I know a lot of people in this forum like Hakeem Nicks, but don't shoot the messenger fellas, I'm just telling you what I heard from someone who was there Reportedly Nicks was fat/overweight (226), looked bad in agility drills and reinjured his hammy
Yeah, I meant combine - that's crazy. Do you know if any Jets personnel attended his workout? (With this apparent Cleveland/Denver/New York three-way trade in the making, Nicks will no longer be a possibility if the Jets get Cutler)
I did it in three weeks too, but that was when I quit smoking and was inhaling junk food like oxygen :grin:
Apparently Nicks disputed the 226 and claimed he added 10 pounds (222) since the combines and not 14 Either way, its between 10-14 and it showed .. apparently he looked overweight and looked bad in drills, then stopped in the middle of pass catching drills and said he re-tweaked his hammy
I think back to last year when a number of wideouts folks were projecting higher wound up sliding into RD 2, and I believe Pittsburgh drafted Limas Sweed in the 50's?, so I wouldn't discount the possibility of Nicks being there for the Jets in RD 2
Yeah I was just about to write the same thing. Outside of Crabtree+Maclin, there are no studly WRs worth a 1st to me. I would not be surprised at all if Nicks and Britt were both available at our 2nd. I originally had 1) Nicks and 2) Gilbert, but now it looks like their draft places have flipped
I had penciled in Nicks for the Jets first round pick. Now that looks like it's in jeopardy. Too bad, I was sure Nicks would be a stud WR as a rookie. But maybe he's just not that committed.
I think in the second round WR, Brian Robiskie is going to be a good player. His Dad is the WR coach of Atlanta so Brian has been taught to be a pro since he was a kid. And he had a solid Combine which showed his good athleticism. I think he'll be able to contribute right away.
Wow, I'm a bit shocked. The guy always seemed like a hard worker. I may need to rethink my stance on him a bit if he really gained 14 lbs. I don't usually put much stock into pro days and such, but issues like this have to be taken into consideration.
I'm a big Nicks fan b ut this is somewhat disturbing news. Its a work ethic thing. if your not smart / hard working enough to be in game shape for a job interview that can make or lose you millions of dollars then you have to wonder about commitent to the game. This was a bad move by this young man. Possible first rounders end up in the late second because of crap like this and cost themselves a whole truckload of money in the process.
Agreed. However, with Jarron Gilbert rising up the boards, this could work out well for us in the end if this was just a slip up by the kid and he ends up at our second. He better do well on his interviews, or this could be a major mistake by him. He probably already knocked himself out of the first with this. Figures, just when I was finally starting to get a solid view of what I wanted in the draft, this happens.
