Buddha Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 From ffmastermind.com-- -- Skip Hicks Sinks to #5 on Depth Chart -- The Chicago Tribune reports in something of a shock, Bears RB Skip Hicks is listed as the No. 5 running back on the roster, raising obvious early questions about his chances of making the team. Hicks has been especially ineffective as a pass blocker, a critical role in the Bears' offense, and is listed behind RB James Allen, RB Marlon Barnes, rookie RB Anthony Thomas and NFL Europe standout RB Brian Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF4L Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Betcha bulldog chimes in with something here. Better get with the program Skipster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMP Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 What about the Skipster's ability to explode through the offensive line? What in heaven's name Norv ever saw in Hicks is beyond me. This guy couldn't explode through a wet paper bag. ------------------ <IMG SRC="http://www.joegibbsracing.com/joe_gibbs/joegibbs_images/driver_prof_joe.jpg" border=0><IMG SRC="http://www.joegibbsracing.com/current_season/jgr_wc_18/jgr_wc_18_images/car/bobby_car_race.gif" border=0><IMG SRC="http://www.joegibbsracing.com/current_season/jgr_wc_20/jgr_wc_20_images/car/drive_pontiac_tony.gif" border=0> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 The Next headline will read Hicks told by Bears to SKIP town. Who was saying that Hicks would have been an intregal part here? ------------------ Take a sip of the Marty Kool Aid and Believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 I'm wondering what the grizzled old heads in the front office were thinking. If an "integral part" of being a Bears RB is pass-blocking, and Skip Hicks is a guy who leapt into their clever little minds ... perhaps they've been nipping at something stronger than Gatorade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 the idea proposed by some that Hicks would blow into Chicago and unseat James Allen, a 1,200 yard back on a crummy offense from last year with no quarterback, was simply someone's silly excuse for a wet dream. Allen may have durability questions but he has vision and quickness to hit the holes in the line, qualities backs can't be taught. Hicks is nothing more than a stat sheet full of athletic numbers that don't add up to SQUAT on an NFL football field. In three years in the NFL, Hicks has run for less yardage than Corey Dillon has just against the Browns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Skip Hicks = Reggie Brooks Loads of speed, but no discipline, vision, talent, work ethic, etc. . . He has the capaicity to go all the way any time he touches the ball, but the problem is that it actually happens only one time out of a hundred. ------------------ "Loosen up, Sandy baby. You're just too damn tight!" - John Riggins to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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