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And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Broncos release Hixon because he was negatively effected(understandable) by the whole Kevin Everett thing? I thought it was because they weren't sure he'd ever be the same...? Not because he wasn't talented...

I'm pretty sure it's because he wasn't doing anything and was just on there roster for depth.

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I'm pretty sure it's because he wasn't doing anything and was just on there roster for depth.

 

He was playing special teams because they had good WRs. Like Brandon Marshall who put up nearly triple Domenik Hixon's numbers. And 6 times as many touchdowns, too.

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for what its worth, champ bailey speaking about hixon

 

 

"I'll tell you what, man, he's a guy that we could have used last year," Bailey said. "He's got great ability, great talent. You wonder how it's going to translate to games, but he looks good. He looks as good as most of our receivers. He has the ability to start. I just hope he fights for it."

 

"The funny thing is he's 6-foot-2 but he can run like crazy and then he can stop on a dime," Bailey said. "I mean, you don't see a lot of receivers who can do that with blazing speed like he has."

 

 

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for what its worth, champ bailey speaking about hixon

 

Well, considering Champ Bailey's best years are behind him and Amani Toomer owned him during those years, it's not worth much, at least to me...

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I'm on hold when it comes to Hixon. He wasn't impressive at all when Plax went down, that's true. But it's also true that Toomer pretty much fell into a pit at that point in the season, and wasn't seen again. Did that mean that Toomer was still getting handled with single coverage, and Hixon was getting doubled? What happens if Smith is on the field fulltime?

 

Let's face it: the end of the season, we didn't have the same starters we had in '07. One of the bodies was on the field, but he obviously wasn't up to the challenge.

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I see

Nicks, Hixon, and Smith.

#4 Barden/Manningham depending where we are on the field.

 

I think Hixon will look much better as a number 2, and being opposite Nicks will get him open deep often enough.

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I see

Nicks, Hixon, and Smith.

#4 Barden/Manningham depending where we are on the field.

 

I think Hixon will look much better as a number 2, and being opposite Nicks will get him open deep often enough.

I freely admit I don't know what to expect from Manningham.

 

Barden will be a factor near the end zone. It plays to his strengths.

 

It will be fun to see who winds up where between Nicks, Hixon, and Smith

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MAY 11, 2009

 

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Rookies have a way of letting you know they are rookies, especially when they sprint onto the field for their first pro practice. Their eyes are wide and their steps are initially ginger. This Giants crop on Friday at Giants Stadium was no different.

 

The Giants are hoping top pick WR Hakeem Nicks can help improve the offense

 

Once this bunch had finished its first session, some described the experience. Linebacker Clint Sintim said it was "surreal." He said the whole idea of being a Giant had not yet hit him.

 

Quarterback Rhett Bomar said he was so excited and was throwing the ball so high and so hard that Giants quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer told him to, simply, "breathe." Bomar said that becoming a Giant was sort of a bolt "out of the blue."

 

Credit the guy -- he got the color right.

 

Cornerback DeAndre Wright said the thing he quickly learned from Giants coach Tom Coughlin was how much Coughlin wanted him to play at a faster tempo.

 

And then there was running back Allen Patrick.

 

Last Friday, he was a free agent in Jets camp. This Friday, he had switched from Jets green to Giants blue.

 

"The Jets told me on Sunday that all of their running back spots were full," Patrick said. "The Giants told my agent they were aware of me, and on Thursday I was here. I'm not sure that has happened too much, from Jets to Giants in such a short time. Hey, you get in where you fit it."

 

That brings us flawlessly to Giants rookie receiver Hakeem Nicks.

 

Here is a player, as much as any drafted, that needs to get in and fit in.

 

When you have been where the Giants have been with receiver Plaxico Burress -- up and down and sideways before a permanent split last month -- there is a relief that comes with his departure and, yet, anxiety over filling his void. With Nicks, the Giants have the rugged, physical part, and with rookie receiver Ramses Barden (6-foot-6), they have the distinguishable height and rare end-zone leaping ability. Burress was so good when he was at his best that it could take two or three or four receivers to account for his gifts.

 

But it starts with Nicks. He was the first-round pick. He was the guy that photographers asked for solo shots here on Friday. He was the first rookie the Giants escorted to their interview room.

 

And he was the rookie who seemed most comfortable in his debut.

 

He wore a new, shiny, white pair of Jordan "Air Force Ones." Old-school style for a new-school player.

 

"I guess I've worn this brand of sneaker since I was in middle school," said Nicks, now 21. "I watched Plaxico play. I admired him. I've never met him. Haven't heard from him. I'm not looking to get into everybody's Plaxico thing. I'm Hakeem Nicks. I want to do what I've been doing that got me to this point."

 

What he did in his North Carolina high school was, for four years, be a wheel in a team that never lost a game. What he did at North Carolina, for coach Butch Davis, was fight through double teams and often come up with the ball and break tackles and remind Davis of Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin.

 

And what he will do for the Giants, well, no one knows. But Nicks has some ideas.

 

There he was, in his first practice, showing sure hands and often being the last one with his paws on the ball when it was tipped by the defense or equally up for possession.

 

The Giants say he arrived as smooth off the field -- listening, cooperative, coachable, positive and eager.

 

"I think people might think I'm not that fast as a receiver," Nicks said. "I think I play fast. If you have me run a 40, I might run a 4.49 or 4.5. But if you put a ball in my hands in a game, I think I run faster than that. I think I have game speed."

 

Bill Walsh used to call this "functional football speed."

 

Walsh saw it in Jerry Rice when many said that Rice, when exiting college, was not a "fast" receiver.

 

Nicks is easy to like. He says nothing is guaranteed. That he must earn his keep, his spot on the Giants roster and in the offense. He said he did not drop a ball in his first practice. He said he wants to perfect the offense.

