Take a bow Mike Hilton, the symbol of this breath-of-fresh-air defense as one of five new free-agent starters if you count cornerback Trae Waynes after he was lost all last season. Hilton is the free-agent slot cornerback who brought from Pittsburgh steel-edged tackling and blitzing, not to mention an evaluation chart listing gaffes ranging from missed assignments (MAs) to loafs that the defensive backs parcel out to each other in a kind of kangaroo court.
Steelers cornerback Joe Haden, who has 10 wins and four interceptions in 17 games against the Bengals with Pittsburgh and Cleveland, is helping another team in the AFC North.
"This is just something I learned from guys like Joe Haden, who I played with for a couple years. He kind of designed this fine system for some guys in the secondary, you know loafs, missed assignments, dropped interceptions, things that really show what we're about," Hilton said. "As a defense, the secondary, you want to make sure your loafs and everything are as minimal as possible. So I brought that over. Guys have invested in it, and I feel like it's been working well for us."
Bates has said Hilton is going to be his best friend because of the things he'll be able to pick up from Hilton after playing on a top five defense. Hilton calls Bates the best safety in the NFL. Even better than his old Steelers teammate, Minkah Fitzpatrick. ("He just doesn't get the respect he deserves.") Even when Hilton was playing for the Steelers last season during the Monday Night game Pittsburgh lost to third string quarterback Ryan Finley, Hilton could see himself in stripes.
"Just seeing the guys they had over here. It started with Joe (Burrow). When you have a guy that you can build around for the next 10 plus years, that's definitely an exciting feeling," Hilton said. "And you know, just seeing the growth of this team over these last four years that I've played them. They might not get the respect that we deserve around, but we feel like we're coming to that turning point where guys are definitely going to respect us as a team."
There are two pools going for the defensive backs this training camp. A series of friendly wages goes into one pot for the DB that gets the most interceptions. Another is the mistake kitty, which Hilton says got up to $2.500-3,000 in Pittsburgh and is socked away for an end-of-camp secondary party.
It will cost you. Bates says you owe $20 for a "loaf."
"It's not having that burst. The ball is on the other side of the field you don't have to run 54 yards to do that," Hilton said of a loaf. "Give me a 10-yard burst or just show that you are putting in some effort to get to the football."
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