Is Xavier Woods A starting caliber Safety?

cowboys1981 said:

He's not a FS. He's more of a SS. We've screwed this position up for almost two decades now. We've been continuing to put two box safeties and no ball hawk. A ball hawk next to Woods would be huge for this defense.

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He is not a box safety. He is a FS. He is too small and not physical enough to be a box safety.

On one hand I see people insisting the Cowboys have enough talent to win.

On the other I see threads about how this player sucks and that player sucks.

darthseinfeld said:

No for me. I think he could a good Jordan Babineaux type S/CB that plays in subpackages. But I don't think he does anything well enough to be an starting NFL Safety. A poor tackler with limited range is not a player you want starting on the back end

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Big ups for referencing my pup Babs...grew up to be a Dawg. I agree with you on X position.

First, Woods is horride as a tackler. He will hit unexpecting receivers, but has NEVER squared up a RB and hit him in the mouth... translation dude is soft for a S. At single high #25 is always late to the party, meaning lack of speed and poor reads on the QB.

Actually, the closer to LOS the better for #25. His best positions are slot CB and Rover, so it'll be interesting what Nolan can do with him.

They've got to get bigger & better safeties in this draft. I'm so tired of losing on defense because the safeties are lost/missing tackles. I like the Kyle Digger from some tiny school. Dude is 6-1, 220 with ball skills. Hope he gets a Senior Bowl/Combine invite.

He is for now, but I'd like the entire secondary (almost) to be replaced, (pending new coaches opinions). I'd like most of the DL replaced, I'd like to add more speed to the offense, I'd like the punting unit replaced, and I'd like competition in the kicking game. This is all pending coaches decisions because ultimately, I'd like the coaches do recognize and make those changes if needed.

We are going S in the draft. Many ppl know it so our choice might be taken from us like the Eagles did a couple drafts ago at TE.

Or we get our man out of the SEC.