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So how do you feel about our saftey position?

BigBoss

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point is....a pass rush isn't the end all be all cure.

 

I good pass rush is devasting against a team like us.  Vertical pass O.  QB who doesn't have a good short game.

 

Teams can gameplan around a good pass rush to some degree....if they have the talent and coach.  Pass rush wasn't the problem for example when the Bears drove down and scored on us.....you have to have talent in the secondary.

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I feel that fans are sweet on DJ Campbel because he is NOT Nakamura. However, he gave up just as many big plays if not more. Towards the end of the season QBs would look his way on 3rd down (the Saints game was an absolutely awful showing on Campbell's part at the end of the season).

I like the idea of Godfrey/Mitchell holding it down, especially with Godfrey at FS. Analysts love his tackling ability and I used to defend him through and through, but he simply misses too many crucial tackles. However, he does have a knack for having the ball thrown to him, so FS it is.

I like Naka on ST, as much as that might threaten what little credibility that I have.

With that said, I think that we've upgraded. People are familiar with Mitchell a little bit because of last season's game vs. Oakland, and let's face it: Godfrey/Mitchell looks a whole lot better than Nakamura/Godfrey.

The secondary has an opportunity to surprise a lot of people. Josh Thomas has done nothing but improve since he's been on the roster and the reports about Norman being a whole new player are giving me reason to have expectations. Drayton Florence is a welcome veteran presence, and as much as it hurts to lose Chris Gamble he wasn't exactly healthy last season. Munnerlyn and Moore are both great in the nickel and can contribute on ST as well.

It needs to fast forward to week one already. -_-

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IMO, FS is Godfrey's best position. SS is Mitchell's best position. With both Josh's on the Corners, and our front 7 taking care of bidness. We should be pretty good.

 

If our front 4 can stay fresh and bring pressure for 4 quarters. QBs are not going to have the time to pick us apart. They will be getting rid of the ball early, which is what you want. It takes forever for them to move the ball down the field. The more plays they run, the more chance of a mistake happening. We take advantage of those mistakes, we put ourselves in a position to win any game.

 

Late game fatigue, in our Dline, was a primary factor in our 4th quarter woes last year. That should not be a problem this year. Maybe, just maybe, our D may be good enough to keep other teams in the rear view mirror.

 

Foxball would love this D. What we add to that is the fact that our O can actually score.

 

One last thought. It will be no easy tasks to move the ball the length of the field against our D. If we can win the field position game, with our O's potential, we very well may be in playoff contention.

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