Quote:
Originally Posted by ThrobProng
I think McDuffie is at least as good as Sneed in coverage, with fewer penalties, and Hicks may rapidly become the best safety on the roster if he isn't already. We're fine.
|
Last year we had 2 of the 5 best corners in football and both of them were elite both outside and in the slot, which helped Spags significantly.
The interesting thing about this year is who is gonna play the slot? It wouldn’t be wise to put McDuffie in the slot against a team like the Bengals when Chase and Higgins are lining up outside. You always want to match your best with the offenses best.
Conner is gonna be really important playing the slot. He needs to do that at an effective level. He was good at tackling and covering TE’s, but it’s the shiftier fast guys with lateral agility that worry me a bit there. Williams and Watson are outside boundary corners who cannot play the slot. Hopefully Nazeeh Johnson can be that slot guy as well. Really high hopes for him.
There’s gonna be a decline in corner play after losing Sneed. No that’s not gonna wreck the offense, but I wonder if teams will pick on one of the guys who is replacing Sneed.
Also I don’t buy the Kelvin Joseph stuff. I don’t think he’s that good. I do like Nic Jones though.