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What's up with our Safety situation?

I can see Reggie Nelson in FA for our FS position due to his connection with our new DC,and Coach Coyle having helped Reggie revive his career. As far as the draft,not sure.
 
we need to go after deshon goldson hard. guy is a playmaker
 
I asked Slimm, Ho and CK about this earlier in the year and the consensus was that this draft class is pretty slim at Safety in terms of high round talent but there is good depth in the late second through the 4th. So anything Miami goes after in the draft may or may not pan out short term and it may take some time to develop that position with this years draft.

The best thing in my opinion that could happen is for Bell to restructure, bring in Nelson to play FS, draft a later round FS and move Jones over to SS behind Bell. If for some reason you do not draft a later round safety than keep either Culver or Clemons to play behind Nelson but either way I wouldn't create a void by cutter Bell. There is already enough voids to fill and SS doesn't need to be another one.
 
NY8123 said:
I asked Slimm, Ho and CK about this earlier in the year and the consensus was that this draft class is pretty slim at Safety in terms of high round talent but there is good depth in the late second through the 4th. So anything Miami goes after in the draft may or may not pan out short term and it may take some time to develop that position with this years draft.

The best thing in my opinion that could happen is for Bell to restructure, bring in Nelson to play FS, draft a later round FS and move Jones over to SS behind Bell. If for some reason you do not draft a later round safety than keep either Culver or Clemons to play behind Nelson but either way I wouldn't create a void by cutter Bell. There is already enough voids to fill and SS doesn't need to be another one.
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While I don't feel that is an awful strategy, it seems counterproductive to draft another safety late in the draft. Weren't Clemons and Jones both 5th rounders? Might as well let them take the reigns for a season or two. Bumps in the road are expected, and if Bell is gone, Jones will have a great learning opportunity. I'd sign Nelson too btw
 
Travis34 said:
While I don't feel that is an awful strategy, it seems counterproductive to draft another safety late in the draft. Weren't Clemons and Jones both 5th rounders? Might as well let them take the reigns for a season or two. Bumps in the road are expected, and if Bell is gone, Jones will have a great learning opportunity. I'd sign Nelson too btw
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Yeah there were but the general opinion of this years draft is the safety position isn't worth anything more than a 3rd or 4th. If you draft any of the safeties in the 1st or 2nd you'd be paying way too much.

If you restructure Bell and sign Nelson then the whole problem goes away. Cutting Bell for the caps sake just adds to the problem by forcing you to play one of the other safeties on the roster and you still need to draft/sign someone on top of that.
 
I'd take Reggie Nelson if you can't get him in the free agentcy market you read a safety in the second round like George Iloka, Boise State.
 
NY8123 said:
I asked Slimm, Ho and CK about this earlier in the year and the consensus was that this draft class is pretty slim at Safety in terms of high round talent but there is good depth in the late second through the 4th. So anything Miami goes after in the draft may or may not pan out short term and it may take some time to develop that position with this years draft.

The best thing in my opinion that could happen is for Bell to restructure, bring in Nelson to play FS, draft a later round FS and move Jones over to SS behind Bell. If for some reason you do not draft a later round safety than keep either Culver or Clemons to play behind Nelson but either way I wouldn't create a void by cutter Bell. There is already enough voids to fill and SS doesn't need to be another one.
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The only problem is that BELL can't cover his a** anymore. TEs everywhere now love him, especially N.E.'s. He's nothing more than an undersized OLB today. And cutting him saves MIAMI $4.3 Million in "capspace". That might well pay for NELSON right there! I'd have NELSON backed up by CLEMMONS at FS and JONES backed up by CULVER at SS for starters. I'd then be looking for a SS, not a FS...and MIAMI would be more likely to find a SS than a FS.
 
NY8123 said:
Yeah there were but the general opinion of this years draft is the safety position isn't worth anything more than a 3rd or 4th. If you draft any of the safeties in the 1st or 2nd you'd be paying way too much.

If you restructure Bell and sign Nelson then the whole problem goes away. Cutting Bell for the caps sake just adds to the problem by forcing you to play one of the other safeties on the roster and you still need to draft/sign someone on top of that.
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BELL ABSOLUTELY SUCKS today. He's not the BELL of yesteryear. DEAL WITH IT! MIAMI's best chance is to get someone like NELSON for the FS position, and let JONES swim or sink at the position he should've been playing to begin with, which is SS.

CULVER? F/A? The Draft? ONLY look for SS types. IF the defensive staff feels that CULVER's good enough to back-up SS, fine. But still look for another SS in F/A or the Draft.
 
luduporcu said:
The only problem is that BELL can't cover his a** anymore. TEs everywhere now love him, especially N.E.'s. He's nothing more than an undersized OLB today. And cutting him saves MIAMI $4.3 Million in "capspace". That might well pay for NELSON right there! I'd have NELSON backed up by CLEMMONS at FS and JONES backed up by CULVER at SS for starters. I'd then be looking for a SS, not a FS...and MIAMI would be more likely to find a SS than a FS.
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I like how you're thinking here,and i agree with it all 100%, this's exactly what i'd do also.
 
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