10-19-2018, 01:03 PM
Mike Zimmer had a smile on his face the day the Minnesota Vikings announced they were signing defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. He was well aware that his team was bringing in one of the most gifted three-technique DTs in the NFL and thus far Richardson has lived up to expectations and then some.
“I’ve been really impressed with Sheldon,” Zimmer said Wednesday. “Not just his play, but the way he’s come in here and try to learn the techniques we are trying to teach him. His professionalism, how he handles himself in the meetings. He’s been really good with everything.”
Richardson is the Vikings’ highest graded player on defense by Pro Football Focus. While he only has one sack, he ranks sixth in the NFL among interior defensive linemen with 22 pressures.
“There has been some plays that a lot of people don’t recognize that I see on tape that I’m like, ‘That is a heck of a play,'” Zimmer said. “Everyone sees the sacks and the hits on the quarterbacks. But they don’t see sometimes when you split the double team and you make a tackle or you run 20 yards down the field to make a tackle. Those things are impressive to me.”
This week, Richardson heads back to the Meadowlands to match up with the team that drafted him in the New York Jets. He was a Pro Bowler in 2014 but was ultimately traded by the Jets to Seattle, where he played last season...
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“I’ve been really impressed with Sheldon,” Zimmer said Wednesday. “Not just his play, but the way he’s come in here and try to learn the techniques we are trying to teach him. His professionalism, how he handles himself in the meetings. He’s been really good with everything.”
Richardson is the Vikings’ highest graded player on defense by Pro Football Focus. While he only has one sack, he ranks sixth in the NFL among interior defensive linemen with 22 pressures.
“There has been some plays that a lot of people don’t recognize that I see on tape that I’m like, ‘That is a heck of a play,'” Zimmer said. “Everyone sees the sacks and the hits on the quarterbacks. But they don’t see sometimes when you split the double team and you make a tackle or you run 20 yards down the field to make a tackle. Those things are impressive to me.”
This week, Richardson heads back to the Meadowlands to match up with the team that drafted him in the New York Jets. He was a Pro Bowler in 2014 but was ultimately traded by the Jets to Seattle, where he played last season...
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/1...sionalism/
