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J-ALL-DAY Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I'll be honest, I don't really get this move. Tartt, Ward, Moore, Hufanga and Harris. Even if Harris will get cut, what is the point of this move? Just a camp body? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757-NINER Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 12 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: I'll be honest, I don't really get this move. Tartt, Ward, Moore, Hufanga and Harris. Even if Harris will get cut, what is the point of this move? Just a camp body? Don't forget Tavon Wilson. Like how many safeties does one team need? I get that a couple of guys are probably headed to the PS but this seems like overkill at this point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinerNation21 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, J-ALL-DAY said: I'll be honest, I don't really get this move. Tartt, Ward, Moore, Hufanga and Harris. Even if Harris will get cut, what is the point of this move? Just a camp body? I remember reading this about a month ago, but Jefferson and our new senior defensive assistant, James Bettcher are close and Jefferson is like the embodiment of what he wants his box safeties to do. This honestly could more of an instructive training camp gig for Jefferson. I could be completely wrong on his role, but I know there is a connection and mutual admiration between Jefferson and Bettcher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49erurtaza Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Remember we can carry vets on PS who can play during the season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenK Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I could be entirely wrong about this, but I wonder if D. Ryan’s is going to use certain safeties as more of a linebacker (in the box). Meaning we will keep more safeties on the final roster than linebackers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4L Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, StevenK said: I could be entirely wrong about this, but I wonder if D. Ryan’s is going to use certain safeties as more of a linebacker (in the box). Meaning we will keep more safeties on the final roster than linebackers. Which is really ironic when you think about it, because Ryans was a linebacker. I love what this would say about him. It's not "this is what worked when I was a player" it's - what is going to work for the next few years? I like the scheme versatility this brings us. Tartt and ward are both very good in the box, so having another guy who could lineup at LB but also cover TEs, pick up overflow from the slot (big slots are popular now), rotate deep (when ward/tartt blitz) gives us a lot of different options It's a shame Eric Reid didn't want to play "LB" because he was great in that role. I also think this is made possible by how beefy our DL is. We need to keep those guys clean Pumped for the next chapter of this defense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinerNation21 Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 3 hours ago, StevenK said: I could be entirely wrong about this, but I wonder if D. Ryan’s is going to use certain safeties as more of a linebacker (in the box). Meaning we will keep more safeties on the final roster than linebackers. I’m pretty sure Hufanga and Harris are going to be playing close to the LoS in a money backer role. Both of them get worse the further away from the LoS they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissooner49er Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 7:18 PM, NinerNation21 said: I’m pretty sure Hufanga and Harris are going to be playing close to the LoS in a money backer role. Both of them get worse the further away from the LoS they get. This is very true, unfortunately. Though I wonder how long Harris might be on the roster with Hufanga on a much cheaper contract... Hufanga is one of my favorite picks from this draft. And, yes, I am very excited to have another former Sooner on our roster: Welcome Tony Jefferson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinerNation21 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Chrissooner49er said: This is very true, unfortunately. Though I wonder how long Harris might be on the roster with Hufanga on a much cheaper contract... Hufanga is one of my favorite picks from this draft. And, yes, I am very excited to have another former Sooner on our roster: Welcome Tony Jefferson! I think we end up carrying 5 safeties: - Ward: starting deep, ranging safety - Tartt: starting safety, box, mid-zone guy - Hufanga: special teams guy, box/LoS prowler. More zone than man. - Tavon Wilson: special teams guy, back up to ward and some to Tartt. I think the last spot will be between Jefferson and Harris. Jefferson has the leg up, IMO, as he can do what Harris can do but also can be a better Tartt replacement than Harris. I think Jefferson gets the spot and Harris will be a PS guy unless someone else scoops him up. I think Mayden ends up on the PS too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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