Hanson Will Have His Hands Full Holding Off Brandon Boykin
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Somebody tell Eagles nickel back Joselio Hanson not to be spending a lot of money this off season. He needs to emphasize saving and don’t take it for granted that he’ll be cashing those big NFL checks every week this fall.
Hanson has gotten a great deal out of his ability, but he’s going to need more than that to hold off rookie draft choice Brandon Boykin. This young man from the University of Georgia is quite an athlete, who seems to be quicker, faster and stronger than Hanson. Check out Boykin in this dunk contest when in high school.
The only advantages Hanson has are his smarts and his experience. Hanson has good quickness, but he isn’t very fast. The veteran does a great job of jamming receivers with his hands and anticipating what routes they’re going to run.
You have to be willing to tackle at the slot position and Hanson has always done a good job in that aspect of the game. He has some toughness, but Boykin has that same edge to his game. This youngster will give after you.
Hanson has made a career out of playing the nickel position, but he’s no longer a top flight nickel back. He doesn’t have the speed to play out on the corner with no help and that lack of speed has hurt as a nickel back as well.
The Birds had wanted to replace him a year ago, but they couldn’t because not one of their top cornerbacks, Asante Samuel, Nmandi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie were capable of playing the nickel position.
He’s going to have trouble hold off Boykin very long. This young man is a tremendous athlete. He’s got great quickness, speed and leaping ability. His ball skills are outstanding as you would expect of a kickoff and punt returner.
The return teams will benefit a great deal from having Boykin returning kickoffs and punts.
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@larrwd, Yo you crazy with that one boy, prostitutes tho. Man go to second and cambria set it off all day. LOL Alright enough of the hooker talk RIP Mr. Seau. As far as the Eagles go man look leave our safties alone Nate will play better(hopefully). And Coleman is a player let’s go get that ring boys.
LMAO @ DIDDY
a couple of thoughts on Boykin and the roster. I’m a huge Boykin fan. I wanted them to draft him well before the draft rolled around, so I’m very excited to see what he can do. That said, I don’t think they’ll release Hanson unless Boykin absolutely shines. The reason being is that they would have Marsh, who is extremely raw and better suited to play on the outside, Lindley, who was cut and not picked up by anyone else, Hughes who played ok in the last two games last year and Boykin. There would be absolutely 0 game experience at the slot position behind Boykin if something happens. I think what you’ll see is Hanson kept and Lindley released again. Nnamdi and DRC on the outside with Marsh as the 3rd option to give one the occasional breather. Hanson and Boykin battling for the slot, and Hughes inactive most weeks.
I think they view Marsh as their long-term outside CB. He only played there for 2 years at Utah St, but he is a phenomenal athlete. I believe they see him in a Nnamdi type mold. He’s very fast, physical with extremely long arms. I think they want him to emulate Nnamdi’s style and learn from him. Nnamdi will be 31 by the time the season starts. His clock is ticking….
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I read somewhere leading up to the Draft that Boykins should be cleared and 100% ready by about Mid-June and possibly sooner, so maybe during this upcoming Rookie OTA’s, he may not be about to be out there running around but stuyding playbook,doing some walk-thru’s etc,etc..
Paulman — good info — I hope the Georgia talent is ready like you suggest because I have no faith in DRC, who I expect to mentally break down after being the guy everyone chooses to throw out because of the talent disparity between Nnamdi Asomugha and himself
one real positive about DRC, he is in his Contract Year and he is the Starter coming in, I think we will all will be pleasantly surprised on how he plays.. Rumor is that he has worked pretty hard over the off-season and has put on about 5lbs on his wiry frame and has added some upper boddy strength, now wether this translates to better tackling or becoming more physical who knows, but I am willing to give him this Season to show what he can do and if he stays focused and plays his cards right, he should be playing for a large contract after this season whether that’s from the Eagles or one of the other 31 Teams in the NFL, we have to remember that he was a 2 year Starter in Arizona and a Pro-Bowl Player in 2010 so the fella has Talent and tcrazy speed and the best thing is that he’s only 26 Years old so with a full Off-Season with the Eagles and working with Secondary Coach Todd Bowles to improve his technique, positioning and how better to use his speed and long arms should prove to be very beneficial , I think the Sky is the limit with him and would shure hate to see Todd Bowles coach him up and have a very good Season only to leave in Free-Agency. He has a lot to play for when you think about it and that’s a good Situation for the Eagles to be in … (and hopefully us Fans too)
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Sky is the limit for DRC with that speed.. i mean he runs 4.29 at 6’2 hes faster than desean jackson.. it will also be good for jackson to go up against our corners in practice im expecting a huge year from jackson.. hes rich now lmao
I wonder if Andy Reid still believes Rory Segrest is a helluva coach?
