How good was Nate Hairston?

[ColtsBlitz]

The 5th round rookie surprised me. I thought he did very well and here are his highlights to prove it. 

2 sacks, 1INT, 1 safety are notable stats. He had 35 total tackles on the season. 

[DaveA1102]

Thought he was great last season, played well above his selection and could be a very strong piece for us for years to come. The safety was the play that made me properly sit up and notice. Great stuff.

 

Ps happy 500th post to me! 

[PrincetonTiger]

I like what he did as a rookie hopefully he can avoid a Sophomore Slump

[richard pallo]

Goes to show you how much of a crap shoot the draft is.  We cut one of our 4th. rd picks but a 5th. rounder turned out to be quite a player.  He should only get better. 

[throwing BBZ]

44 minutes ago, DaveA1102 said:

Thought he was great last season, played well above his selection and could be a very strong piece for us for years to come. The safety was the play that made me properly sit up and notice. Great stuff.

 

Ps happy 500th post to me! 

 

He had several solid games earlier in the season. And got chewed up badly in many games after.
Gotta love a Homer.
His season PFF rating was 48.5 Poor.   I hated seeing it was that bad.
A better pass rush will help. I wish him GL in yr 2.

[NorthernBlue]

Sacking Russ Wilson is not an easy thing to do. Hairston is a gamer and I'm excited to see what he can accomplish next season with a year of experience under his belt.

[NewColtsFan]

28 minutes ago, throwing BBZ said:

 

He had several solid games earlier in the season. And got chewed up badly in many games after.
Gotta love a Homer.
His season PFF rating was 48.5 Poor.   I hated seeing it was that bad.
A better pass rush will help. I wish him GL in yr 2.

 

Am I seeing this correctly?

 

The man who claims PFF grades are garbage and worthless now uses them to trash a Colts player?

 

Well....    how convenient!

 

They're garbage when you disagree with them and quotable when you agree with them!  

 

That's impressive!     

[NewColtsFan]

 

Hairston had a good enough rookie season that he will be the projected starter at the nickel back slot position when camp starts.   Whether he can hold the job is up to him.   But it's likely his to lose.

 

[superrep1967]

3 hours ago, DaveA1102 said:

Thought he was great last season, played well above his selection and could be a very strong piece for us for years to come. The safety was the play that made me properly sit up and notice. Great stuff.

 

Ps happy 500th post to me! 

Well, with Geathers back there with him were and talented back there.

[tvturner]

 

 

[ColtsFanMikeC]

4 hours ago, throwing BBZ said:

 

He had several solid games earlier in the season. And got chewed up badly in many games after.
Gotta love a Homer.
His season PFF rating was 48.5 Poor.   I hated seeing it was that bad.
A better pass rush will help. I wish him GL in yr 2.

 

He had 1 (Jax) or 2 games where he looked bad.

 

For a rookie from a relatively small football school (Temple University), coming out of the 5th round, he performed very well.  

 

He isn't afraid to tackle, which I like, and he is very athletic.  He also seems to have good football IQ.

 

As you elude to, a better pass rush (and overall defense) will only help him as he grows.  I expect him to be around for a while... maybe our Darius Butler, Jr.

[Jaredfor3]

Hairston reminds me of former Colts CB Tim Jennings. Good at the line of scrimmage and okay down the field. 

[DaveA1102]

9 hours ago, throwing BBZ said:

 

He had several solid games earlier in the season. And got chewed up badly in many games after.
Gotta love a Homer.
His season PFF rating was 48.5 Poor.   I hated seeing it was that bad.
A better pass rush will help. I wish him GL in yr 2.

 

You will need to remind me what games he was "chewed up badly" in. 

 

I didn't say he was an all pro, in my opinion he played well above his 5th round status and played very well when called upon. That to me is a great rookie season and plenty to build on.

 

Ps @NewColtsFan I actually laughed out loud at your PFF based response to BBZ! 

