Is Hixon Scared? - The Orange Mane

FantomForce · 09-11-2007, 12:54 PM

He looked like a scared little kid returning those kicks? Noth that this takes anything that happend to Everett away God bless him. But Hixon looked scared to be out on that field! Let's cut him and pick up Jermey Bloom!

cousinal11 · 09-11-2007, 12:55 PM

I don't know if he was scared, he definitely looked very hesitant.

Ratboy · 09-11-2007, 12:56 PM

I'd be scared too, our special teams suck and couldn't make blocks.

Smiling Assassin27 · 09-11-2007, 12:56 PM

Two words: Tim Dwight--get him a uni.

FantomForce · 09-11-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Smiling Assassin27

Two words: Tim Dwight--get him a uni.

I would be all for Tim Dwight he' s been awsome ever since his Iowa days!

sixtimeseight · 09-11-2007, 12:59 PM

Hixon's not scared, he just sucks.

cmhargrove · 09-11-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mecklenburg77

He looked like a scared little kid returning those kicks? Noth that this takes anything that happend to Everett away God bless him. But Hixon looked scared to be out on that field! Let's cut him and pick up Jermey Bloom!

Give me a break on Bloom, the guy will never make it in the big leagues. Interesting thought, but not worth the roster space.

Can't blame only Hixon on this one. First, the Bills are better than us at ST. Second, our wedge seems to have very little effect. It gets broken down very easily, and leaves Hixon no good choices. It wouldn't surprise me to see some back and forth between Hixon and Clark (mainly so they could activate Clark as a receiving option).

I still think Selvin Young could be our best KR - he has better vision than Hixon and has shown he can take a lick and lay one.

Smiling Assassin27 · 09-11-2007, 01:01 PM

Some returners just have 'it'. They are fearless and can hit the holes at full speed every time. Dwight was the best i've seen at it.

FantomForce · 09-11-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cmhargrove

Give me a break on Bloom, the guy will never make it in the big leagues. Interesting thought, but not worth the roster space.

Can't blame only Hixon on this one. First, the Bills are better than us at ST. Second, our wedge seems to have very little effect. It gets broken down very easily, and leaves Hixon no good choices. It wouldn't surprise me to see some back and forth between Hixon and Clark (mainly so they could activate Clark as a receiving option).

I still think Selvin Young could be our best KR - he has better vision than Hixon and has shown he can take a lick and lay one.

Are you serious? Our wedge can't hold up forever if he would quit running like a pu**y and get up to the wedge maybe it could be effective!

2KBack · 09-11-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Smiling Assassin27

Some returners just have 'it'. They are fearless and can hit the holes at full speed every time. Dwight was the best i've seen at it.

there have to be holes, in order to hit them. If the Special teams start to pick up their blocking, Denvers returners will start to look a lot better. Look at the coverage teams, those aren't hixon's fault, but they directly reflect on the return team.

cabronco · 09-11-2007, 01:04 PM

I will give him a few more games to find his comfort zone. Its not like hes had any lanes to run through. Plus the Mane has put alot of expectations on him...

Special teams have to get better, they cant get much worse. So Hixon please take one to the house against the Faid !!

FantomForce · 09-11-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cmhargrove

Give me a break on Bloom, the guy will never make it in the big leagues. Interesting thought, but not worth the roster space.

Can't blame only Hixon on this one. First, the Bills are better than us at ST. Second, our wedge seems to have very little effect. It gets broken down very easily, and leaves Hixon no good choices. It wouldn't surprise me to see some back and forth between Hixon and Clark (mainly so they could activate Clark as a receiving option).

I still think Selvin Young could be our best KR - he has better vision than Hixon and has shown he can take a lick and lay one.

Are you serious? Our wedge can't hold up forever if he would quit running like a pu**y and get up to the wedge maybe it could be effective!

theAPAOps5 · 09-11-2007, 01:10 PM

It was weird he is crazy fast but he looked crazy slow when starting to run. Of course watching your blockers whiff on the gunners isn't very encouraging either.

SonOfLe-loLang · 09-11-2007, 01:15 PM

I'd give him a few more games as well. Brian Clark ran like a p***Y last year too, so lets not throw him back there either. But honestly, i like our offense, as long as he doesn't fumble, i'm ok with him. I think he did a decent job returning punts though.

Smiling Assassin27 · 09-11-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 2KBack

there have to be holes, in order to hit them. If the Special teams start to pick up their blocking, Denvers returners will start to look a lot better. Look at the coverage teams, those aren't hixon's fault, but they directly reflect on the return team.

on every return, there's a window. the great ones find the window no matter where it is and they manipulate the coverage to create a window based on the pursuit.

telluride · 09-11-2007, 01:26 PM

Blasphemy!

Hixon is never scared. He was worried about ripping the space-time continuum with his blazing speed.

Houshyamama · 09-11-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ApaOps5

It was weird he is crazy fast but he looked crazy slow when starting to run. Of course watching your blockers whiff on the gunners isn't very encouraging either.

I know exactly what you mean. It looked like he was in slow motion compared to everyone else.

Kaylore · 09-11-2007, 01:53 PM

He's more nervous than scared. This was his very first NFL game ever. I think we forget that. He's going to look raw until he plays a few games and settles down. Also, they're the best special teams in the NFL next to the Bears so it was a tough week one.

bdv · 09-11-2007, 01:54 PM

It reminded me of #27 last year: catch a punt, stand there and think about what to do next. From now on #12, do your thinking while your running. Run immediately after the catch! And run forward - with few exceptions. Wait until you've established yourself to run a little backward and to side - but as I said, rarely.

Maybe the return game needs to "slow down" for him. Too early to judge how he'll turn out.

