mayoclinic

I will go so far as to say that I think Ebner's upside is higher than Chung's, and I like Chung. But his floor is obviously much, much lower.

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Wait until he plays for the Jets. Ray Ray will then let you know that his ceiling is unlimited.

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patchick

Seriously, the fun of a prospect like Ebner is that he really came in with no ceiling, and no floor. Given his proven elite physical and mental makeup and near-total lack of football experience, ANYTHING was possible.

So given the way he seems to be shooting up the safety depth chart despite missing a big chunk of camp, and has, what, four INTs in practice so far...it's hard not to start thinking about the good extremes of "anything," eh?

patsfan13

This is what I am thinking. I think 10 DB's are needed for sub packages and depth due. Ebner's emergence has me thinking that Cole and Ihedgibo are playing for the last DB slot.

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ATippett56

Anyone who looks better than the defensive trio of Barrett, Ihedigbo, and Brown (Sergio) is a major upgrade to the New England Patriots defensive secondary.

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Ebner was an early binky of mine who I had given up hope on due to his inexperience and lost practice time,

His performance in such a short time has been astounding, and I hope like hell the Pats find a way to keep him on the 53.

It's almost like "The Natural"; a guy who comes out of no where, no one expects anything from, and then he just plays well.

He's going to be fun to watch.

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patchick

I'm right there with you, I thought that missing so many practices would be the kiss of death for the least experienced player on the team (if not in the whole league). Remarkable stuff.

patsinthesnow

If BB becomes comfortable with Ebner playing snaps on the field as safety, it'll be all over for the Clueless Three in Barrett, Brown, Ihedigbo. 4 Safeties will be fine. (Chung, Gregory, Wilson, Ebner) It says alot about the clueless 3 when two rookie safeties are outperforming them.

BBass

Agree its going to be a great watch. Can't remember a player that had this level of reckless nature on the Pats..

Marqui

He has at least six which I think leads the team and also has a handful of pass breakups as well. And I don't remember hearing about him ever blowing coverages or getting beat for big plays down the field. He's been playing at a very high level for someone who's never played real football in his entire life.