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The idea that the Steelers prefer a FS who can tackle is for one reason and one reason only. It is because of how they play Troy (at or near the box/LOS). In a traditional set they would much rather prefer a center fielder/cover type at FS and a thumper at SS. And I could see this in Reynolds and Shamarko Thomas.
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[QUOTE=Dee Dub;590770]The idea that the Steelers prefer a FS who can tackle is for one reason and one reason only. It is because of how they play Troy (at or near the box/LOS). In a traditional set they would much rather prefer a center fielder/cover type at FS and a thumper at SS. And I could see this in Reynolds and Shamarko Thomas.[/QUOTE]
IMO we would be better off if we had our safeties playing back versus running all over the place out of position.
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If we are going Safety in the 2nd...I would go with Calvin Pryor.
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I will be interested to see how Reynolds runs at the combine. To me, he doesn't look fast and his COD is poor. He is smart and has good instincts.
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[QUOTE=steelblood;590774]I will be interested to see how Reynolds runs at the combine. To me, he doesn't look fast and his COD is poor. He is smart and has good instincts.[/QUOTE]
I could care less about his front line speed. Ed Reed ran a 4.57. It is as you said, about his football instincts. Last year Reynolds was fast enough to break on 6 INT's, 3 of which he ran back for TD's. Those came from center field, not off the corner or out in the flat.
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[QUOTE=Dee Dub;590777]I could care less about his front line speed. Ed Reed ran a 4.57. It is as you said, about his football instincts. Last year Reynolds was fast enough to break on 6 INT's, 3 of which he ran back for TD's. Those came from center field, not off the corner or out in the flat.[/QUOTE]
you're not going to be able to draft Ed Reynolds in the 5th round like you have in your sig mock...
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS]4.5 is good safety speed. That's a Cover 0 & 1 FS. Flags start going up[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] when they climb into the 4.6 range unless you have 1.5 splits & good cones. You have a guy that is big framed & likes to hit...You have your Cover 2 SS. You have a FS built like a CB running a 4.6...You have concerns he could be that Cover 1 FS & play CF because you will want to avoid putting him in Cover 0. So when you walk down your SS to defend the run & that 4.6 FS is left playing Cover 1 CF...He may not have the range to help out both sidelines. Hey...I just described Ryan Clark![/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] ;)[/FONT]
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[QUOTE=hawaiiansteel;590781]you're not going to be able to draft Ed Reynolds in the 5th round like you have in your sig mock...[/QUOTE]
Yeah probably right but he did have a down year from 2012 and FS is not a premium position.
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They need a real center fielder, it would allow them to play more cover 1 press man. Not saying he's earl Thomas but they could potentially play Reynolds in that role. He's not a bad tackler, he's just not the best tackler and tends to drag guys down from time to time
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[QUOTE=JUST-PLAIN-NASTY;590785][FONT=Comic Sans MS]4.5 is good safety speed. That's a Cover 0 & 1 FS. Flags start going up[/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS] when they climb into the 4.6 range unless you have 1.5 splits & good cones. You have a guy that is big framed & likes to hit...You have your Cover 2 SS. You have a FS built like a CB running a 4.6...You have concerns he could be that Cover 1 FS & play CF because you will want to avoid putting him in Cover 0. So when you walk down your SS to defend the run & that 4.6 FS is left playing Cover 1 CF...He may not have the range to help out both sidelines. Hey...I just described Ryan Clark![/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] ;)[/FONT][/QUOTE]
Speaking of Clark, I saw he's on ESPN already. I wonder if he has let the FO his intentions for next year, so they can get a plan in place if he decides to retire.