Comments on: Ninkovich not nervous about competition from first-rounders http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: backindasaddle http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805758 Mon, 28 May 2012 01:56:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805758 Nink will have roster spot. He’s a lunch pail kind of guy, works hard, smart, knows the system, knows what he’s supposed to do, knows his role…. and executes it. Kind of the anti-Chad Nocho Brainzo. I think he will see reduced playing time simply because the new guys, Hightower in particular, will be on the field and cut into his playing time. But, Nink will be there and he’ll be a positive, productive player. That’s who he is.

]]> By: lanman11 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805659 Mon, 28 May 2012 00:09:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805659 Nink makes plays. He really came on last year and reminded me of the kind of plays Bruschi and Vrabel used to make……big plays…..timely plays….. Unless that’s an aberration, I think he’ll be sticking around. Very few young linebackers have ever come in and played for Belichick right off the bat.

More will be revealed…..

]]> By: bullcharger http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805601 Sun, 27 May 2012 23:23:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805601 Ninkovich isn’t going anywhere. The Rookies will come in in situations but they won’t be every down guys.

]]> By: jwreck http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805571 Sun, 27 May 2012 22:56:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805571 EJ says:
May 27, 2012 3:39 PM
He’s definitely got a cool name, (Nink-o-vitch) Ninkovich.
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Best analysis I’ve heard in years. PFT should hire you as a full-time writer. You could do a whole series articles about other guys with cool names in New England, guys like (Bray-dee) Brady, (Well-ker) Welker, (Voll-mer) Vollmer (Kop-en) Koppen, (Wot-ters) Waters, and Spikes (I got nothing there, that’s actually a legitimately cool name) . When you’re done you could do one on yourself, because you defintely have a cool name, (Ee-jay) EJ.

OK, sorry bro, that may have been overkill, but write a stupid comment, get a sarcastic response, that’s the way the world works.

]]> By: EJ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805256 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:39:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805256 He’s definitely got a cool name, (Nink-o-vitch) Ninkovich.

]]> By: pleasantsurpriselefty http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805250 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:34:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805250 Works hard, smart, good football IQ– sounds like a BB kind of guy. Even if the new guys get the starting jobs, depth is important and Nink fills that bill to a T.

]]> By: 6ball http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805172 Sun, 27 May 2012 18:30:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805172 .

It’s been a few years since the Patriots have had serious depth at linebacker.

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]]> By: jtchernak http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805171 Sun, 27 May 2012 18:30:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805171 He has become one of my favorite players just because he is one of the guys that always works hard

]]> By: everydayimfumbilin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805118 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:59:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805118 Congrats on filling your quota

]]> By: tigerlilac http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805102 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:49:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805102 Why shouldn’t Rob Nincovich be happy?

Nincovitch knows that Belichick plays the best player regardless if that player is a high draft choice or a street free agent. Belichick substitutes freely based on game situations and the subpackage Belichick thinks is the right chess move which plays to Nincovitch’s strengths. Belichick also likes competition during preseason and the regular season.

Nincovitch, despite being an undersized journeyman that was signed midseason in 2009, beat out Jermaine Cunninghan, the 2010 second-round draft pick from the University of Florida.
Looking at the outside linebacker role for the Patriots in 2012, I am betting Nincovitch “still has a roster spot once the new guys get acclimated”.

]]> By: massappeal12345 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805090 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:41:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805090 A true soldier never worries.

He is just concerned with the task at hand.

]]> By: thegreatgabbert http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805087 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:40:31 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805087 Jones is nothing special in any case. He is this year’s recipient of draft analyst Mock Wayoff’s “Massive Miss” overhype. There is a vacancy on the list now that Knowshon Moreno is slipping out of the league after three seasons.

]]> By: str8up12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805070 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:33:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805070 Really? You really think Belichick would start not one but two rookie linebackers? Come on, man!

]]> By: CKL http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805065 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:28:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805065 EPIC beard!
I love Nink, have ever since he came over for the 09 season.

He’s no superstar but he’s a solid (on and off the field), very coachable young veteran and every team needs those.

]]> By: robertocfg http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/27/ninkovich-not-nervous-about-competition-from-first-rounders/#comment-1805048 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:20:56 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=782105#comment-1805048 He’ll have a roster spot. Ninkovich may not have great talent, but he’s a solid player (even kind of an overachiever) with some versatility to his game and good football IQ. That versatility and intelligence is what has made him a solid player under Belichick.

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