The Natural

Damn I hate it when Iowa guys turn out to be good.

H5, what do you think happens when Hayward comes back?  I think that it is DB by committee and Tramon, MD Jennings, and McMillian see a lot less time, unless House takes another play off like he did last week.  Hyde keeps his reps.

Happens more than you think.

 

Fail and you have to go sell cars in Des Moynes.

 

Incentive.

 

With the OLB injuries they could go 3-1-7. Also, there is a little less than 2 weeks to the trade deadline. Move Tramon?

 

I would agree they could move him, but with the injuries this year...

Curiously.....have not been able to take my eyes off this.

Beautiful!

She forgot her Iowa Cheerleading togs. 

You guys, stop makin' my neighbors! 

Mike Daniels and Bulaga, are also Hawkeyes. As am I. Clearly, Iowa only produces the finest human beings. 

When Heyward comes back, he obviously is on the field in passing situations.  Hyde still can't cover or make picks.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.  I remember Hyde looking like quite the rookie in the first week against the 49ers.  I have no doubt he'll improve but he's a rookie and the questions about his speed that made him drop to the 4th round were evident in week 1.  When he's healthy, there is no question that Heyward is back in the starting lineup.  

 

And yes, Tramon has no chance of coming back next year unless he takes a dramatic paycut.  

If I had to guess Hayward is in nickle on anything over 5 yards, Hyde on anything under.  Allows Hayward to work himself in slowly, keep him from having to mix it up with the big heavies,  and let's him use his instincts to go after the ball.  Hyde plays the short stuff on the nickel and keeps McMillian off the field in the dime.  McMillian has time to look at his game and realize that passion and willingness to hit  alone isn't going to cut it at this level and work on cleaning up his head and technique. 

 

Hyde and Hayward both on in the dime allows all kinds of fun things to happen.  

 

Tramon still has skill but boy is he involved in a lot of little plays that become big plays.  He's on a long interception drought, too.  Last time he had one was week 2 in 2012 against the Bears.  When you see how many CBs the Packers are developing it's hard not to think part of that is trying to find out if they have enough that they can move on from his high paid salary and keep another player at another position that's on the upswing for the money they save (or pay Shields).  

 

For all the gruff he takes about going young, TT makes guys that are earning big money continue to compete by bringing in young competition and then cutting the top heavy salary (Bishop, Woodson as CB) as soon as the position is solidified instead of waiting on them to recover.    

Don't know I'd go as far as to say he can't cover, but I certainly like his work close to the line a lot better.

I wonder if that had to do with the 49ers scouting Hyde during the preseason where Hyde obviously was performing well.  Since that game Hyde has only played sparingly, so perhaps the Ravens did not scout Hyde very closely.

 

 

Or Dom has been schemeing to keep him out of coverage.

 

Be careful of absolutes.  As Keel used to say in his location, Roy Rogers never met Iowacheese.

February 2nd 2014.

 

"Troy, as we start the 4th quarter it's important to mention Micah Hyde appears to be bleeding from the area around his left kidney and it's pretty evident he's favoring it"

 

"Well you're exactly right Joe.... and if there was a game next week I'm not sure the NFL doesn't fine Micah for wearing a non matching color and for simply being a Green Bay Packer"

 

The moment things get interesting.

Only because thats the only creature on the planet with more back hair than you.

I think the kid's future is next to Burnett. He is stout against the run, and has the physical talents to be our (finally) replacement for Collins.

If you put Charles Woodsen and Jarrett Bush in a blender you'd get a Micah Hyde.

Hyde is serviceable. He won't muff a punt, which honestly for me is a low bar. But perhaps a luxury given they accepted the sub-mediocrity that was Ross for over a season before they dumped him.

 

Until Hyde returns something for a TD, or consistently is a threat to break big ones, I'm not ready to heap praise on him. Right now, he's the best option we have. And that's not saying much.

A far more impressive Hawkeye has been Daniels...a guy I was 100% wrong about last year. Thought he was another CJ Wilson...he's a stud.

Hyde is averaging 10.7 yds / return. Good enough for 8th overall in the NFL. Long has only been 23 yards so it's not like he ripped off a 70 yarder to inflate his average. If he can average 10 plus yards per and not drop the ball he's much better than the best option we have.

I for one am shocked by this revelation.

Stunned he was picked up so late in the draft. He's just a football player, pure and simple.

Max effort guy, leaves it all on the field.  Knows how to play the game.  

 

Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!

He's too short. There's no making up for it. Eventually some genius OC is going to say, "Hey, that Hyde guy is short.  Maybe we could run out some big tall fat slow pig out there who can jump 1/2" and mismatch that dinky toy!"

 

Read the Green Bay media to get the real scoop on how football works. The Ravens tried to cover Finley with a 5'11" safety and it was a big mistake that they'll never make again.

Dum

I love me some IC!

She looks like a senior in high school 

Mesmerizing. Mamerizing. 

Speaking of natural.....

I think the best thing about Hyde is that he's a consistent player.  You know what you are going to get.   He's a good tackler, physical, good instincts, etc. I also don't think you'll see him make many mistakes.  

 

Still, he has some limitations (i.e. not very good speed) but as a backup DB he's a decent player and someone that can certainly help out on special teams.   Every team needs a guy like Micah Hyde but let's stop with any Charles Woodson comparisons on any level.   Woodson is a sure fire HOF player and he might be the best DB ever to play in the Big Ten.  Heck, he might be one of the best overall players (regardless of position) ever to play in the Big Ten.

 

quote:

Mesmerizing. Mamerizing.

 

Doesn't anybody knock anymore?

 

I want to go to the high school you went to.

 

I need to find that in a single frame, full screen avatar. That will make time fly at work.

Ouch. And probably fake.