Brady'sButtBoy
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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Garbanza said:Gay is on PUP
I was hoping sanders would emerge. Gus Scott has shown very little since we drafted this guy.Brady'sButtBoy said:Mike Reiss's first TC blog noted the corners on the first defense were Hobbs and Wilson with Hawkins and Gus Scott at safety. Interesting...
mgcolby said:Maybe I am in the minority but I really like Hawkins and I think he might bump Geno back to CB and maybe we groom Sanders for the starting role either later in the year or next season. I think Hawkins provides a lot of leadership and he is obviously smart as he came in last season and picked up our defense quickly and had an immediate impact on our secondary. I am not discounting the events that correlated with his arrival either i.e. Seymour and Bruschi coming back and Wilfork lining up an extra yard or so off the ball.
JackBauer said:So if Hawkins is going to knock Geno off starting FS (not going to happen), who is going to start the season at SS?
PYPER said:I like Hawkins as well. It's no secret how the defense improved after we picked him up.
I think you're way off base thinking he "bumped" Geno though.
I think Geno is playing CB b/c that is what he really is. He was only playing FS b/c we had a hole there in 2003 when we cut Milloy. Then he played so well there and the depth at safety never really improved so they kept him there.
Now it appears that we may have more options at safety so it makes sense for them to consider Geno at CB. We now have more depth at safety than we do at CB. It wouldn't shock me to learn that Geno is a much better CB than Samuel.
The question I have is who plays safety if Harrison doesn't make it back. I think the odds of him coming back at a level anywhere near as good as before he was hurt is slim to none. I'm certainly rooting for the guy but I hope we're not putting all of our eggs in that basket, so to speak.
Hawkins played SS last year but he would seem better suited as a FS. I don't put much weight in Gus Scott playing SS today. That guy hasn't shown us anything. I'd think that Tebuckey Jones or maybe James Sanders are more likely.
The other name to watch out for us Chad Scott. At this stage in his career, I'd think Scott would make a much better safety than a CB. He's certainly got the size to be a good safety but can he tackle?
tailgater said:Wilson will not go back to CB except on a temporary basis if injuries pile up. He's been a good FS for years in the NFl. It would weaken them at 2 positions.
I think more people should listen to ps23.patsox23 said:Let's not read too much into this. Every year there are guys tried all over the place to develop a general, team-wide versatility. That's all this is, IMO.
Pats67 said:I think more people should listen to ps23.