Secondary a Primary Concern

If we can generate a better pass rush and R. Morris couches these guys up a bit; Ithink we got a shot of being at least average in the secondary.

Not sure if I can answer this until I've seen them play in a few regular season games. I DO think we're going to need to address the secondary pretty soon though, because if we're winning games, then we're probably going to have to score a lot of points!

If we can generate a better pass rush and R. Morris couches these guys up a bit; Ithink we got a shot of being at least average in the secondary.

I hear Morris is very good at couching a team, just look at this masterpiece:

http://static.flickr.com/38/79450503_20bca8cac0.jpg

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I don't think C. Griffin makes the team.

You know what? I haven't thought so either but we almost kind of need him to

I hear Morris is very good at couching a team, just look at this masterpiece:

http://static.flickr.com/38/79450503_20bca8cac0.jpg

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LOL! That is my dyslexia I usually catch myself.

Instead they chose Cedric Griffin, with the expectation that he'll primarily line up opposite Josh Wilson with DeAngelo Hall in the nickel replacing Kevin Barnes.

On average, starting corners I believe get about 20-25% more snaps than the nickel. To be clear though, I suspect that Hall will largely be the starter but when a nickel situation is called for, Cedric won't come in to play nickel he'll come in to replace Hall and Hall slides to cover the slot receiver. We'll know for sure soon enough.



First ill state that its always been hard for me to decipher exactly what we are doing defensively. It became a lot harder since we switched to the 3-4 with Hasslett using seemingly much more complicated packages and having people all over the place disguising coverage. And of course TV cameras dont do a great job of showing coverage on the live play. Maybe the NFL showing all 22 angels will help me in time.

With that said I always thought what you stated would would be the best way to use Hall. The way he plays and his size / abilities seem best suited as a nickelback to me, yet considering our short comings at corner you want him on the field as much as possible (well, sometimes....) .

So is that the prevailing thought, that Hall is best suited as a nickel? Does anyone know about how often we shifted Hall into the nickel last year and how well it seemed to work? Any other teams that do this (the "number 1" corner shifts to nickel) as regular thing?

Unless the pass rush can bail them out, it's going to be a real long year in the secondary.

RG3 will make the secondary better. :thumb:

Before we all get too doom and gloom here, perhaps we should remember that the Pats and Giants both suffered from some poor secondary play last year yet they played in the big dance. I know that this is not simple are there are many factors in play regarding this. But the point remains that a problematic secondary can be overcome.

RG3 will make the secondary better. :thumb:

best quote of the year. I dunno, he likes the long ass bombs. Gotta get him to sustain some drives to keep our gaping wound from becoming an INFECTED gaping wound. The way I see it, the less the secondary is on the field, the better our prospects of winning games. There is no question that the secondary concerns me alot more than the OLine with a ridiculously mobile, young quarterback, as well as some decent rushers. Without a top notch safety and no additions of real "starting" value made this offseason, Josh Wilson is now our premier player in the secondary.

That is not a particularly endearing thought.