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Hakeem Nicks understands pressure on rookie Malik Nabers

GFAN52 : 5/23/2024 8:23 am
‘Reminds me of myself’

“Focus on the task,” Nicks said. “The main thing is you got drafted to be a wide receiver and play football. Everything else that comes, don’t jump on the wave. That’s my advice. Because if you ride it when it’s up, you better be able to take it when it goes down. Just do what you do that got you to this point.”

“He kind of reminds me of myself, looking at his run-after-the-catch,” Nicks said. “Not one person is going to bring him down. He showed on his film that he can take a little slant and take it to the house, kind of Odell Beckham-style. LSU, they breed some good wide receivers down there. I’m happy with that pick.”
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I’m glad to hear him say that.  
mittenedman : 5/23/2024 8:46 am : link
He gets those awful Tyreek Hill comparisons but the second I saw him play I thought “Hakeem Nicks”. I’ll take that at 6 all day.
Nicks was such an underrated draft pick...  
Capt. Don : 5/23/2024 9:03 am : link
I also think he is a good comp if Nicks ran 4.3 - which would be scary.
The Greatest WR  
charlito : 5/23/2024 9:21 am : link
In Giants history.Such fond memories of him.
RE: I’m glad to hear him say that.  
Darwinian : 5/23/2024 9:32 am : link
In comment 16522833 mittenedman said:
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He gets those awful Tyreek Hill comparisons but the second I saw him play I thought “Hakeem Nicks”. I’ll take that at 6 all day.


I don't understand. Why would it be awful to be compared to Tyreek Hill, arguably the best WR of the generation?
I'm saying he's nothing like Tyreek Hill.  
mittenedman : 5/23/2024 9:45 am : link
It's one of the worst player comparisons I've ever seen, and it stuck with the draftnick community.

He's Hakeem Nicks 2.0.
RE: I'm saying he's nothing like Tyreek Hill.  
Darwinian : 5/23/2024 9:58 am : link
In comment 16522892 mittenedman said:
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It's one of the worst player comparisons I've ever seen, and it stuck with the draftnick community.

He's Hakeem Nicks 2.0.


Gotcha. I can’t agree with that view. Nicks was a bit bigger and slower than Nabers. And I think Nabers has a twitchier game, while Nicks played bigger. Of course when Nabers hits an NFL field we'll all know more, but it's because of his twitch and size, that people feel his upside could be Tyreek Hill. I see the possibility. Maybe the more mainline comps are Garrett Wilson and DJ Moore. He has almost identical size/speed to those guys.
He is like Nicks except faster. Both have good hands; both are strong  
Ira : 5/23/2024 10:00 am : link
and both are good at getting extra yardage after the catch.
RE: He is like Nicks except faster. Both have good hands; both are strong  
GFAN52 : 5/23/2024 10:34 am : link
In comment 16522910 Ira said:
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and both are good at getting extra yardage after the catch.


YAC is something Daboll will appreciate having Nabers in his offense. Along with Robinson, this will be fun to watch.
How you deal with pressure separates to good from the great.  
Marty in Albany : 5/23/2024 11:01 am : link
When the game is on the line, the great players WANT the ball to be thrown to them.
RE: The Greatest WR  
Sec 103 : 5/23/2024 12:19 pm : link
In comment 16522864 charlito said:
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In Giants history.Such fond memories of him.


100%, a beast. A shame that his injuries led to a short career
Hopefully  
Lines of Scrimmage : 5/23/2024 12:23 pm : link
he has the big game gene like Nicks.

Giants did have some unfortunate injury luck for over a decade and Nicks was the one injury that really hurt imv.
I'd be thrilled if MN  
56goat : 5/23/2024 12:28 pm : link
played like Nicks. Better would be icing on the cake.
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