[NewColtsFan]

15 minutes ago, DaveA1102 said:

 

You will need to remind me what games he was "chewed up badly" in. 

 

I didn't say he was an all pro, in my opinion he played well above his 5th round status and played very well when called upon. That to me is a great rookie season and plenty to build on.

 

Ps @NewColtsFan I actually laughed out loud at your PFF based response to BBZ! 

 

I think in one game in December,  Hairston gave up two TD's...     I know it was written about that he had a few bad games in a short window....

 

I know his overall grade was poor....    but that's not that uncommon for a rookie.    On balance,  I'm much more encouraged than I am discouraged wtih Hairston....

 

As for BBZ....     well, he and I have had a lot of back and forth over PFF....     I'll just be diplomatic and says he's definitely NOT a fan.     Until this......    very special post of his!        

[IndyScribe]

Pretty good for a 5th round pick. I think he can be the slot corner of the future.

[compuls1v3]

I liked him overall. I remember one game where he constantly seemed out of place, but on most games he did well I thought.

[will426]

On 2/23/2018 at 9:17 PM, tvturner said:

 

 

You sure that’s accurate? Last twelve years? Could’ve sworn chris Harris jr went like 2 years without giving up a Td before he became a household name 

[Defjamz26]

Looked good besides the Jacksonville game. I thought he outplayed his draft position though.

[twfish]

11 hours ago, will426 said:

You sure that’s accurate? Last twelve years? Could’ve sworn chris Harris jr went like 2 years without giving up a Td before he became a household name 

Thought Chris Harris stuck with playing outside? Vontae went like a year and a half without allowing one they are just talking about Nickle though.

 

I believe pff grades some positions much better than others. CB I don't think they do well. They aren't taking into account when a player has another locked down in coverage and a QB never throws their way. I would rather have a cornerback completely taking a player out of play then getting thrown at but having pdf

[B~Town]

On ‎2‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 5:20 PM, throwing BBZ said:

 

He had several solid games earlier in the season. And got chewed up badly in many games after.
Gotta love a Homer.
His season PFF rating was 48.5 Poor.   I hated seeing it was that bad.
A better pass rush will help. I wish him GL in yr 2.

So he balled out when we played a lot of zone went down hill once we went started playing much more man coverage good sign for next .

[joecolts18]

I’m excited about Hairston.  Thought he was probably our biggest surprise from the draft.

[will426]

On 2/25/2018 at 12:39 PM, twfish said:

Thought Chris Harris stuck with playing outside? Vontae went like a year and a half without allowing one they are just talking about Nickle though.

 

I believe pff grades some positions much better than others. CB I don't think they do well. They aren't taking into account when a player has another locked down in coverage and a QB never throws their way. I would rather have a cornerback completely taking a player out of play then getting thrown at but having pdf

No he can play outside as well but he’s def plays the slot more often but I agree with you on them not grading well. Nonetheless glad Hairston is on our side  

[lollygagger8]

Since he's getting compared to the Honey Badger, we should come up with a nickname for Hairston now: 

 

Wolverine? 

Komodo Dragon? 

Predator? 

[ColtsBlitz]

On 2/24/2018 at 11:56 PM, will426 said:

You sure that’s accurate? Last twelve years? Could’ve sworn chris Harris jr went like 2 years without giving up a Td before he became a household name 

Chris Harris plays outside. It says slot players in the last 12 years. 

[Fluke_33]

3 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

Since he's getting compared to the Honey Badger, we should come up with a nickname for Hairston now: 

 

Wolverine? 

Komodo Dragon? 

Predator? 

 

http://www.tzr.io/yarn-clip/f3937e57-c129-45d8-86f6-23cebfdd1142/gif

 

Pokey?

 

[lollygagger8]

2 hours ago, Fluke_33 said:

 

http://www.tzr.io/yarn-clip/f3937e57-c129-45d8-86f6-23cebfdd1142/gif

 

Pokey?

 

Boing

[Fluke_33]

1 hour ago, lollygagger8 said:

Boing

Great scene from bull durham.