My thoughts on Heath

[xwalker]

I saw a lot of calls to cut Heath this week so on one of my review iterations I decided to focus on Safety.

I'm generally neutral on Heath.

In the Rams game he had the one very visible gaff on the pass to Gurley were Gurley ran down the middle of the field basically untouched. I think this one play is the reason people were calling for Heath to be cut.

Other than that play I didn't see that much to complain about. He doesn't make big plays but he does not screw up much either. Obviously there are some plays for most players that could be better but he was generally OK.

He missed more than 1 full series in the first half. I don't know the reason.

There were a couple of plays were he would have looked better if Jaylon had been better. They both went to the same side of a blocker when Jaylon clearly should have stayed on his original side.

Woods played Safety some this game where he had played slot CB against Denver and a mix against AZ. He and Frazier both got snaps at Safety when Jones was down covering the TE.

Jones was really good.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I saw a lot of calls to cut Heath this week so on one of my review iterations I decided to focus on Safety.

I'm generally neutral on Heath.

In the Rams game he had the one very visible gaff on the pass to Gurley were Gurley ran down the middle of the field basically untouched. I think this one play is the reason people were calling for Heath to be cut.

Other than that play I didn't see that much to complain about. He doesn't make big plays but he does not screw up much either. Obviously there are some plays for most players that could be better but he was generally OK.

He missed more than 1 full series in the first half. I don't know the reason.

There were a couple of plays were he would have looked better if Jaylon had been better. They both went to the same side of a blocker when Jaylon clearly should have stayed on his original side.

Woods played Safety some this game where he had played slot CB against Denver and a mix against AZ. He and Frazier both got snaps at Safety when Jones was down covering the TE.

Jones was really good.

Nice analysis.

I appreciate takes on players that are done with a little more thoroughness.

 

[Angus12]

I saw a lot of calls to cut Heath this week so on one of my review iterations I decided to focus on Safety.

You've never touched a boob, have you?

 

[Proximo]

Heath is one of those guys that has fallen into CZ whipping boy status and will likely never shake it....no matter what.

I'm curious though OP, what do you make of Woods so far?

 

[OldCoach]

I saw multiple run plays in which he took horrible angles. Looks very similar to JJ Wilcox. I'm thinking he is a decent backup/special teams player

 

[lane]

Heath made quite a few tackles that had he not had made the score would of been really lopsided.

The Gurley hurdle for instance..he's in on quite a few of these tackles.

 

[OldCoach]

Heath is one of those guys that has fallen into CZ whipping boy status and will likely never shake it....no matter what.

I'm curious though OP, what do you make of Woods so far?

I can answer this. Woods is a better football player. The problem is that Woods is size. He seems smaller than your average safety to me. I'm curious if the Cowboys view him more as a slot corner. I'd be interested to see the number of plays he lines up there vs. as a free or half field safety.

 

[Zordon]

Please stop.

 

[OldCoach]

You've never touched a boob, have you?

What is an iteration? Is that what you need on one of those guided tours?

 

[big dog cowboy]

He doesn't make big plays but he does not screw up much either.

The Cowboys haven't had a playmaker or impact safety on the roster since the early RW31 days.

Your analysis seems pretty spot on to me.

With Heath it feels like the Cowboys can "get by" with him in there but will always leave everyone wishing for more.

 

[Denim Chicken]

He is 60th in tackling efficiency against the run among 62 safeties who have played more than 50 percent of their defense’s snaps, via Pro Football Focus

 

[lane]

The Cowboys haven't had a playmaker or impact safety on the roster since the early RW31 days.

Your analysis seems pretty spot on to me.

With Heath it feels like the Cowboys can "get by" with him in there but will always leave everyone wishing for more.

 

[OldCoach]

He is 60th in tackling efficiency against the run among 62 safeties who have played more than 50 percent of their defense’s snaps, via Pro Football Focus

This is turrible

 

[Carson]

He is 60th in tackling efficiency against the run among 62 safeties who have played more than 50 percent of their defense’s snaps, via Pro Football Focus

So he's not the worst! Praise the lord!

 

[lane]

For one thing they have him lined way too far off the line of scrimmage to play strong safety.

The real culprits in my opinion are the coaches on all sides of the ball.

No imagination on offense ,special teams or defense.

teams have figured us out ...we don't make adjustments,we don't dial up exotic blitz packages..we just keep on with the 2 yard passes ,bubble screens and vanilla that the defenses already know is coming ..

 

[Carson]

The Cowboys haven't had a playmaker or impact safety on the roster since the early RW31 days.

Your analysis seems pretty spot on to me.

With Heath it feels like the Cowboys can "get by" with him in there but will always leave everyone wishing for more.

Exactly.

Keith Davis, Pat Watkins, Alan Ball, Danny McCray, Will Allen, Matt Johnson ... the list goes on.

Hell, I'd be happy with Ken Hamlin being back lol

 

[stilltheguru88]

Please stop.

Lmao. My boy can't get one more week?

 

[Bluestang]

This analysis is no better than Stephen Jones telling the fan base the defense is better than last years in the offseason.

Good grief.

 

[Zordon]

Lmao. My boy can't get one more week?

I mean do we have any other choice? I don't think Woods is ready. This is no mid-season solution to this problem. I don't know what the hell they were thinking going into the season with him as the starter.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I've seen him screw up assignments or just take the wrong person in the zone. Zone coverage is about a feel and understanding of concepts that actually pinpointing the assignment. You might help double the TE, but if he's a blocking TE and you have a dangerous WR the staff would want you to help out on the dangerous WR instead.

Plus, he's a safety and is the last line of defense. I can live with a bad play or a gamble that goes wrong with most defensive positions...even cornerback. But you can't have it from the safety. He was also made the starter because he could make INT's and he hasn't even sniffed an INT, yet. At this point in time he should be, at best, on a short leash. If Woods wasn't a rookie, I'd be more inclined to bench Heath in favor of him.





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