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Ravens cut Eric Weddle


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Just now, ncfan said:

He graded out still pretty good on everyones favorite PFF last year

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl/players/eric-weddle/3653

Exactly. He's still a quality player. Maybe he's washed up now and the Ravens know it, but he's likely a better option at FS than anyone else we could reasonably land this off-season. FS should still be high on our draft needs in case the right situation presented itself.

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The free agent market for safeties is flooded with talent

Landon Collins

Earl Thomas

Lamarcus Joyner

Tyrann Mathieu

Adrian Amos

Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix

Eric Weddle

Clayton Geathers  

Glover Quin

Tre Boston

Kenny Vaccaro

George Iloka

Jimmie Ward

Adrian Phillips

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2 minutes ago, -13 Amp- said:

why? Isnt Reid a SS and Weddle a FS?

Weddle has been an all around great safety for most of his career, excelling in both coverage and run support like an Earl Thomas. However, last year he had a fairly significant drop off in coverage while remaining great in run support. He had 3 PD and no picks in 16 starts last year after having a combined 10 picks and 21 PD the previous 2 years. We need a safety capable of playing center field in coverage, not another one who at this point in his career should be closer to the LoS like Reid.

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