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2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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One of the knocks on Asante was his rumored preference for playing LCB (one might say, his rumored refusal to play RCB). Here's a quote from Reiss today in an article on Fernando Bryant.
Will CBs who match up well on a particular receiver now follow that receiver when they go in motion? Will CBs switch up to confuse the opposing QB as part of the Patriot's general style of a multi-faceted defense?
Or is it simply that Bryant will have to play RCB if he is to compete for a starting position, since he won't beat out the #1 guy, who typically plays on the left?
My feeling is Capers wants flexibility to deal with injuries and to game plan opponents.
This could be Capers' influence. This could be a new freedom from having CBs that request or require a particular side of the field. What impact will position flexibility have?One change is that he is learning both the left and right cornerback positions, which means an increased focus on footwork.
"I've only been a left corner in the league, I've only been a left corner since I was 7," he said. "You can't be position-specific here, and that's one thing I do like, the versatility they have in all the schemes they run, so you can't really get a bead on them and you don't really know what they're doing game to game. I'm looking forward to it.
Will CBs who match up well on a particular receiver now follow that receiver when they go in motion? Will CBs switch up to confuse the opposing QB as part of the Patriot's general style of a multi-faceted defense?
Or is it simply that Bryant will have to play RCB if he is to compete for a starting position, since he won't beat out the #1 guy, who typically plays on the left?
My feeling is Capers wants flexibility to deal with injuries and to game plan opponents.