What has happened to Benwikere?

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

Benwikere is fine 

[Paa Langfart]

3 hours ago, lightsout said:

Some here are overthinking a bit as far as why he's struggling.

Yes, he was better outside last year. That's his natural position. He's not a slot corner. He does his best work on the sidelines where he only has to know where the safety coverage is to know where he should be positioned. In the slot, he has to now know where his LB help is in coverage, where the outside coverage help is, and the deep part of the field coverage is. If he is mistaken on any of that or guesses right but loses the TE or outside receiver because he's having to focus on all 3 at once to determine who he is supposed to pick up, he'll obviously look lost. He's not a natural nickel for that reason.

When Bene shifts outside during man coverage, he looks like the Bene from last year. Why? Because now he just has to avoid letting his man get over the top of him and he can react more and see more.

Bene is gonna get picked on a LOT during this game. He has to step up and our outside backers have to be on the spot with inside crossing routes, because that is where we are going to get hit all game. Rodgers is going to try to dink and dunk us on those 5 yard passes that turn into 15 yard gains and then hit us deep. We just need Bene to lock up the shallow portion of  the field to his side and undercut intermediate, one-cut routes when he can.

I hope Shaq is feeling up to snuff today.

[the butch]

Bene made the comment on WFNZ that on the Marshall TD he was trying to avoid contact because it would have led to a PI and a 1st down on the goal line.  That thinking led to Marshall's push off and a TD anyway.  Rivera spoke to him about it and said he'd rather see him play aggressive.  So let's see how Bene plays in this game.  Look for him to pick his spots and play a grittier game.

[CLG]

Bene will be fine. Still a young player figuring everything out and out playing what he was expected to do at his draft position. I am interested to see how he develops at the slot and what we intend on doing with him in the future. 

[csx]

8 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Nothing.

Sophomore Slump + Playing in the Slot (new role in our scheme). Bene played out of his mind on the outside last season because he's better suited there, but with us signing Tillman to play there this past off-season he got shifted to the inside. Seniority, I suppose. After all, it wasn't luck that had opposing QBs completing like 47-48% of their passes in his direction.

So nothing happened or things the things you listed happened? 

 

[thefuzz]

Despite being thought of around here as a slot guy, he is just better on the outside.  I'm assuming that Peanut will probably move on in the offseason, and he will be moved back to his natural position.

 

[MHS831]

He has stated that he prefers outside.  He will take Peanut's place and we will bring in a nickel.

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[firefox1234]

He's not been Cason bad just yet so I don't think any alarms shud be raised yet.

[csx]

9 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

He's an outside corner adjusting to playing in the slot in the NFL with more tape on him now. He'll be okay.

Mine was a tongue in cheek comment. I understood your point.