Here are some notes on Antuan Edwards from some free agent lists.
Mel Kiper has him 10th of 32 safeties. (for comparison he has Arturo Freeman 5th, Shawn Wooden 14th and Chris Akins 19th.)
"This former first rounder has never been able to find a comfort zone. Given a chance to make the grade at both CB and S, he wasn't up to the challange at either. Until suffering a season-ending hamstring injury in late November, Edwards had done little to impress as their starting SS. He's not a big enough hitter to make his presence felt there, and lacks the speed necessary to make the grade at CB. In summation, you have a guy who can see action at two positions, but isn't the answer at either. Logical thinking dictates he'll be somewhere else this summer."
Frank Coyle of Draftinsiders must have been looking at a differant guy however because his write up is VERY differant.
First, he too has him listed as a SS, 6'-1", 213lbs. Coyle has him 6th among 29 safeties. (Freeman is 12th, Wooden 13th, and Akins 22nd)
"Former corner has made a smooth adjustment to his new and more natural safety position. He was having his best season to date in '03 when a hamstring injury landed him on IR with four games remaining in the season. He has excellent size/strength combination, is agressive in coverage, and has good recovery speed and excellent leaping ability. He doesn't have great lateral movement, lacks a great burst out of his pedal, and appears stiff at times."
Also did Bell play FS or SS at EKU, I thought it was FS and he was being looked at as competition for Freeman not Knight. Edwards would be competition for Knight and even more so for Wooden. Either would also make a strong possibilty for dime back which until last year had traditionally been played by a S for the Phins. In fact it was his excellent play as dime safety in 2001 that earned Freeman his shot at starting at SS in 2002.
