Signed by Cowboys Safety George Iloka signed

Kolemmitt

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I think Heath may become Wood's backup at the FS spot, where he can use his speed and we draft a SS to compete with Iloka.

It seems to be that Richard had pretty clearly defined FS/SS in Seattle. Which is what Woods/Iloka would give us.

With us running in the nickel for the majority of the time, having a SS that can mix-it-up well in the run would be a must.
 

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He was awful in 2018, not good, but awful.

Players who are awful get targeted and targeted often. When Dallas had guys like Allen Ball on the field opponents would call half the plays to isolate on the awful guy.

Heath may be below average as a starter but if he was awful he would have been on every game's highlight reel for the opponent.
 

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Players who are awful get targeted and targeted often. When Dallas had guys like Allen Ball on the field opponents would call half the plays to isolate on the awful guy.

Heath may be below average as a starter but if he was awful he would have been on every game's highlight reel for the opponent.

He's ranked outside the top 80s of starting safeties - it's not even just PFF that has him ranked low LOL

The dude was awful. Heath is a backup/special teams guy on every other team in this league. No amount of propping him up, excuses, homerism changes this. He sucks as a starter and needs replaced ASAP.
 

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He's ranked outside the top 80s of starting safeties - it's not even just PFF that has him ranked low LOL

The dude was awful. Heath is a backup/special teams guy on every other team in this league. No amount of propping him up, excuses, homerism changes this. He sucks as a starter and needs replaced ASAP.
No surprise you crapping on IIoka. You crap on everything the Cowboys do. Everything.
 

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He's ranked outside the top 80s of starting safeties - it's not even just PFF that has him ranked low LOL

There are 32 teams in the NFL and each one has 2 starting safeties.

Please fill me in on how Heath could be "Outside the top 80's of starting safeties" where there are only 64 of them. I'm dying to know.
 

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There are 32 teams in the NFL and each one has 2 starting safeties.

Please fill me in on how Heath could be "Outside the top 80's of starting safeties" where there are only 64 of them. I'm dying to know.

My bad, that's actually ALL safeties - which is actually worse.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/jeff-heath/8396

Now, you need to show me what makes Heath a "good safety" - coverage? Can you show me where he's covering well, with actual film? Was it the tackling, where he had 18 missed tackles?

Where are you pulling from that makes him a good safety? Go ahead. I'll wait. Your eye test is not a source.
 

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We signed Deonte Thompson and Allen Hurns in free agency last year.

Did that stop us from drafting Gallup?

What? We had Lee last year and signed Joe Thomas in free agency. Did that stop us from drafting LVE and Covington?


In 2017, we signed Nolan Carroll in free agency. Did that stop them from drafting Awuzie and Lewis?

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It was all in fun bro. Sarcasm.
 

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I think he will fit well in this Richard defense. He can at least knock the snot out of a RB instead of 130lb heath.
seriously dudes pretty big 6'1 212 and is also pretty fast at 4.40 coming out of college is faster then a lot of WRs, he may not be great safety but lets not exaggerate and BS his athletic ability..he won't even sniff the NFL the way some of you view him..he should be backup or specialist but he knock your head off for sure..
 

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Go ahead, make the argument, what makes Heath worth defending other than having a star on his helmet.

Because Kris Richard is one of the best DB coaches in the NFL and he is starting him. Your eye test doesn't matter.
 
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