As for our ST blocking, it's difficult for me to tell, since the camera is always so tight on the main player...

chadta · 09-11-2007, 01:55 PM

i dunno if hes scared, but he sure scared me, everytime he caught the ball and ran around not taking any steps forward, i do admire his guts tho, did he take a fair catch all game ?

broncosteven · 09-11-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaylore

He's more nervous than scared. This was his very first NFL game ever. I think we forget that. He's going to look raw until he plays a few games and settles down. Also, they're the best special teams in the NFL next to the Bears so it was a tough week one.

I thought he was fine as a PR. He made positive yards on all but one PR. He could have Fair caught the 1st punt but thanks to the option play we got out of that hole.

footstepsfrom#27 · 09-11-2007, 02:19 PM

One game...let's throw him under the bus...makes perfect sense for this place.

worm · 09-11-2007, 02:25 PM

I thought it was ironic on a day that the ST did so well for the Bills....Steve Tasker was inducted into the Wall of Fame.

FantomForce · 09-11-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

One game...let's throw him under the bus...makes perfect sense for this place.

I'm not throwing anyone under the bus! Futhermore the man has been preparing for this game for how long now

All this hype about "I'll be ready when my oppourtunity comes". Now what? He will get another chance and I would love to be proved wrong. But that doesn't change the fact, that he finally was healthy enough to get on the field and pretty much lost control of his bowel movements every time he touched the ball!

worm · 09-11-2007, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mecklenburg77

I'm not throwing anyone under the bus! Futhermore the man has been preparing for this game for how long now

All this hype about "I'll be ready when my oppourtunity comes". Now what? He will get another chance and I would love to be proved wrong. But that doesn't change the fact, that he finally was healthy enough to get on the field and pretty much lost control of his bowel movements every time he touched the ball!

Yet in your vast knowledge you think we would be better off signing Bloom who has even less experience and was cut in his first training camp.

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09-11-2007, 12:54 PM	#1
FantomForce Long live the Mane! The Incredible BULK! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Silt, Colorado Posts: 2,028	Is Hixon Scared? He looked like a scared little kid returning those kicks? Noth that this takes anything that happend to Everett away God bless him. But Hixon looked scared to be out on that field! Let's cut him and pick up Jermey Bloom!

09-11-2007, 12:55 PM	#2
cousinal11 East Coast Bronco Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,203 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joel Dresseen	I don't know if he was scared, he definitely looked very hesitant.

09-11-2007, 12:56 PM	#3
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,276	I'd be scared too, our special teams suck and couldn't make blocks.

09-11-2007, 12:56 PM	#4
Smiling Assassin27 STOP! KIPER TIME! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 10,976 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	Two words: Tim Dwight--get him a uni.

09-11-2007, 12:59 PM	#6
sixtimeseight Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,872	Hixon's not scared, he just sucks.

09-11-2007, 01:01 PM	#8
Smiling Assassin27 STOP! KIPER TIME! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 10,976 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	Some returners just have 'it'. They are fearless and can hit the holes at full speed every time. Dwight was the best i've seen at it.

09-11-2007, 01:04 PM	#11
cabronco Fish & Chips PFM Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: So.Cal. Posts: 5,469 Adopt-a-Bronco: wth happened	I will give him a few more games to find his comfort zone. Its not like hes had any lanes to run through. Plus the Mane has put alot of expectations on him... Special teams have to get better, they cant get much worse. So Hixon please take one to the house against the Faid !!

09-11-2007, 01:10 PM	#13
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,058 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	It was weird he is crazy fast but he looked crazy slow when starting to run. Of course watching your blockers whiff on the gunners isn't very encouraging either.

09-11-2007, 01:15 PM	#14
SonOfLe-loLang Young Buck Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 13,217 Adopt-a-Bronco: Thunder (RIP)	I'd give him a few more games as well. Brian Clark ran like a p***Y last year too, so lets not throw him back there either. But honestly, i like our offense, as long as he doesn't fumble, i'm ok with him. I think he did a decent job returning punts though.

09-11-2007, 01:26 PM	#16
telluride Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,557 Adopt-a-Bronco: --Rulon!--	Blasphemy! Hixon is never scared. He was worried about ripping the space-time continuum with his blazing speed.

09-11-2007, 01:53 PM	#18
Kaylore 6-37, Raider fans. Yummy birds and snow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ceti Alpha V Posts: 41,045 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Duke	He's more nervous than scared. This was his very first NFL game ever. I think we forget that. He's going to look raw until he plays a few games and settles down. Also, they're the best special teams in the NFL next to the Bears so it was a tough week one.

09-11-2007, 01:54 PM	#19
bdv Solid Starter Atheist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 215 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	It reminded me of #27 last year: catch a punt, stand there and think about what to do next. From now on #12, do your thinking while your running. Run immediately after the catch! And run forward - with few exceptions. Wait until you've established yourself to run a little backward and to side - but as I said, rarely. Maybe the return game needs to "slow down" for him. Too early to judge how he'll turn out. As for our ST blocking, it's difficult for me to tell, since the camera is always so tight on the main player...

09-11-2007, 01:55 PM	#20
chadta Atomic Meatball Keeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 2,837 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Mc Rib	i dunno if hes scared, but he sure scared me, everytime he caught the ball and ran around not taking any steps forward, i do admire his guts tho, did he take a fair catch all game ?

09-11-2007, 02:19 PM	#22
footstepsfrom#27 helmet to helmet hitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 16,117 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joe Mays	One game...let's throw him under the bus...makes perfect sense for this place.

09-11-2007, 02:25 PM	#23
worm Great moments are born... ...from great opportunity Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,947 Adopt-a-Bronco: #20	I thought it was ironic on a day that the ST did so well for the Bills....Steve Tasker was inducted into the Wall of Fame.