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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Someone said there weren't three safeties he would take over Sean Taylor even with his shortcomings being exposed this year. Consider please:
Ed Reed
Brian Dawkins
Troy Polamalu
Roy Williams (???) He has the same coverage deficiencies as ST.
Bob Sanders
Yeremiah Bell
Michael Boulware (???)
Mike Brown
Donovan Darius
There are seven I'd take over Taylor right now in 2007 and two others who I'd have to think about for a while. And if I went team-by-team to look at rosters, I might come up with a couple of others...
Here's my idea for the Redskins defense next year:
1. Tell Sean Taylor to add 20 pounds of muscle in the off-season because he's going to be an outside linebacker next year.
2. Find a safety somewhere who can COVER people and then let Archuletta be the safety who does run support and handles the slower tight-end/fullback coverage assignments.
3. While Taylor has prodigious physical skills, I suspect that he does not have the instincts/mental acumen to be a safety because when you get suckered in at safety the result is a LONG game or a TD. If you get suckered in at LB, there's still help behind you.
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Dawkins is just a monster at safety. What a great leader that guy is. I love his game. Same with Reed. Donavan D. and Saunders are solid too. Saunders is a little guy but man he really can hit. But give Taylor a pass on this year. He had a up and down year. He will play better and he has the ability to play better. I also tend to think he needs better coaching. Someone that can bring the best out in him.