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Just now, Restored said:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">John Simon is a decent addition by the Colts. Has graded well vs. the run these last few years, improved rusher.</p>&mdash; Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_NateJahnke/status/840201413066182656">March 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Don't ya just hate when this happens?  HA

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Ballard said he wanted to get "Frank Gore" mentality type players.   Simon sounds like one of those types:

 

"He is kind of an unsung hero type of player," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said of Simon during the season. "He's a guy who personifies doing your job. He does a good job every week of going out and doing what he's coached to do. Vrabel does a good job of coaching him.

"John loves playing the game. He's in here all the time. He just loves being around it. He's tough."

 

Vrabel is never surprised by the production of Simon, who's known for his physical style and strength in the weight room. Simon has bench pressed over 500 pounds and worked diligently on his flexibility and pass coverage skills.

"I see a tough, physical football player who the game and his teammates are important to him," Vrabel said. "He loves it. He studies hard. He tries to do it the way we coach him to do it."

http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Healthy-market-for-Texans-free-agent-John-Simon-10983767.php#photo-10947948

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1 minute ago, krunk said:

Ballard said he wanted to get "Frank Gore" mentality type players.   Simon sounds like one of those types:

 

"He is kind of an unsung hero type of player," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said of Simon during the season. "He's a guy who personifies doing your job. He does a good job every week of going out and doing what he's coached to do. Vrabel does a good job of coaching him.

"John loves playing the game. He's in here all the time. He just loves being around it. He's tough."

 

Vrabel is never surprised by the production of Simon, who's known for his physical style and strength in the weight room. Simon has bench pressed over 500 pounds and worked diligently on his flexibility and pass coverage skills.

"I see a tough, physical football player who the game and his teammates are important to him," Vrabel said. "He loves it. He studies hard. He tries to do it the way we coach him to do it."

http://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Healthy-market-for-Texans-free-agent-John-Simon-10983767.php#photo-10947948

that's what I like to see...changing the mentality of the D here.

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