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i never understood why they tried to force jones into safety anyway.
Because Byron had the physical traits to be the kind of single high safety that transforms a defense. Size, speed, agility, length, leaping ability. And he actually had significant experience at safety. He wasn't just a conversion project.
He projected as a perfect single high centerfielder, with the speed to cover sideline to sideline, and the size, length, and leaping ability to contest every ball when he got there. In an era where the defense has to dance around WRs instead of hit them, size, length, and leaping ability should let you challenge every pass.
Too bad he just didn't seem to have the knack to play zone or challenge the ball in the air.