Personal Opinion on Safeties

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AFter the stud, blue chippers like Berry and Thomas, I think the other safeties are just guys who weren't good enough to play CB.

Unless you get a safety you really love, you're better off taking a physical CB who drops because he's not quite fast enough, or not limber enough, or doesn't have recovery...then move him to safety and you probably have a better safety than the guys people are crowing about just because they're the 4th, 5th, or 6th best safeties.

It's Wade Phillips' defense...I trust him completely with the personel and how he plans to run it.

On offense, we took a WR and avoided O-linemen who were projects at the bottom of round 2. They say Ducasse doesn't get any push and doesn't bend his knees but can be developed. They say the kid from USC hasn't been playing football long, has athletic ability, but is a long way from ready for the field in the NFL. My guess is we probably rate Brewster from last year's draft higher than the guys many wanted to draft. I also guess we're bringing back Flo, or we want to bring in veteran backups so our season doesn't go down the toilet if someone is injured and we try to play a developmental lineman who hasn't been developed yet.

Brandon Williams, Brewster, Sean Lee, and Dez Bryant are already going to push 4 guys off the roster...who knows about Hodge, Hamlin, and others, along with the rest of the draft and free agency.

This is how it works when you're a good team...you aren't going to bring in a bunch of rookie starters, and you aren't going to gamble your whole season on a rookie/injury situation.
 
Nice post. I fail to see see why ILB is not as important as FS. This is a good pick at a need position.
 
Canadian BoyzFan;3368624 said:
Nice post. I fail to see see why ILB is not as important as FS. This is a good pick at a need position.

I think it was a great pick...even a short term injury to Brooking or James and you'd have been looking at Carpenter or Jason Williams at ILB. Clearly, Wade didn't like that thought.
 
Well said Wayne. I love what we've done so far and like you said about those others guys from last year that could step in an contribute this year. The guy I'm curious about is Jason Williams I wonder how this guy is going to develop, his skills are off the charts, but can he put it together.
 
I think that Jerry is waiting on Otogue (Rams) come June. Lee is a solid player - reminds me of Shane Conlan. Only issue with Lee is that looks like Hutch
 
you're all over it WAyne: nice post man. MAkes me feel better too quite frankly. Specifically Brewster. NO ONE is talking about this guy: if he can just be good enough to be a solid back up this season it would be huge. Williams? I guess that's why the Lee pick surprised me at first, but this is Brooking's last season and James is.............pretty good but not getting any younger so..........all in all I see their plan and agree with it. I said this in another thread and believe it: Olinemen are the hardest position outside of QB to draft for: especially LT's.



Hey es22....I see your point about Otogue and it's a good one. BUT I know the forskins and other teams have similar thoughts about late free agency this season. Then again, JJ is a little smarter and shrewder than most of those teams any way.
 
I see it the same way, although I think Allen belongs in that top three.

Remember 2006 - after Whitner and Huff went, everyone was dying for us to pick guys like Bullocks, Blue, Simpson....all the guys people were bellyaching over became nobodies basically. It was a pretty terrible draft for us, but we waited and got Watkins who has been just as good a player for us as any of those characters. I trust the braintrust.
 
This is Our Year;3368777 said:
Well said Wayne. I love what we've done so far and like you said about those others guys from last year that could step in an contribute this year. The guy I'm curious about is Jason Williams I wonder how this guy is going to develop, his skills are off the charts, but can he put it together.

I figure it take to year 3 for him to be a good candidate to start since he was raw, Remember he came fro a small school and then got injured sitting him back some last year. We also needed more depth Carpenter is not a very good LB and may be gone soon we do play a 3-4 and LB's are always needed in fact you need more lb then dl linemen
 
i believe if we dont go after a safety in draft or Free...i think its cuz wade has seen something in Alan Ball...i trust him
 

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