Hasselbeck
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Really if you think about it.. Simon's rookie year was essentially last season. Like kearly said, Byron Maxwell wasn't much to get excited about either .. then one Browner PED suspension later and Maxwell pretty much never relinquished the job.
His Super Bowl was ugly.. but a lot of that was because Julian Edelman was the worst possible WR for Simon to be matched up on. I think that's a big reason they drafted Tye Smith and signed Will Blackmon this year... as they are much better equipped to cover the smaller WR's that work out of the slot as much as they do the outside.
Basically, I'm not giving up on him yet.. and I still think he has a lot of potential. Even at LSU .. he would do the same thing he has so far in Seattle.. moments of brilliance followed by moments of maddening coverage. But he definitely has the physical tools to excel.
His Super Bowl was ugly.. but a lot of that was because Julian Edelman was the worst possible WR for Simon to be matched up on. I think that's a big reason they drafted Tye Smith and signed Will Blackmon this year... as they are much better equipped to cover the smaller WR's that work out of the slot as much as they do the outside.
Basically, I'm not giving up on him yet.. and I still think he has a lot of potential. Even at LSU .. he would do the same thing he has so far in Seattle.. moments of brilliance followed by moments of maddening coverage. But he definitely has the physical tools to excel.