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This is the second look at Florida State.
I am curious to see how Prince Amakumara will match up against Justin Blackmon whose only a redshirted sophomore and could come out if he wanted to.He is having a huge year.
Warped minds think alike?HERE'S AN ODD QUESTION FOR YOU: Where do the "elite" college CBs, like Amukamara, typically line up - at LCB or at RCB? By that, I mean, would a guy like Amukamara nearly always line up at LCB and rarely at RCB regardless of which receiver is lined up on which side of the offensive formation? Or would he line up wherever the #1 WR is, regardless of "side"?
Also, are there any "hot" (or even just decent) CB prospects out there who line up almost exclusively at RCB (that anyone is aware of)?
The reason I ask is that I've been thinking about the Darius Butler/Kyle Arrington situation and started looking at RCB v LCB around the NFL and it's occurred to me that a guy who can play LCB at an elite level might not necessarily be able to play RCB at an elite level - or even competently, in some cases. LCB is arguably the more "important" CB spot because QBs tend to throw to their right (at LCB) more often than to their left (at RCB), thus the better receivers are likely more often posted up on the offensive right side than on the left. So, it seems like we'd naturally tend to focus our attention on college LCBs.
But, what about the guys who play RCB almost exclusively in college? Are we making an assumption that a guy who plays "over there" is necessarily a lesser talent? Or are there also guys who play RCB who are "special" at it?
(maybe I should make this a full thread?)
Warped minds think alike?
I've been noticing Reiss talking about Butler specifically as a reserve for LCB and got thinking about next season with Bodden's return. McCourty and Bodden would seem the likely starters, Arrington is steadily getting better on the right side where Butler was struggling after mostly playing on the left side last season.
As for elite college CBs, it depends on the program, some use boundary/field designations swapping CBs depending on which hashmark the ball is spotted, others don't swap. As for offenses working against elite CBs, Colorado has two NFLDS draft ranked CBs, Oklahoma picked the defense apart from the slot attacking the Nickel and Safeties and avoiding the outside guys.