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He could catch the ball, which is certainly a plus, nice to see the interceptions. But there were so many plays where he was out of position or taking bad angles. Mistakes were fewer as the season went on, but they were still there — as upstater pointed out in the Byard thread, the deep ball in the Denver game was 100% on him and Gonzo was left holding the bag and taking the blame by many fans. That happened too often, and the fact that it happened as late as the AFCCG wasn’t a good sign.
One's a three-time all-pro (including last year), the other is a special teamer who beat out the two overpaid guys that were in front of him.
As you may have noticed, I am - right or wrong - nervous about "proven players' (particulally for a team only midway in a rebuild) because the only way a guy gets "proven" is by playing well over a number of years. Fine, but in a damaging game like football, those years take a toll, and you never quite know when that bill comes due, which it generally does quite unexpectedly because - you know, the guy is "proven," after all, we have been told.
Seems the consensus expects us to draft a safety to develop as Byard’s successor. So one way to start getting that player some playing time so he has actual experience in measured does during his development would be to work him into the three safety packages. So I’d expect we will have it at least somewhat this year.
So wait…you prefer unproven players?
Those PFF grades aren't bad but as is often the case with them, sometimes what I see on the field and in the stats don't seem to match
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