PACKERS FOOTBALL FRIDAY: What to do with Micah Hyde?

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Micah Hyde is a good NFL player. One thing is absolutely certain: he's a hell of a punt returner. Hyde has averaged over 13.5 yards per return in his career and has taken 3 punts back to the house while splitting duty with Randall Cobb. Ideally, Cobb can stick to offense, Hyde can return punts

PackersTalk wrote:

Sorry man, my computer shut down while I was typing my take on this.

Hyde is a Dom Capers special. Why? Because he is a TWEENER.

Dom doesn't have to worry about strategizing with these types of guys, because whatever offensive formation shows up, he can just move guys around with whoever is out there.

It's like he's admitting he's not as smart as any OC, or doesn't want to have to think as hard. So he's never really got the WRONG guys out there per se, but he'll also never have the ideal guys out there either. The Dom Capers formula.

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texaspackerbacker
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9 years ago

Or maybe it's like saying he's smarter than any OC, and one sign of that smartness is his ability to use "tweeners" and to cross-train. Capers has always been a smoke and mirrors kind of guy, which is exactly what the Packers need, not having dominant personnel on defense. This year, however, we are getting pretty close to "dominant personnel". Hyde is like a sixth man on a basketball team. He can be plugged in several places, and combining that with the multiple Capers schemes, Hyde can replace just about anybody - all that and very true about the excellent punt returning.

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beast
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9 years ago

I'm confused on why the question is being asked...what to do with Hyde. ... easy play him to his strengthes as the best under sized (small) coverage LB in the entire NFL. Hyde doesn't have the size but he's more physical than some of the (soft) coverage LBers and can cover short areas like a CB. Yes he can also play back-up DB in his spare time or if the Packers need him there due to injuries but really those are secondary to his skills inside the box as a nickel and dime coverage DB/LB. And yes I kind of skill want to see Hyde and Richardson get a shot at coverage LB role in certain packages.

Also I felt like the article was suggesting that the nickle/dime roles were CB only roles, but that's not the case. Capers has gone with 3 Safety nickle packages while with the Texans and I think the Jags too. Rob Ryan with the Saints has gone with 3 safety nickle packages as well. So nickle can be either...

hardrocker950
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9 years ago

Originally Posted by: beast

I think you read my mind on this one. Hyde is more valuable to this team than some will acknowledge - he fits well in a Capers defense. When you can line players up in more than one spot, you have more ways of adjusting as the game progresses. CM3 playing inside is a good example.

I think some get confused with the term nickel defense. While you mostly see 3 CBs, it can be any combination of 5 DBs. In the modern pass-first NFL, you just can't have enough good DBs.

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