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Nah he just needs to slide to the slot and fill in outside with an injury. Thats why cb should be a play in round 1
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News: Awuzie as a safety?
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ItzKelz
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Awuzi is another Kris Richard victim. IMO Kris coached the instincts out of our corners with how he coached them to play. Just think about it. Awuzi always seemed to be in the correct position according to the scheme and how our corners were supposed to play in that scheme.
And sure Byron Jones was a perfect fit for what Kris wanted to do but Awuzi was not and as a coach your job is to coach the talent not your beloved scheme. Everyone doesnt have a vertical comparable to Jordan in his prime. Adjust to the players on your roster should be a priority of every coach on the NFL level.
It was said coming out of college that Awuzi could possibly play safety so I wouldnt be surprised. I remember watching tape of the kid after we drafted him and considering the scheme he played in college I can see him as a safety. But whatever we do with the kid whether it be safety or corner......coach to his abilities not the scheme.
And sure Byron Jones was a perfect fit for what Kris wanted to do but Awuzi was not and as a coach your job is to coach the talent not your beloved scheme. Everyone doesnt have a vertical comparable to Jordan in his prime. Adjust to the players on your roster should be a priority of every coach on the NFL level.
It was said coming out of college that Awuzi could possibly play safety so I wouldnt be surprised. I remember watching tape of the kid after we drafted him and considering the scheme he played in college I can see him as a safety. But whatever we do with the kid whether it be safety or corner......coach to his abilities not the scheme.
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I've been saying this since they drafted him.
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Safeties start every play looking into the backfield. Looking for the ball is part of the job.
Undersized? He's bigger than X.Woods. Faster than X.Woods. He's a better tackler than X.Woods. Putting him at FS would be his best fit.
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I always wonder what happened with Awuzie. He was a better player before Richards got here and has faded. The chatter was Richards was gonna make Byron a stud and it seems that even Anthony Brown has faded too.
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Ya I don’t think Richards technique did awuzi any favors
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Lol. Nor anyone elses.
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When was the last time we moved a CB to S.? Just asking because I don't remember that happening.
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Seriously? You have a short memory then. It's only been a couple of seasons ago.
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it did if richard coached the same technique but apples to oranges here. They had a very different front 7 then we do.
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Byron Jones finished his college career playing safety. We put him at safety then moved him to CB. Not the other way around. We haven't moved a CB to safety in awhile.Seriously? You have a short memory then. It's only been a couple of seasons ago.
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thanks for your input Chido
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Wouldn't surprise me if he turned out to be a better safety. We screwed up the Byron Jones evaluation for years. He was a bust before we moved him to CB in year 4 of his rookie contract.