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The Answer to the FS Position is on the Roster


Bronn

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We have several candidates to take over at FS. Stop panicking.

Kai Nacua

 

Cole Luke

 

On top of those two that nobody ever talks about, we have some natural box safeties and CBs who might could transition.

Quin Blanding
Searcy
Cockrell
Gaulden
Parms
Doss
Elder
Seymour
Thornton
Ballard

Someone, not named Colin Jones, from that list will probably be our starting FS, barring us picking up someone else that is floating out there/gets cut. Just get used to it and move on. We gon' be alright!

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Just like left tackle, we’ve been through stop gaps and projects, with the same inconsistent results. 

Time to invest in the fs position, but that’s not Ron’s philosophy, he’ll keep looking for diamonds in the rough, meanwhile the secondary will either continue to underperform or be heavily reliant on a top 5 pass rush.

stubbornness 

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The Panthers almost never draft safeties. They tend to draft corners or tweener athletes and try to convert them into a safety. I'd argue they haven't drafted a true safety since Nate Salley in 2006, and haven't spent an early draft pick on a true safety since Deon Grant in 2000. Talk about devaluing the position....

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When we're getting home on the pass rush a lot of the safety concerns will go out of the window, no matter who we had back there last year it was gonna look bad. 

People need to realize that more than anything:

1) We were VERY old at DE (I love Pep)

2) We were VERY inexperienced with UDFA talent (Horton / Cox / Obada) drafted (Haynes)

KK, had his best seasons when CJ, and Addison were able to force QB's to step up, same for Cox in PHI, he has been flanked with premier talent on the edge of that defense (Graham, Sweat, Bennett)

So once the pass rush finds it's stride we should see the secondary able to make more plays as QB's are under more duress. 

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1 hour ago, Bronn said:

We have several candidates to take over at FS. Stop panicking.

Kai Nacua

 

Cole Luke

 

On top of those two that nobody ever talks about, we have some natural box safeties and CBs who might could transition.

Quin Blanding
Searcy
Cockrell
Gaulden
Parms
Doss
Elder
Seymour
Thornton
Ballard

Someone, not named Colin Jones, from that list will probably be our starting FS, barring us picking up someone else that is floating out there/gets cut. Just get used to it and move on. We gon' be alright!

I am not one to just say no.  A few of these guys might pan out. I seem to remember Cole Luke was having a good camp until he got hurt.  Gauldin is in his second year and should be a bit more comfortable at the position. 

I also think that Washington made our defense much worse by his asinine play calling.  Rivera did a much better job and our defense was much better.  A little too late but at least we have something to build off of.

Like I said a few of these guys might pan out but I also believe we will sign a Veteran to be the frontrunner of this group. 

Our current "Sign Berry" troll is only going to bitch and moan (throw poo around) about every player we suggest until we sign Berry (Which ain't going to happen)

 

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