buybuydandavis
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I like Richard's philosophy for the secondary. SS in the box, CBs playing press and underneath, FS protecting all over the top.
This strategy calls for and *allows* bigger, stronger, longer, but maybe not so fast, at all DB positions but FS. That's also *cheaper* at all positions but FS.
If an Earl Thomas comes along for FS, we might try for him. We did, in fact. But I doubt any of the safeties at 58 and beyond were supposed to be Earl.
Looking at the guys we took, I see size and *long arms*, and guys we didn't have to spend premium picks on.
CB - Mike Jackson - 6-1 32 1/2
SS - Donovan Wilson - 6-0 33 3/8
CB - Mike Westry - 6-4 33 3/4
Everything is going exactly as planned. Teams thinking we were going to pick a safety high served our interests.
But not taking strong safeties or CBs early is a feature and benefit of a Richard secondary. Get used to it.
EDIT: I would change the title to "Richard - Not picking SSs or CBs early is a feature, not a bug"
This strategy calls for and *allows* bigger, stronger, longer, but maybe not so fast, at all DB positions but FS. That's also *cheaper* at all positions but FS.
If an Earl Thomas comes along for FS, we might try for him. We did, in fact. But I doubt any of the safeties at 58 and beyond were supposed to be Earl.
Looking at the guys we took, I see size and *long arms*, and guys we didn't have to spend premium picks on.
CB - Mike Jackson - 6-1 32 1/2
SS - Donovan Wilson - 6-0 33 3/8
CB - Mike Westry - 6-4 33 3/4
Everything is going exactly as planned. Teams thinking we were going to pick a safety high served our interests.
But not taking strong safeties or CBs early is a feature and benefit of a Richard secondary. Get used to it.
EDIT: I would change the title to "Richard - Not picking SSs or CBs early is a feature, not a bug"