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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning
382 snaps
Almost 1,000 for Flowers.
Not remotely the same thing.
And he can't start on the outside in the event of an injury.
That is why his value is lower.
Shit, there were 8 games last year where he played less than 20 snaps.
2nd round pick?  |
That doesn't matter. Teams are increasing the amount of times you play in the spread. Plain and simple, if you want to beat teams like New England and New Orleans in the playoffs, you have to have outstanding play from the nickel and they may be called on to play over half of the snaps.
Taking a role player late in the second is okay. I don't know why people are treating that pick like it's some kind of a money-maker. You're either going to take a really good role player or likely take a very good player at a tier 2 position like Inside LB or Safety or Guard. If you're very, very lucky, you get a top-notch tier 1 player, but that doesn't happen nearly as often as we think.
So no, I'm not going to get upset if we chose a nickel back over an Inside LB.