He still doesn't change directions as well as the smaller CB's. It's not like he completely blankets the receiver (like stink on shite as my high school BB coach use to say). It's just hard to really stick to a receiver when you have that kind of size. Just physics, momentum and mass moving in one direction is harder to move in another direction. I just think at safety he would be maybe the greatest ever to play the position, although CB is a more coveted position. I just think great safetys are under rated. When you would have someone like Peterson anchoring your defense playing sideline to sideline in coverage, covering over the top on deep balls, and coming up and hitting RB's like a ton of bricks, it can't be under estimated what that does in making a defense. At LSU we were stacked at safety already with Brandon Taylor and Reid, but a little thin at CB, just thought when he got to the pros they would have tried him at safety. I think he must prefer play CB though

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Posted by Dick Macho

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Posted on 4/5/14 at 11:03 pm to boxcar willie

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He still doesn't change directions as well as the smaller CB's.

But that's just it my good man!!! He does have great NFL quality change of direction! He is that kind of freak player.

Before I go any further, allow me to mention a certain Seahawk CB that loves the sound of his own voice and happens to be an inch taller than PP7. We both know that he is said to have good cover skills.

Still though, I don't think that we are disagreeing here. They are both capable of playing multiple positions in the back seven but this is a CB issue alone. I guess that the only way to really answer this is to ask ourselves who would we want to cover the best WRs in the NFL? Julio and the gang would get the best of the HB mainly because of their size and PP7 coud bump them effectively while TM wouldn't be able to nearly as well or as often. Tyrann would still make some plays but Patrick would shut down those top receivers when he is having his good days barring awesome passing from their QBs. Since the Cards won't be rotating PP and TM on the island anytime soon, I am going to have to give the nod to the guy that makes his pro bowl living on that island.

PP7 wins without a doubt even though the HB will have an awesome career and could end up right next to him in the hall of fame since the two are brothers from other mothers.

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