I like how Chavis moves some of his bigger, slower safeties to LB. It's frickin' brilliant. If speed rules in the SEC, a safety at LB is the way to go. Even if they don't have the true tackling power of a Big Ten LB, they can slow down a ball-carrier long enough for the clean-up crew.
God knows Hatcher is a liability in the secondary against the pass...maybe he can gain a few pounds and move to LB.
I agree, Hatcher should be moved to MLB. Dude loves to hit people hard without seeing who is in front of him. Speed was really the only thing we lacked in this past year's LB position, hopefully with a few young guys like Mingo stepping in, we won't be that bad at defending read options.
well, all those worried about Hatcher, I don't think you should be, Loston, and Reid proved that they are better, and hell, I wouldn't mind seeing Tyrann moved to safety. He is kind of undersized but at strong safety I think he would be an asset. He is a guy that needs to be on the field as much as possible.
A friend and I were discussing Mathieu's role and both agreed he should just roam around the field as the nickel. We should basically be running a 4-2-5 as our base and walking Reid/Loston up to the LOS to give us more run support. But Mathieu is best when he's making plays and causing havoc. Simon and Claiborne will be fine outside. Then you can allow Mathieu to play rover while Loston/Reid and Taylor rotate at the safety spots. Chavis will have plenty of options at his disposal. Should be sexy.
This is pretty much what Chaise does, bringing Francois to the LOS as a Linebacker. He blitzes Ryan Baker a lot on passing downs, dropping Francois into coverage. ___________________ Sent from my EVO using Magic
Yeah linebacker is one of the bigger areas of concern for the team. The position is not very deep at all. I'd look for the coaching staff to move someone into one of those positions.
