Don't jump my back. You're the one who keeps making the college comparison. I was simply replying to your question.
I haven't studied his tape, but I have seen almost every Houston game the last two years and what I saw was a safety who is great between the numbers and within 10-15 yards. Big hitter and good timing. Made some good reads and good breaks. However, anything outside of that really exposed him. He was gashed down the seem consistently and he bit on PA a significant number of times. He looks to avoid contact/blockers when coming up against the run. He will run around/away from them and open running lanes. When he does make a tackle, he doesn't wrap up, he always goes for the big hit.
Granted, that's not from studying the tape, just from the 30 or so games I watched the last two years. Take that all with a grain of salt though, cause I am one of the few who actually likes and wants Church on the team. I've thought, and been very vocal that I believe Wilcox was the biggest deficiency at safety for two years now. I don't think Wilcox is any better on the field than Swearinger, but I also don't think Swearinger represents an upgrade at the FS position. Not based on how we currently like to play one high so much.
As I said before, if Swearinger would be willing to play ST, I would put in a waiver claim. That would take some investigating though and, given his attitude and demeanor towards his Houston Coaches, I don't know that Garrett would even want to invest the time to investigate.
