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A little insight on the Hakeem Nicks story

Mr. Scot

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Seems the Colts had a little inside help...
 

When receiver Hakeem Nicks opted to sign with the Colts last month, a former Giants teammate helped close the deal.

Former Giants (and current Colts) running back Ahmad Bradshaw lobbied Nicks to choose Indy.

“I went to his house a week before his signing] and was just telling him how great it is over here,” Bradshaw told Stephen F. Holder of the Indianapolis Star.  “I think it kind of helped his decision.  I was really encouraging him to come over.”

 

Injury limited Bradshaw to three games (and two starts) for the Colts in 2013, his first year with the team.  Still, by reaching the end zone twice in those three games, Bradshaw scored, well, two more touchdowns that Nicks generated in 15 starts for the Giants.

Which means that it probably wasn’t that hard of a sell, because it’s not like Nicks had many other options.

 

Bradshaw helped deliver Nicks to the Colts

 

Story indicates Bradshaw also talked Nicks up to Coach Chuck Pagano.

 

I was never really that upset over us not getting Nicks (especially given that Gettleman seemed lukewarm on the idea) but I do think it's interesting to see this aspect of it now.

 

Wonder if Chase Blackburn or Domenik Hixon spoke to him about Carolina at all (best guess, probably not).

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i'm pretty sure it was so nicks could hide behind the other receivers and not be in the spot light

 

I edited this so it would make sense somewhat.

 

Virtually the entire huddle was gushing for him to come here and be our #1 WR only 6 months ago. Now he is apparently not good enough?

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Also, how does this change the fact that Hakeem Nicks said Gettleman felt he would be a better fit with a different team?

I don't pretend to have inside knowledge of the situation but as an unbiased viewer it seems that on one hand there was a team that had familiar faces lobbying to get Nicks there in a 3rd WR role. On the other hand was a former pro personnel guy that used to be in Nicks organization and was in dire need of a #1 WR and still told Nicks that he'd probably be best off somewhere else.

Doesn't seem like damage control to me. As fans we get to voice our opinions on message boards but ultimately our opinions mean fug all.

Gettleman had every opportunity to have this guy and didn't want him. I don't think it was because of some low ball offer as many here like to imply.

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I don't pretend to have inside knowledge of the situation but as an unbiased viewer it seems that on one hand there was a team that had familiar faces lobbying to get Nicks there in a 3rd WR role. On the other hand was a former pro personnel guy that used to be in Nicks organization and was in dire need of a #1 WR and still told Nicks that he'd probably be best off somewhere else.

Doesn't seem like damage control to me. As fans we get to voice our opinions on message boards but ultimately our opinions mean fug all.

Gettleman had every opportunity to have this guy and didn't want him. I don't think it was because of some low ball offer as many here like to imply.

This.

I would have been thrilled with Nicks, but Gettleman knows a poo load more about Nicks than me or probably anyone else outside of the Giants organization.

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