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Time for another edition of Who the devil are we going to draft? Starring this week, the double whammy Safety and Special Teams (which can be anybody you think might help the team in that specialist role or someone who is so raw he can't make it at a position and so talented you can't say Devin Hester for your jaw on the table).
Safety comes in two sizes, lumberjack and fencer. Lumberjacks are the guys who tend to line up across from Tight Ends because they have a little more lead in their pencil for dealing with guys who (in some cases) wrestle with DL and LB between pass routes. Fencers are big CBs with great ball skills and slow feet, they tend to hang back in deep centerfield and watch for fly balls to catch. There may be more to it than that, but it's the meat of the matter.
Special Teams have specialists who kick the ball and usually one guy who hands it to them, more or less. They also apply to guys who may be listed as depth at one position or another, but just happen to be so good at specific "special" jobs that they are kept for those more finite talents. Examples are Gunners: really fast guys who race the punted ball downfield to see where it lands. They can often be found in the offseason working as spotters at rifle and archery ranges to improve their speed and dodging ability.
Wedge busters: these are human bowling balls who live to see pins flying everywhere, they can be found rolling around in gutters during the offseason.
Kick returners: Kind of like when you played fetch with your dog, you throw them the ball and they pick it up and make you chase them around to get it back.
Punt returners: Similar to kick returners, they're more of the suicidal types, they fetch the ball, but do so racing head on into a crowd of ill intentioned ruffians.
As always we have a look back in history:
Week One - OC/OG: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51105
Week Two - DL: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51395
Week Three - OT: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51983
Week Four - CB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=52730
Week Five - LB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53088
Week Six - TE: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53310
Week Seven - RB/FB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53572
Kicker (K or sometimes PK): Stephen Gostkowski
Punter (P or in one recent case %&*%^$^BBF): Josh Miller, Danny Baugher, Tom Malone
Longsnapper (LS): Lonie Paxton
Safety:
Rodney Harrison 6-1 220
Eugene Wilson 5-10 195
James Sanders 5-10 210
Mel Mitchell 6-1 225
Artrell Hawkins 5-10 195
Rashad Baker 5-10 198
Willie Andrews 5-10 195
CB/S Tweeners:
Randall Gay 5-11 190
Eddie Jackson 6-0 200
Chad Scott 6-1 205
Antwain Spann 6-0 190
Gemara Williams 5-8 185
Safety comes in two sizes, lumberjack and fencer. Lumberjacks are the guys who tend to line up across from Tight Ends because they have a little more lead in their pencil for dealing with guys who (in some cases) wrestle with DL and LB between pass routes. Fencers are big CBs with great ball skills and slow feet, they tend to hang back in deep centerfield and watch for fly balls to catch. There may be more to it than that, but it's the meat of the matter.
Special Teams have specialists who kick the ball and usually one guy who hands it to them, more or less. They also apply to guys who may be listed as depth at one position or another, but just happen to be so good at specific "special" jobs that they are kept for those more finite talents. Examples are Gunners: really fast guys who race the punted ball downfield to see where it lands. They can often be found in the offseason working as spotters at rifle and archery ranges to improve their speed and dodging ability.
Wedge busters: these are human bowling balls who live to see pins flying everywhere, they can be found rolling around in gutters during the offseason.
Kick returners: Kind of like when you played fetch with your dog, you throw them the ball and they pick it up and make you chase them around to get it back.
Punt returners: Similar to kick returners, they're more of the suicidal types, they fetch the ball, but do so racing head on into a crowd of ill intentioned ruffians.
As always we have a look back in history:
Week One - OC/OG: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51105
Week Two - DL: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51395
Week Three - OT: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=51983
Week Four - CB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=52730
Week Five - LB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53088
Week Six - TE: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53310
Week Seven - RB/FB: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/showthread.php?t=53572
Kicker (K or sometimes PK): Stephen Gostkowski
Punter (P or in one recent case %&*%^$^BBF): Josh Miller, Danny Baugher, Tom Malone
Longsnapper (LS): Lonie Paxton
Safety:
Rodney Harrison 6-1 220
Eugene Wilson 5-10 195
James Sanders 5-10 210
Mel Mitchell 6-1 225
Artrell Hawkins 5-10 195
Rashad Baker 5-10 198
Willie Andrews 5-10 195
CB/S Tweeners:
Randall Gay 5-11 190
Eddie Jackson 6-0 200
Chad Scott 6-1 205
Antwain Spann 6-0 190
Gemara Williams 5-8 185