 

You hear the players around Nicks talk glowingly about his "tools."

 

The Giants, when around Plaxico Burress, used to talk about him in exactly the same way.

 

The Giants want Nicks to get in and fit in. These are the infant steps.

 

"I understand," Nicks said.

 

In a way and a manner that the Giants already appreciate.

 

http://www.giants.com/news/headlines/story...?story_id=37079

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Near the end of the season Hixon was demanding triple coverage..

 

that is the single most ridiculous thing I have EVER read. :confused:

 

Larry Fitzgerald doesn't even demand triple coverage, he should though.

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Nicks, Hixon, and Smith.

#4 Barden/Manningham depending where we are on the field.

 

I think Hixon will look much better as a number 2, and being opposite Nicks will get him open deep often enough.

 

I guess I could deal with that. Hakeem Nicks needs to be on the field. I guess that's my main concern. The dude was such a beast in college, it is a miracle he fell to us.

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I meant double, and he did..

 

 

the dog would have to strongly disagree here...hixon may ultimately be a solid receiver, but he did not step up last year when he was thrust into the line-up...he may this year, who knows...but the double coverage thing is inaccurate:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008...tory?id=3805758

 

Hixon is quick to note that he gained plenty of confidence while playing with the first-team offense during most of training camp -- when Burress was sidelined with an ankle injury -- and he has been a solid target for Eli Manning for most of this season (43 receptions, 596 yards, two touchdowns). The key for Hixon now is making sure he can beat the single coverage he's likely to get throughout this postseason. There will be plenty of times when the Giants will need a receiver to make the kind of big plays that Burress made in last season's Super Bowl run. Remember, the Giants probably wouldn't have won last year's NFC Championship Game if not for Burress' 11 receptions for 151 yards in that victory over Green Bay.

 

Said Hixon: "Without Plaxico out there, we know we're not going to have a guy who demands double coverage. That means the safeties are going to be closer to the line of scrimmage to stop the run and we're going to see more press coverage on the outside. We saw that in the first game we played after Plaxico was out for the year [a 23-7 win over Washington]. That's why I'm always focusing on being accountable. That's what I've been practicing all season -- doing my job."

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the dog would have to strongly disagree here...hixon may ultimately be a solid receiver, but he did not step up last year when he was thrust into the line-up...he may this year, who knows...but the double coverage thing is inaccurate:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008...tory?id=3805758

 

Hixon is quick to note that he gained plenty of confidence while playing with the first-team offense during most of training camp -- when Burress was sidelined with an ankle injury -- and he has been a solid target for Eli Manning for most of this season (43 receptions, 596 yards, two touchdowns). The key for Hixon now is making sure he can beat the single coverage he's likely to get throughout this postseason. There will be plenty of times when the Giants will need a receiver to make the kind of big plays that Burress made in last season's Super Bowl run. Remember, the Giants probably wouldn't have won last year's NFC Championship Game if not for Burress' 11 receptions for 151 yards in that victory over Green Bay.

 

Said Hixon: "Without Plaxico out there, we know we're not going to have a guy who demands double coverage. That means the safeties are going to be closer to the line of scrimmage to stop the run and we're going to see more press coverage on the outside. We saw that in the first game we played after Plaxico was out for the year [a 23-7 win over Washington]. That's why I'm always focusing on being accountable. That's what I've been practicing all season -- doing my job."

I'm pretty sure I saw 2-3 defensive backs chasing Hixon down the field in the Eagles game..

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the dog would have to strongly disagree here...hixon may ultimately be a solid receiver, but he did not step up last year when he was thrust into the line-up...he may this year, who knows...but the double coverage thing is inaccurate:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008...tory?id=3805758

 

Hixon is quick to note that he gained plenty of confidence while playing with the first-team offense during most of training camp -- when Burress was sidelined with an ankle injury -- and he has been a solid target for Eli Manning for most of this season (43 receptions, 596 yards, two touchdowns). The key for Hixon now is making sure he can beat the single coverage he's likely to get throughout this postseason. There will be plenty of times when the Giants will need a receiver to make the kind of big plays that Burress made in last season's Super Bowl run. Remember, the Giants probably wouldn't have won last year's NFC Championship Game if not for Burress' 11 receptions for 151 yards in that victory over Green Bay.

 

Said Hixon: "Without Plaxico out there, we know we're not going to have a guy who demands double coverage. That means the safeties are going to be closer to the line of scrimmage to stop the run and we're going to see more press coverage on the outside. We saw that in the first game we played after Plaxico was out for the year [a 23-7 win over Washington]. That's why I'm always focusing on being accountable. That's what I've been practicing all season -- doing my job."

 

 

THANK YOU!

 

Did everyone watch the same Hixon as us last year?

 

If a player doesn't step up when put in a role, no matter how difficult a role may be, you do not reward him with the starting position. Right now, all of our WRs should be on about an equal playing field right now with everyone having the same chance to start...

 

With that being said, I project the depth chart at WR to look like this(not that I have any say or am any kind of expert, simply my opinion based on who I think is the most talented and gives us the best chance to win), Nicks, Smith, Hixon, Barden, Manningham. I changed it up.

 

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I'm pretty sure I saw 2-3 defensive backs chasing Hixon down the field in the Eagles game..

 

Yah, but off the line and after the ball is thrown are two different things, my man...

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It's going to be Hixon, Smith, Nicks, then MOSS....

 

 

By mid-season Nicks will be the "number 1." I put that in quotes because I don't

believe the Giants will have a clear number 1 wideout.

 

Hixon is what he is. I don't necessarly agree with Storm, but I think Hixon can be

a pretty good player.

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