Falcons defensive lineman Ra’Shede Hageman is a guy I did adraft breakdown on when he was ing out of college.
Back then I said that the Mut 20 coins dude was a project, and he has proven me right so far.The thing to remember is that he simply hasn’t been playing defensive line all that long. That means when he came out of college, even though he had a ton of potential, he was still in the early stages of learning the position.
His potential definitely was there on film and in his workouts. Look, guys who are 6’6, 310 pounds, can bench 225 pounds 32 times and are pretty damn athletic (35.5-inch vertical) do not grow on cheap Madden 20 coins trees.
I figured with some good coaching and a good scheme fit, Hageman could theoretically turn into a monster after a couple of seasons.Well, he is heading into his third season, and as the old folks say, it’s about time for him to piss or get off the pot.Last season, Hageman played all 16 games and started 11 of them. That’s fine, but his play was still too up and down, especially earlier in the season, for my liking. Oh sure, I saw the occasional flash that would get me excited, but then it would be followed by several mediocre plays that would have my face screwed up.For someone who is so obviously powerful, Hageman simply didn’t play that way all the time.
