Safety

[Longrobbdiego]

With Staley's scheme sometimes calling for 3 safeties, and injuries, Etc, there's a need. I think Nas has great potential, and hopefully with a scheme change and better coaching he will realize it, but we still need more. Not seeing much in FA... just wondering what were some of y'alls thoughts on how we address this?

[Bolt Dude]

There’s a bunch of good ones this year that could work.

I was really impressed with Tanaloa Hufanga this year. He made improvements in his coverage abilities from 2019-2020, which were my main concerns. He’s a sure tackler, instinctive in space, a great blitzer, and plays like his hair’s on fire on every down.

The ideal ‘all purpose DB’ is Elijah Molden. He’s that positionless kind of player that Staley covets—a hyper intelligent, student of the game, QB of the defense type of guy. Excels in the slot/box, kinda like Troy Hill—a little bit safety, a little slot, a little dime-backer. Molden’s not a center fielder (that’s Adderley’s role), he’s a guy you want closer to the LOS.

[Longrobbdiego]

Thanks Dude.

So in Staleys scheme, where he has 3 safeties on the field, we'd have DJ, and Nas... the third guy, is it better if he's more of a box /slot/ midfield guy, or one that covers deep well? I'm sure ideally it would be both, but if it was one or the other...?

[wu-dai clan]

There’s a bunch of good ones this year that could work.

I was really impressed with Tanaloa Hufanga this year. He made improvements in his coverage abilities from 2019-2020, which were my main concerns. He’s a sure tackler, instinctive in space, a great blitzer, and plays like his hair’s on fire on every down.

The ideal ‘all purpose DB’ is Elijah Molden. He’s that positionless kind of player that Staley covets—a hyper intelligent, student of the game, QB of the defense type of guy. Excels in the slot/box, kinda like Troy Hill—a little bit safety, a little slot, a little dime-backer. Molden’s not a center fielder (that’s Adderley’s role), he’s a guy you want closer to the LOS.

Molden @#47 on my radar.
But so is Samuel.
And you know who.

[like54ninjas]

There’s quite a few. Some of my favorites......

Hufanga, Grant, Moehrig, Vincent Jr., Cisco, Deablo, J. Johnson, Sterns, Hamilton, Wiggins, Webb.

[Bolt Dude]

Nas needs to be playing in space (highest among the safeties), a place where he’s closing down receiving windows, but not being asked to do too much in run support.

Derwin can do it all.

The third guy would need to play lower—around the box, able to blitz, run support, and keeping an eye on RB check downs in the flats. Kinda like a wing to the OLB. This guy needs to have short area quickness, off the line coverage skills (slants & flats), and surefire tackling abilities. That’s why I love Hufanga and especially Molden in that role.

[Bolt Dude]

There’s quite a few. Some of my favorites......

Hufanga, Grant, Moehrig, Vincent Jr., Cisco, Deablo, J. Johnson, Sterns, Hamilton, Wiggins, Webb.

You don’t like Molden in that role? Seems ideal to me.

[like54ninjas]

You don’t like Molden in that role? Seems ideal to me.

As more of a pure NCB.

[Bolt Dude]

As more of a pure NCB.

Haha, I watched a recent YouTube interview with Molden... some podcast, forgot the name. He stressed that he’s a DB and it bugs him when people pigeon-hole him as a pure nickel. Seems like he’s trying to sell his versatility, but I tend to agree with you—his highest and best value is at nickel.

edit: it was the 2 for 1 PFF podcast

https://youtu.be/BLWN7PU4IWc

[Boltjolt]

Haha, I watched a recent YouTube interview with Molden... some podcast, forgot the name. He stressed that he’s a DB and it bugs him when people pigeon-hole him as a pure nickel. Seems like he’s trying to sell his versatility, but I tend to agree with you—his highest and best value is at nickel.

edit: it was the 2 for 1 PFF podcast
https://youtu.be/BLWN7PU4IWc

They all trying to sell themselves. Id rather draft Trill at safety than Molden. Trill has played all over while Molden hasnt. There are plenty of others id rather have for safety than Trill even but just saying he can do it too.

[Bolt Dude]

They all trying to sell themselves. Id rather draft Trill at safety than Molden. Trill has played all over while Molden hasnt. There are plenty of others id rather have for safety than Trill even but just saying he can do it too.

Um, have you watched much UW football?
They played Molden all over the place.

[Boltjolt]

Um, have you watched much UW football?
They played Molden all over the place.

Some,... Usually have to watch on tape as im not a Huskies fan and not partial to the PAC 12.

I don't have a favorite college team and just watch the best match-up on TV at the time lol..... When I watch it.
The tape I did see of him, he was in the slot and everything I've read says he pretty much played in the slot.

I don't care where the player we draft comes from, just want the best we can get so I won't favor someone from say USC over a kid from Georgia or Wisconsin because he is a Pac 12 player.

Syracuse had a good secondary, Pittsburgh had a good DL, Notre Dame had a good OL so plenty of tape to look at there.