(07-31-2023, 05:48 AM)JaguarJosh2 Wrote: Would like to get a veteran role-playing pass rusher or Safety.  Not partial to anyone,  Ngakoue, Hunter, Young.  I was sad not getting Buddha Baker.  The Cisco/Jenkins tandem could be improved upon I feel like.  The defense let us down late in some games earlier in the year last year and don't want to live through that again.

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(07-28-2023, 08:04 PM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote: Daniele Hunter or trade/sign a corner to replace Tre Herndon at nickel.

I say we put Antonio Johnson in and just play Big Nickel.  There was a time when people thought Antonio Johnson was the best safety in college football.

The big nickel role has been mentioned as a spot for Johnson if he fares well in camp/preseason. 
It's a package though - so it would be used situationally against certain opponents who favor certain personnel groupings. 
There will still need to be a traditional nickel and that will probably be someone else when that package is on the field. 

At least one of the better beat writers has suggested we'll see a greater number of packages from the back 7 on defense this year and there could be as many as 3 different players manning the slot role in differing packages.
Just speculation though.  

I think they are taking an open minded approach to finding the best players to fit there however possible since they weren't able to acquire the mid round talent they (reportedly) intended for the position. That intention has been reported by several talking heads, but I cannot attest to the validity of the claim.

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