“I don’t know if I can say that I’ve seen enough,” Hamilton said. “I think he is still working to get himself in game shape. His talent is well documented and his ability to be a productive receiver in the league is without a doubt something that we are not questioning, he’s a special talent.”
The talent is undeniable. But how can Nicks not show up for the most important training camp of his life in game shape?
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TY Hilton is a damned good receiver, though.
Weird and sad.
Waste of a draft pick? We got 3 and a half years of a top 5-7 WR, and a superbowl out of it.
[quote] I think he is just one of those guys who doesn't really love the game. He may have liked it when he started playing way back when, but at some point it became a means to an end ... women ..... money .... fame. When those ends had been achieved, the game was just a job and from all of my years of watching, never played really, this isn't the kind of game you can last in and overcome all that has to be overcome unless you either love the game or are just a crazy driven competitor type. I think Nicks just lost interest in the game itself. [/quote This may be right on the money. Last year he looked like a different player who was not trying very hard. Unless his injuries disabled him more than is reported.
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[quote] Mr. Scattergun throwing the ball. Tough to score TD's when the ball is consistently thrown 10 feet over your head on the corner route.
We had the 32nd ranked passer in the NFL throwing the ball and it's a big mystery why Nicks didn't score any TD's. [/
YUP. all Eli non fact so for he threw zero TDs it was obviously him and not the guy who skipped OTAs or the guy who half assed his routes.
Great post though. Really.
Weird and sad.
What an absurd, illogical, & frankly stupid post. You can get on him for performance last season, but to call him a 'waste of a draft pick' is ridiculous.
He skipped the team's OTAs and had other issues with the staff's requests, but he actually showed up when "Mr Scattergun" asked him to, to work out with him at UNC -- before he was even officially cleared physically, IIRC.
I know he's only 25 or 26, but not all great players get to play for 10 years or so, sometimes, injuries just catch up to them, and there's not much you can do about it.
So not a lot of business majors on here.