Troy Polamalu rated as the best Safety in the NFL

[flippy]

Re: Troy Polamalu rated as the best Safety in the NFL

It is time for Timmons to step up and be a beast in the box so Troy doesn't have to make so many spectacular plays. Our entire D shouldn't be built around Troy cleaning up everything. 10 other guys need to keep getting better.

Troy playing center field really isn't that bad of an idea (injury or not). It could force QBs to hold the ball a second longer and that means more pressure from Woodley, Harrison, etc.

[Oviedo]

Re: Troy Polamalu rated as the best Safety in the NFL

It is time for Timmons to step up and be a beast in the box so Troy doesn't have to make so many spectacular plays. Our entire D shouldn't be built around Troy cleaning up everything. 10 other guys need to keep getting better.

Troy playing center field really isn't that bad of an idea (injury or not). It could force QBs to hold the ball a second longer and that means more pressure from Woodley, Harrison, etc.

I agree and have been saying that for over a year. Timmons needs to be Dr Defensivestein's "monster" going forward. Timmons has a unique skillset that we have just started to scratch the surface of.

I agree that Troy roaming the defensive backfield gives QBs something to think about versus when they see him caught up in the wash of bodies near the LOS.

[cruzer8]

Re: Troy Polamalu rated as the best Safety in the NFL

It is time for Timmons to step up and be a beast in the box so Troy doesn't have to make so many spectacular plays. Our entire D shouldn't be built around Troy cleaning up everything. 10 other guys need to keep getting better.

Troy playing center field really isn't that bad of an idea (injury or not). It could force QBs to hold the ball a second longer and that means more pressure from Woodley, Harrison, etc.

I agree and have been saying that for over a year. Timmons needs to be Dr Defensivestein's "monster" going forward. Timmons has a unique skillset that we have just started to scratch the surface of.

I agree that Troy roaming the defensive backfield gives QBs something to think about versus when they see him caught up in the wash of bodies near the LOS.

How many games did he "get caught up in the wash of bodies near the LOS" in 2008?

2009 was a fluke. Troy is Troy as a SS and it would be foolish to move him to FS. It's not happening. Move on.