CrunchTime said:
IMO he is camp fodder.Or at least that was the reason he was brought in for.He has a short window of time in which he can prove he has skills and in which the coaches will take notice.If there is anything there he will survive the first cuts.I think he needs to prove he can be a an effective ST player before anything else.
The big question is how many safeties will we carry this season? In the past we have typically carried 5 but with the new coaching staff the question is open, not to mention what we will do with Tillman injured. We have four who, as of now, are likely to make the 53 man roster. Tebucky Jones, Taveres Tillman, Yeremiah Bell, and Tony Bua (he is a question mark but because of his special team play I think he is likely). After that we have Chris Akins, an established NFL special team star trying to come back from an injury. Then there are four more guys with roughly equal credentials.
Jack Hunt played for Saban in college, did a good job in NFLE, and knows the system.
Abram Elam has a lot of talent, a lot of baggage, and not much recent playing time. Did I mention he has a lot of talent?
Quintin Williams spent nine weeks on our practice squad last year and played in five or six games as a reserve/special teamer. He carried a draftable grade in most "expert" draft mags.
Now Billy Parker, rookie of the year and all-pro in the AFL.
After them, in my opinion, are Deandre Eiland and Atari Bigby who are among the longest shots on the training camp roster.
Having written all of that, would I like another safety with veteran experiance. I'm more convinced than ever!
But does anyone know much about this guy or how he plays? Does anyone think that there's any chance of him making Practice Squad or just camp fodder to add more competition to the Safeties?
