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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
Springs is a great tackler, but I'm not sure we'd be getting the most bang for our buck by switching our best cover corner to strong safety. Besides, do you think Springs would hold up to the physical punishment he'd endure as a strong safety. Strong safeties are, after all, oftentimes in the box and getting nailed by offensive linemen and Springs is fairly injury prone.
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Don't get me wrong, I know he is injury prone, and I was only saying that would have made sens if we went after hall. Then we could have rotated springs/doughty at the SS position depending on what down it is and etc.
But then when Doughty is in at SS, Springs could go in as CB and play as well.
I was just speculating, that's all. And as far as my debate about is springs good enough to play SS? IMO, Yes he is, and he has HAD injury issues but if we had got Hall, rotating springs/doughty would have kept springs healthier as well as helped us in certain packages.
Now, I know we need Springs as CB1 for us this year, because of Carlos' injury. Smoot had inpressed me especially as the year went on. I think Smoot will be FINE at CB2 this year while Rogers is being worked into the line-up as the nickle-CB. Then eventually he and Smoot will switch, with Smoot becoming out Nickle/CB3.
I see us drafting a CB in either the 1st, or second, but you can't RELY on that CB to make an impact instantly.(you can hope) But hopefully we make a great pick and by the 4th or 5th game of the season the rookie will have stepped-up and will be a majot part of our secondary.
We have Torrence,and Eubanks who are promising depth IMO. We haven't had young players as depth in our secondary in a LONG time. This is way better than having Ade Jimoh and CO. back there. Leigh Torrence stepped up last year admirably when he was asked to ,and Eubanks looks like he's young and promising. Hopefully our secondary will become one of our strenghts and hopefully we will be able to trade away some players for draft picks if they get good enough someday. ( Torrence, Eubanks )