DaRon Blan at Safety?

[Pass2Run]

Watching some tape on him. And my bet is he'll get a look at safety. Dude totally has the FS traits we've been wanting for years. If it turns out he's a good tackler, this secondary could be sick next year.

 

[speedkilz88]

They never said anything about safety. Last year right after the Mukuamu pick they said he was a safety.

 

[timb2]

It looks like they want safeties with coverage abilities of corners.

 

[The Realist]

They were prepping for AB’s free agency departure when they drafted Bland.

 

[xwalker]

Watching some tape on him. And my bet is he'll get a look at safety. Dude totally has the FS traits we've been wanting for years. If it turns out he's a good tackler, this secondary could be sick next year.

Yes, one of his INTs was in zone where he looked like a FS.

Anther INT appeared to be a busted initial coverage where Bland dropped from the other side of the field and came over to pick up coverage on the WR.
- Again, he looked like a FS on that play.

 

[xwalker]

It looks like they want safeties with coverage abilities of corners.

It is only logical in the modern pass happy NFL to have Safeties and are like CBs and LBs that are like Safeties in coverage.

You can't really go by size because the Cowboys and Quinn with Atlanta and especially with Seattle had CBs that were bigger than the Free Safety.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

When we was drafted I saw him as a safety not CB. So I've been on board with this idea from the start.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Watching some tape on him. And my bet is he'll get a look at safety. Dude totally has the FS traits we've been wanting for years. If it turns out he's a good tackler, this secondary could be sick next year.

He has the build of a safety, so that may be a good call.

 

[Mr_437]

Watching some tape on him. And my bet is he'll get a look at safety. Dude totally has the FS traits we've been wanting for years. If it turns out he's a good tackler, this secondary could be sick next year.

I like Bland at FS moreso than Mukuamu.

 

[john van brocklin]

Watching some tape on him. And my bet is he'll get a look at safety. Dude totally has the FS traits we've been wanting for years. If it turns out he's a good tackler, this secondary could be sick next year.

Love the optism you guys have!

 

[Pass2Run]

Love the optism you guys have!

Some of us. In reality, that's all any team can have at this point. The fans have little, if any, impact on what the team does. But if they go in there thinking they'll lose, they'll probably lose. If they go in averse to losing that might help.

There are reasons to be optimistic about our team. All teams have weaknesses.

Yes, one of his INTs was in zone where he looked like a FS.

Anther INT appeared to be a busted initial coverage where Bland dropped from the other side of the field and came over to pick up coverage on the WR.
- Again, he looked like a FS on that play.

Yes, or he looked like a corner back playing free safety.. Same thing.

I can see the reasons they were interested in him, because we have guys that work for certain situations, and then his skill set adds to what we already have and gives us a potential ballhawk safety to play in pass coverage.

 

[Pass2Run]

They never said anything about safety. Last year right after the Mukuamu pick they said he was a safety.

They want some guys to be able to play both, like the guy you just mentioned.

 

[john van brocklin]

Some of us. In reality, that's all any team can have at this point. The fans have little, if any, impact on what the team does. But if they go in there thinking they'll lose, they'll probably lose. If they go in averse to losing that might help.

There are reasons to be optimistic about our team. All teams have weaknesses.




Yes, or he looked like a corner back playing free safety.. Same thing.

I can see the reasons they were interested in him, because we have guys that work for certain situations, and then his skill set adds to what we already have and gives us a potential ballhawk safety to play in pass coverage.

Keep on posting......

 

[Pass2Run]

They never said anything about safety. Last year right after the Mukuamu pick they said he was a safety.

You may be right. Maybe it's just my imagination. But he doesn't seem to have the kind of quickness we look for at corner. He has the same straight line speed as Diggs (4.42), but he plays more like a FS.

I could be wrong. I just think it'd be worth looking at him there in some packages.

 

[darthseinfeld]

They were prepping for AB’s free agency departure when they drafted Bland.

I think Bland is them hedging their bet on Wright.

 

[The Realist]

I think Bland is them hedging their bet on Wright.

What’s more important; hedging bet on losing AB in FA and Joseph being a bust, or missing on Wright?

 

[darthseinfeld]

What’s more important; hedging bet on losing AB in FA and Joseph being a bust, or missing on Wright?

Wright is your likely replacement for Lewis when he leaves. To me, thats where Bland factors in if Wright doesnt pan.

You could say Wright is them hedging their bet on Joseph too

 

[The Realist]

Wright is your likely replacement for Lewis when he leaves. To me, thats where Bland factors in if Wright doesnt pan.

You could say Wright is them hedging their bet on Joseph too

Wright’s our future 6-4 slot corner?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Wright’s our future 6-4 slot corner?

Just because he would be replacing Lewis doesnt mean he would be playing slot. You'd have Joseph playing slot with Wright on the boundry.

 

[The Realist]

Just because he would be replacing Lewis doesnt mean he would be playing slot. You'd have Joseph playing slot with Wright on the boundry.

Oh, so Joseph would be replacing Lewis. Gotcha.