PDA

View Full Version : LB Gerald Hodges visited


psubills62
05-23-2017, 11:03 AM
Didn't see anything about it. Per Adam Schefter on Twitter, Hodges visited yesterday.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/866647349480828929
streetkings01
05-23-2017, 12:48 PM
He had decent stats last year as an ILB for the 49ers......

started 12/15 games , 83 tackles , 3 sacks , 2int , 1 ff

http://www.nfl.com/player/geraldhodges/2539293/profile
swiper
05-23-2017, 01:19 PM
Two others also visited:


Adam Schefter ✔
@AdamSchefter

Former Raiders' WR Rod Streater visiting the Bills today, per source.


Ryan Talbot ✔
@RyanTalbotBills

#Bills hosting LB Andrew Gachkar on free agent visit on Tuesday http://bit.ly/2rMUu6b #BillsMafia
ParanoidAndroid
05-23-2017, 03:52 PM
He had some speed coming out of college, not sure if that's intact. I'm guessing he would play outside this year and would start over Humber or Milano. I don't like our OLB situation as is. This would help, I think.
TigerJ
05-23-2017, 04:17 PM
He's been mostly used as a ILB, but actually came to Penn State as a safety. High character guy - middling athleticism. Different college scouting reports differ quite a bit on his abilities. One thought he was good in zone coverage and terrible in man coverage. Another said he was good in man coverage. He's not a big linebacker, but I don't think McDermott's system places a premium on size. He's variously listed as 6'1" - 6'2" and 235-240 lbs. He ran a pedestrian 4.78 40 at the combine when he came out of college.
YardRat
05-23-2017, 04:31 PM
Hodges was actually on my FA targets/wish list in January, kinda surprised he's still available.
ParanoidAndroid
05-23-2017, 06:48 PM
Ahh... the 4.46 I saw was in high school. He got bigger and slower, I guess.
streetkings01
05-24-2017, 03:20 PM
Ahh... the 4.46 I saw was in high school. He got bigger and slower, I guess. He probably weighed 175-180 in high school.
ParanoidAndroid
05-24-2017, 04:53 PM
Right..... I didn't notice that was his high school time when I first saw the info. People can weigh 235 and still run in the mid 4's.
streetkings01
05-25-2017, 08:45 AM
Right..... I didn't notice that was his high school time when I first saw the info. People can weigh 235 and still run in the mid 4's.Not many.........how many 230lb guys have run under 4.5 over the past decade at the combine? I'm thinking not many.
psubills62
05-25-2017, 10:38 AM
According to Adam Schefter, Hodges signed a 1-year deal.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/867764172951572480
Pinkerton Security
05-25-2017, 10:40 AM
Hodges could represent a good find this late in free agency. The 26-year-old is coming off the best season of his four-year career, starting 12 games and making 83 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions. In 584 defensive snaps, he posted the eighth-highest overall grade of any inside linebacker, according to analytics web site Pro Football Focus.

http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/22/report-bills-hosting-former-49ers-lb-gerald-hodges-free-agent-visit/
YardRat
05-25-2017, 04:11 PM
Nice signing. Very well could end up starting outside.