Quote:I'd be excited too, but I'd have tempered expectations on the rookie impact. Even for a box safety in this scheme - there's a learning curve. 

 

I still have a small glimmer of hope in Cyp playing better when more dedicated to the box. But, yeah,  his tackling has been too inconsistent and he's taken some bad angles and missed some gaps. 

And we really have no clue about Sample since his, wait for it, "sample-size" of film is so small.  

 

While a guy like Killebrew may be an immediate upgrade - I'm still leery of using a third rounder simply due to what I see as more pressing needs. I'd not dislike the pick if they go that way  - I'd only wonder if more urgent fixes could have been addressed. 

 

I wish I could share your optimism.  I just see him missing tackles earlier by being closer to the line.  At least then the speedbump happens sooner, maybe helps someone else cleanup.

 

I actually think we're in a good spot going into the draft "needs" wise.  Really, we just need a solid Edge Rusher, which I'm confident we can find a guy in Rd2 between Lawson, Dodd, Floyd, etc. 

 

Not to mention, if we do manage to land Beacham today, we may have some major improvement on the line.  It's possible that it would cause a move of Joekel to LG which then frees up Cann or Linder to move to C and I'm suddenly feeling better about our line.  Or perhaps Beacham moves inside to Guard, since I hear he's got that nasty streak to him and has either played some G or shown the ability to.  Definitely speculating here though.

 

With Prince at CB and Colvin back in the Nickle, Gipson at FS, to me SS is one of the most "improve-able" positions (assuming Jack at LB)

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