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SAFETY - THE ALTERNATIVE VIEW DEPENDING ON TANK WILLIAMS
Belichick may take a different view than we do. After all, we have our starting safeties signed through the 2011 season, hardly a current need with Belichick being well-satisfied with both players, even if posters aren't.
STARTERS
Meriweather and Sanders are young and signed though 2011. They will both likely get better as the corners improve their play and the linebacker corps is upgraded. Could one of these be upgraded by a rookie this year or in the rookie's second year? Sure! But that is true of any player not named Brady, Wilfork, Moss, Welker, Mayo or Gostkowski. Perhaps Belichick isn't looking to upgrading these starters as a high priority.
BACKUP FREE SAFETY
We have a backup FS/S signed though 2011, Shawn Springs. We also have Spann who seemed to play OK when he had the opportunity.
BACKUP STRONG SAFETY
Didn't we sign one of those in Tank Williams? Are we writing him off? Doesn't he hit hard enough? Isn't he big enough at 6'2" and 223? Yes, he was injured last year, but so was Brady. Just maybe, Tank Williams can be counted on to be our number FOUR safety, our backup SS. Do you expect us to cut Williams?
BOTTOM LINE
We have Hobbs, Bodden, Wheatley and Wilhite at the corners.
We have Meriweather, Sanders, Williams and Spann at the safeties.
We have Springs as the swing C/S.
Nine roster spots seems reasonable for the secondary.
This alternative views suggests that maybe we might draft a corner rather than a safety or perhaps just a free safety to upgrade Spann
Belichick may take a different view than we do. After all, we have our starting safeties signed through the 2011 season, hardly a current need with Belichick being well-satisfied with both players, even if posters aren't.
STARTERS
Meriweather and Sanders are young and signed though 2011. They will both likely get better as the corners improve their play and the linebacker corps is upgraded. Could one of these be upgraded by a rookie this year or in the rookie's second year? Sure! But that is true of any player not named Brady, Wilfork, Moss, Welker, Mayo or Gostkowski. Perhaps Belichick isn't looking to upgrading these starters as a high priority.
BACKUP FREE SAFETY
We have a backup FS/S signed though 2011, Shawn Springs. We also have Spann who seemed to play OK when he had the opportunity.
BACKUP STRONG SAFETY
Didn't we sign one of those in Tank Williams? Are we writing him off? Doesn't he hit hard enough? Isn't he big enough at 6'2" and 223? Yes, he was injured last year, but so was Brady. Just maybe, Tank Williams can be counted on to be our number FOUR safety, our backup SS. Do you expect us to cut Williams?
BOTTOM LINE
We have Hobbs, Bodden, Wheatley and Wilhite at the corners.
We have Meriweather, Sanders, Williams and Spann at the safeties.
We have Springs as the swing C/S.
Nine roster spots seems reasonable for the secondary.
This alternative views suggests that maybe we might draft a corner rather than a safety or perhaps just a free safety to upgrade Spann
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