eagles0 – I think you’re mistaken – Boykin, on defense, is a slot specialist. That’s his role. He’s not an outside guy. Your misguided hate for DRC is leading you to want Boykin to take DRC’s job, but that would be Hughes, Marsh, Lindley… those guys are the young prospects for the outside. But make no mistake about it, DRC is the best option opposite Nnamdi, and the best case scenario for the Eagles is that DRC, Nnamdi, and Boykin in the slot are your corners long term – with DRC playing well this year and getting an extension. Boykin is a rare slot specialist with all the tools to be a major asset at that specific position – SLOT CB.
I wonder if the herpes on Song’s hemorrhoids is resolving any – at least that would give him hope of returning to SOME form of viewing life positively at somepoint in the future… Enh, maybe I’m overreaching. He’s gonna be a pain in the ass because of the pain in his forever….
yeah schiller your right about my hate for DRC clouding Boykins role, it is his unofficial job to lose as the slot corner on the bird’s wish list — I have to get back to cheering from booing like pdiddy does
I love when Eagles let players go or trade them knowing the replacement on the roster upgrades the position…..
I mean…When we let our offensive tackle go in the same year …the replacements on the roster were just marvelous….
remember the Safety debacle?
the right corner replacement?
Don’t worry….let Stew walk…We have Matthews…
Now, here we go again.
DRC over Asante…..
this will prove you can’t downgrade a position and expect better results.
This one will bite us fellas
I would like to see Boykin get some time at safety.
Songs – you HATED Stew. And Stew was damaged goods – FACT. You raging hypocrite. Remember when we let Bobby Taylor and Troy Vincent go at the perfect time, and replaced them with Brown and Sheppard and it worked really well? Remember when we let McNabb go and he stunk it up and then Vick worked out? Remember when we let Westbrook go and Shady stepped in to shine? Remember when we let Castillo leave the Oline and Mudd came in and kicked ass? Remember when we let Segrest go from the DL and brought in Washburn and he lead the team to leading the league in sacks?
Songs, wipe the corner of your mouth, you missed a spot, still some dookie seeping out
Remember when Runyan left and Herramans stepped in and played great? Rembmer when Thomas left and Peters came in and played well? Remember when Jackson was replaced with Kelce who played well? Remember when Rhodes was replaced with Reid and team got way better for a sustained period of time?
Remember when the Wrs sucked and we then got 10, 18, 81?
Remember when LJ smith was replaced by Brent Celek?
Remember when Rory Segrest was replaced with Bobby April? Remember when Ellis Hobbs was replaced by Nnamdi Asomugha? Remember when Mathews/Cheney were replaced with Demeco Ryans? Remember when Bunkley was replaced with Cullen Jenkins? Remember when Parker was replaced with Babin?
Remember when sanity and sense was replaced with Songs?
Remember when Weaver got a nast injury and it was Reid’s fault? Remember when Shawn Andrews’s psyche was shattered somehow and it was Reid’s fault? Remember when Dawkins got old and it was Reids fault? Remember when Jim Johnson died and it was Reid’s fault?
Remember when Songs opened his mouth and the guy next to him handed him a roll of TP?
Yooouuuuu remember whennnn Bobbbyyy Boucchher came in and wwwon the Sugar Bowwwlll.
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