potential.

I hope he stays out of trouble because he's a legit starting safety on this team next season.

that Rolle's best stretch of football as a Giant has come since Hill's return.

I didn't understand why people thought Hill was going to get cut this year. I thought he flashed a lot last year. There was a reason why the the Giants held onto him despite the off field issues. The guy can flat out ball.. he flies around and makes plays.

He has been a sparkplug and he added a dimension to this defense that we didn't have.

life in order because he can play. And isn't a one-dimensional player. He hits hard and tackles well, and can also be a ball hawker. An every down, throwback type of safety.

It was definitely mind boggling to see people suggest the Giants keep Sash ahead of Will Hill. Bizarre moment on BBI.

Phillips stood out just for being reliable, big, and athletic. He'd also lay some hits every now and then. Phillips was a very solid and consistent player for us when he was healthy.

But Will Hill just looks like a playmaker. Just a heavy hitter who can also play the pass, and he has an attitude about him that this D needs more of. I'm a big fan of this guy and really excited about his future.

In comment 11352292 arcarsenal said:

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I didn't understand why people thought Hill was going to get cut this year. I thought he flashed a lot last year. There was a reason why the the Giants held onto him despite the off field issues. The guy can flat out ball.. he flies around and makes plays. He has been a sparkplug and he added a dimension to this defense that we didn't have.

Some folks don't pay a lot of attention to what's actually going on in the games...

Just like folks wanting to put Stevie in the HOF based on his pics from last year...sure he had a ton of pics, but the guy seemingly was never where he was supposed to be.

When there was a big play on Webster last year, and he'd be looking around for where his help went, you could almost always count on it being Brown that he was looking for.

#Sour

Had over 60 scholarship offers and started playing at UF as a true Frosh. His problems were obviously maturity related. He was a real dumb ass but not in the Aaron Hernandez way.

He's a freak and if Brown doesn't go down this season and he doesn't get suspended the beginning of this year might have been markedly different.

As Giant fans we need to hope he keeps himself to tether because he has all pro potential IMO.

Look at some of the great finds he has made. Getting two young stars in Cruz and Hill is incredible when you think about it. Not to mention signing Connor off the scrap heap and trading a 7th round pick for Beason.

Not Connor.

but he's also partly/largely to blame for the poor state of the OL. You can't blame him for Baas' injuries, but not having replacements ready for Snee/Diehl as their performance has declined with aging/injuries is unacceptable. Brewer is looking like a bust and Mosley can't even beat him out for the "extra TE".

He also deserves blame for the awful LB play before Beason arrived.

He just plays faster than a lot of guys on our team capable of.

Now we need someone to follow him around and keep him away from the #sour.

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I think he plays a big game on Sunday.
If Brown comes back healthy, who starts?
Rolle is a lock so between Hill and Brown?
I'd have to say Hill.

closing speed and ability to violently tackle bigger players a la Bob Sanders or Troy Polamalu. Not saying he's as good of an overall player, but he clearly has that element to his game.

As much as people on here yell about him not being where he's supposed to be(which still seems like more opinion that fact to me. I haven't seen anything from the writers or coaches to support that) the coaches liked him a lot and said they liked him a lot.

Or he just scammed the Giants into paying him $2m this year.

I asked a legit question that could be a good problem heading into 2014. I like Brown, but if it comes down to Hill vs Brown, Hill is the better player, with the higher upside. There's no shame in that cause Hill is the real deal.

"never being where he's supposed to be," but I do think that a lot of his INTs last season were "right place, right time."

Obviously, it makes no difference in the moment, but if I'm right, then we can't consider it predictive of his future playmaking ability. Every now and then, somebody just has a freak year where everything breaks his way. Maybe last season was Steve Brown's year.

due to the salary he commands. good player, but he's wayyyyy overpaid compared with other similar safeties around the league.

i would not be surprised at all to see Will Hill/Stevie Brown as the starters next year if Rolle refuses to take a pay cut or restructure.

combined with how quickly he closes.

He is fun to watch on special teams too. He absolutely lays people out.

and Beason's signing are the two primary causes for our D's turnaround, IMO. He has been great.

but he's got to keep his priorities straight, no more suspensions.

Both on and off as a vocal leader. he will be brought back and he will want to be back. There's not some pot of gold waiting for him in the league somewhere at this stage of his career. You can count on him being back as a Captain agan next season along with Beason.

so it's far from a lock that he'll return. If he does, I think it's as the 3rd safety.

As for Rolle, I think he signs a 2-3 year extension this offseason which lowers his 2014 cap number.

was working with him when he was out of football for a year and told the Giants he had Pro Bowl potential

and start wreaking havoc like before, this D can be a very special unit. If Tuck, JPP and Co. start getting closer faster, guys like Hill and Rolle are going to score...

at some point it stops becoming coincidence. His last play before his injury he was once again in the right place at the right time for another pick. Dude is legit.

For as long as ive been here. I seriously can not recall.

The start of something special> Will be a starter in this league for a long time. Perennial pro bowler. All-Pro candidate. Oh my. This is extremely impressive. The most shocking part is how unanimous these opinions are too.

I like it

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I stand corrected.

you have to find a way to keep him. Rolle + Hill is one of the best Giants safety combos in recent memory, atleast based on their current level of play.

Now they will be a candidate for best Safety - Combo and were missing Stevie Brown which is keeping us out of the 3 safety look too dont forget. # players who the Giants should keep and Hill should give the Giants a hometown discount because they could have dumped him after that suspension. He was Jersey's Football Player of the Year in HS and one of the biggest recruits in the country. Hes finally showing that true potential

3 players the Giants should keep- Rolle-Hill-Brown