Nick Jacob's 53 man Roster Prediction

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

If Abdullah is primarily the deep safety, we're not "fine". He's an upgrade over Lewis for sure but he lacks high-end range. With our corners, we really need FLAWLESS deep safety play. Hopefully they're not opposed to putting Berry back there more...

That's our difference here. I don't expect flawless. There's not a Earl Thomas available. Abdullah is serviceable. I expect average to above average from Abdullah this year.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

That's our difference here. I don't expect flawless. There's not a Earl Thomas available. Abdullah is serviceable. I expect average to above average from Abdullah this year.

With our corners, that's not going to be good enough. Abdullah is a part-time starter but more complete as a backup.

If he's the deep man, we're going to get torched. Repeatedly.

EDIT: His best season in Minnesota was a SS.

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

With our corners, that's not going to be good enough. Abdullah is a part-time starter but more complete as a backup.

If he's the deep man, we're going to get torched. Repeatedly.

EDIT: His best season in Minnesota was a SS.

We're using him in the box on those 3 safety nickel packages during camp if it makes you feel better.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

We're using him in the box on those 3 safety nickel packages during camp if it makes you feel better.

That will help a lot. I haven't been following camp that close.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

That's our difference here. I don't expect flawless. There's not a Earl Thomas available. Abdullah is serviceable. I expect average to above average from Abdullah this year.

I feel like I have seen more of Abdullah because he came up with the Vikings while I was living there, and I like the guy. He was a good special teams contributor and was a decent extra defensive back, but he didn't stick around there either and Minnesota isn't a team that's had a great secondary in recent years at all. He's a smart player, he's a good tackler. But he doesn't strike you as someone who is terribly gifted as an athlete (was an undrafted free agent) and he's not an instinct player, he makes mistakes in coverage more than you'd like to see.

He's a little on the high side of just-a-guy IMO. I would like him a lot as our third safety because he can play both positions, at least he did with the Vikings.

It could be that we'll get more from him than we did last year, he had just taken a year off from football the year before to go to Mecca IIRC.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Cochise

I feel like I have seen more of Abdullah because he came up with the Vikings while I was living there, and I like the guy. He was a good special teams contributor and was a decent extra defensive back, but he didn't stick around there either and Minnesota isn't a team that's had a great secondary in recent years at all. He's a smart player, he's a good tackler. But he doesn't strike you as someone who is terribly gifted as an athlete (was an undrafted free agent) and he's not an instinct player, he makes mistakes in coverage more than you'd like to see.

He's a little on the high side of just-a-guy IMO. I would like him a lot as our third safety because he can play both positions, at least he did with the Vikings.

It could be that we'll get more from him than we did last year, he had just taken a year off from football the year before to go to Mecca IIRC.

Great post. Fair.