Our safety play this past year was one of the worst in the league. We tried to convert a corner to safety who takes bad angles and played two-hand touch and whiffed on every open field tackle. Dont even want to start on Harper! Can we bring Ed Reed home and draft a SS? Pleeease!

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Posted by Chad504boy

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Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:33 am to MISSIPSAINT

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We need to address our safety play this off-season!

Dear Safety Play this off-season,

You must be better, a lot better.

Thanks,

Chad504boy

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Posted by Hugo Stiglitz

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Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:41 am to MISSIPSAINT

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Our safety play this past year was one of the worst in the league.

Not really. The outside linebacker play was probably worse.

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Dont even want to start on Harper!

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Posted by BarbeTiger

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Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:46 am to MISSIPSAINT

Thank you for registering and bringing a new perspective to the board!

ETA: a pass rush will help all of our DBs

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Posted by Suntiger

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Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:13 am to MISSIPSAINT

I think Spags screwed up this defense terribly last year. We saw Malcom Jenkins play really well at CB and rover his first year and he was ok at FS his second year. Last year he stunk, but it wasn't because of effort or talent. I think Spags just didn't know how to utilize him. I'm not prepared to say we need to get rid of him yet.

As for Harper, we know what we're getting with him. Good in run support, eh in coverage and awful at catching a ball. He is what he is. It could be worse.

IAQ actually played really well. I look forward to seeing him get more PT.

I'd love to get William Moore or Dashon Gholston, but I think the DC being upgraded will actually help the safety play this year if we don't upgrade talent wise.

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Posted by Breesus

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Posted on 2/20/13 at 11:07 am to MISSIPSAINT

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Our safety play this past year was one of the worst in the league.

No it wasn't. Link?

It was the worst part of our defense after the dline, the linebackers, and the corners

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whiffed on every open field tackle.

Harper and Jenkins both led the nfl during the season at different times, not just safteys, the whole league, in tackles and finished at the top of the league. A testament to how horribly the front 7 played.

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Dont even want to start on Harper!

Because he is a better than average SS and you don't have anywhere to start?

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Can we bring Ed Reed home and draft a SS?

We don't have the money for ed Reed and Harper will be great for Ryan to work with in his system

It's no secret I defend Jenkins routinely on this board. And I'll continue to do so. I do think he needs to spend some time playing corner where he belongs. Definitely needs to rotate time with IAQ. He impressed me a few times last year. But he is a good player who is used wrong sometimes. But far from the worst on the team.

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