Fencer
Pro Bowl Player
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Safety concerns are changing the position - Boston.com
In an article a few weeks ago, Greg Bedard argued:
He goes so far as to argue that teams might need to carry 5 safeties on their rosters routinely.
In an article a few weeks ago, Greg Bedard argued:
- Intimidating strong safeties aren't as useful as they used to be due to player safety rules.
- Every safety needs FS-level coverage skills due to the growth of the passing game.
- In part because they need to be smaller, safeties are injury-prone, so you sort of need safety-by-committee ...
- ... which can of course also be useful in nickel/dime/whatever packages.
He goes so far as to argue that teams might need to carry 5 safeties on their rosters routinely.