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Originally Posted by mcaj22
Branch and Abdullah according to Football Outsiders were responsible for 39% and 39% defensive snaps last year (about 430 snaps each), they are about 80% one full time starting safety platooning together.
If you're selling me on the idea that those 800 snaps now go to Fleming, Sorenson & rookie safety I might puke. That's a massive drop in talent.
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I don't think it's a drop in 'talent' at all. Honestly, Fleming is a more talented player than Abdullah and Branch, IMO.
That said, it's unquestionably a drop in experience and as a consequence, likely a drop in productivity at least in the early-going.
But that's why coaches get paid and that's what happens to talented teams in a cap league. You simply have to continue to find cost/resource effective solutions to filling holes.
Using a first round pick on your 3rd safety is damn sure not a resource effective solution, IMO.
I worry a fair amount about CB2 but the NCB/#3 safety should be able to be filled with Fleming and a mid-round pick. There will be some growing pains but that's life.