I expect a lot of Nickel.
When we play pass heavy teams, it gives us a great option. The real battle this year will be for the nickel back position; I think it's going to come down to Sergio Brown and Raeshon McNeil. Blanton has been more impressive as a corner than McNeil, as well as showing some good tackling skills, such as in the Purdue game where he stopped the TE in his tracks. Walls is still going to be our best cover corner and a future NFL star. McNeil started in this D as a nickel back, and there were rumors he was going to add weight and move to FS early on. The loss of Walls meant that he had to play CB.
The real dark horse this year will be Gary Gray. He was supposed to be an excellent player, but early injuries somewhat derailed him. It will be interesting to see if he can contend for some playing time outside the Dime or Quarter package. There's a lot standing in his way, though. We are stacked in terms of CB talent.
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Pat,
2009-03-20, 15:18
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- I expect a lot of Nickel. -
PaulM,
2009-03-21, 14:30
- I think it's a mistake to think that only 2 cb's will get -
Bingo,
2009-03-23, 14:10
- When it comes to McNeil.. - PaulM, 2009-03-25, 07:51
- down the stretch we rotated three DBs quite liberally - Spesh, 2009-03-23, 14:31
- I see the nickel being... - scriptcomesfirst, 2009-03-21, 17:50
- I think it's a mistake to think that only 2 cb's will get -
Bingo,
2009-03-23, 14:10
- I really like the thought of Aldridge at FB in some sets -- -
omahadomer,
2009-03-21, 08:50
- I like the options it gives us in the run game. - PaulM, 2009-03-21, 14:25
- Nothing too shocking I guess - piyachi, 2009-03-20, 16:39
- I expect a lot of Nickel. -
PaulM,
2009-03-21, 14:30