Personally, I think that the CB is more important, because more pass plays are set up for #1 and #2 receivers. I'd rather have our best cover guy on their best receiver. I definitely wouldn't be opposed to Revis learning the position and switching it up every once in a while to keep offenses on their toes. Imagine having Wilson Maybin Revis and Cromartie rotating positions. It could be really awesome, or really bad. Revis has good football IQ and would be good for signal calling. With Leonard possibly not returning we need someone not named Eric Smith to do that.
Got ya. Top DB's get paid more than top FS's but as Pat mentioned above the roll of the FS is expanding as the passing game evolves. Maybe someday an Ed Reed will be as valuable as a Revis? And even if we do 'situationally' have Revis playing the deep ball, he'd still be the most important dude on the team and will hold out for as much coin as possible. If his roll was expanded to include 'Demon FS' and it worked, he'd probably get paid even more.
I'd like to see Revis cover Gronkowski on some plays next year. That would be interesting. Cro and Wilson could handle the WRs methinks.... Were gonna have to do something to counter their TEs. Revis on one, double the other? Just a thought. Oh and a passrush would help.
All that and remember, most teams don't even have a dominant #1 receiver (Take the pat's for example). Against teams with no clear threat it's a shame to waste Revis on a scrub receiver running go routes all day when he could be reeking havoc on the entire field.
Well that's my point Barcs. What you have described was the way the league USED to run. The CB was the key position because if you could shut down an outside WR, you essentially shut down at least a third of the passing attack. Now that isn't the case. Much more of the passing game happens INSIDE the hash marks. Just look at the development of the "slot receiver" Wayne Chrebet was the archetype slot receiver less than 10 years ago, but he only had ONE thousand yd season, and 2 years where he caught more than 70 catches. Wes Welker has AVERAGED over 100 catches and 1,100 yds in 5 consecutive seasona What the Welker and TE's have done is to change the focus of the passing game from OUTSIDE the hashes to inside them. Even though Revis might be the best CB in the league, I can essentially negate him, but simply not throwing the ball in his direction, and NOT be hurt because I have that many more options. So the end result is that your best defensive player is gong to be significantly involved in the game for only about 5 of the 60-70 offensive plays in a game Now I don't know if Revis could make the transition to FS, but a lot of CBs have, and if he was even close to as good a FS as he is a CB, then you would be putting your best defensive player at a position where he would be involved in many more plays.than he would as a CB
... guess i'm the stick in the mud ... - best db in the league - completely neutralizes opponents #1 wr ... = Do Not Change ... you want to try a gimmick play 2x a game and switch him to safety coverage and swing k-dub over the #1wr ... fine ... otherwise, do not mess with perfection ... ... have some packages with k-dub at S ... to get him on the field when opponents have only 2 wr's playing? ... i'm fine with that too ... ... the poster talking about maybin, i'm sure you were saying have him rushing the qb on 3rd downs and not have him dropping back into coverage ... l_j_r
may be true, but how many teams have a QB with the field vision to go through all his reads away from his #1 to take advantage of this, not to mention having a TE freak like Gronkowski and another good complement like Hernandez? Unfortunately one of the few is in the same division as the JETS :shit: It is a copy-cat league so I'm sure some teams that have to frequently face top tier CBs with try this mold until the defensive pendulum swings the other way
for maybin at strong safety, he pretty much would defend the deep box, crashing down on running plays, blitzing, etc. He's the perfect size for a SS, fast, athletic, can tackle, and loves to blitz. So i and others have wondered if he could hack it as a SS and stay on the field the whole game vs just coming in on 3rd and longs. Can he be worse than eric smith? i know eric's black but come on!!!!
Merriweather has a ton of serious flaws despite his physical ability. - Constantly takes bad angles on plays... - Is frequently out of position and does not have the raw speed to make up for it... - Usually goes for the huge hit instead of the solid tackle, and often got burned by that... - Overall doesn't play with a high "football IQ"... Given the lack of talent and depth in the Patriots' secondary at the beginning of the season, the fact that they felt they were somehow better off without this guy ought to tell you everything you need to know about him. Personally, as a fan of a division rival, I'd love to see him in NY. Brady would torch him with alarming regularity.
Good coaching and Tom Brady of course. At the time I thought letting Merriweather go was a great move but when we couldn't find anyone to play safety because of injuries and the like I had second thoughts. Merriweather has some talent but he is somewhat of an idiot and likes to free-lance too much. Sometimes that pays off and other times he looks like, well, an idiot.
