03-01-2016, 12:48 PM
Quote:Yeah we just view it differently.
My whole premise is based on the idea that a FS needs other players playing well to be effective. There are always a way to reuce someones effectiveness but those primary 4 premium positions just don't require good play from others to have a huge effect on the game. On the other hand a FS needs good play at other spots on the field to be effective. Thats why i keep bringing up pass rush.
Im not comparing the two but im saying a FS needs it to be good. That why i challenge someone to name a dominant FS who doesnt have a pass rush in front of them. To me you cant be a premium position if you need other positions around you to be effective for you to be make an impact.
I will say in our scheme tho it is important because it features a FS. Nonetheless in a general football sense im just cant say a FS is more important than an LT.
But we can have a difference of opinions. Nothing wrong with that. Its what makes discussions like this great.
I was mainly discussing from the Jags point of view, and IMO in our scheme FS is up there (and this is collaborated by Gus and Dave's comments). I agree that there's not a dominant FS who doesn't have a pass rush in front of them, but I think you can say that with most secondary guys even "shutdown" corners will get exposed if asked to cover too long, which is why pass rush is king.
Who have been the top LTs in the game recently? Smith, Thomas, Clady, Staley, Williams? Some will argue a different name, but for argument's sake let's just go with those guys based on their pro-bowl credentials. Denver was carried by their defense, Browns offense was a mess, SF was mess. Only Williams played in a high-octane offense and that was after Cousins' emerged. Smith is elite, but he's far from an island with pretty much their entire OL being dominant, and they couldn't do anything with a bad offense either.
Truth be told, the only position on an island is QB.