(03-20-2018, 08:01 PM)Jags02 Wrote:

(03-20-2018, 07:53 PM)D6 Wrote: If the Jaguars plan is to use D.J. Hayden as a slot type of CB replacing Aaron Colvin,   the game tapes when he was with the Raiders in 2016 would be much more valuable to watch than the game tapes when he was with the Lions in 2017.   In 2017,   the vast majority of Hayden's Defensive plays were as an outside CB when he came in for parts of games in place of Nevin Lawson.

The hope is that he's improved a lot since his Raiders days.

Health was a huge obstacle for D.J. Hayden when with the Raiders.   That by itself should lead to continuing improvement for Hayden if he's relatively healthy for the 2nd straight year.  

Like I mentioned in the thread that focused on D.J. Hayden signing with the Jaguars,  I thought he had an average season with the Lions as an outside CB.  His coverage seemed a little above average.  His tackling seemed somewhat below average.

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