kerouac9 said:
His job is not to make plays, but to diagnose the offense's and be the last line of defense. He did that admirably yesterday against possibly the most intricate offensive design in the NFL.
He's going to make the team.
He's going to start.
And he's better than Aaron Francisco, who looked lost against below-average talent at the wide receiver position.
You mean me, K9. So why don't you just say it. I have been the one most critical of Griffith's play for two years...and I maintain, Griffith is NOT a FS. He's a SS. He played like a SS last night, forcing the run with aplomb. Forcing the run is his forte...providing deep help in coverage is not...he plays poor angles and he lacks requisite range.
Aaron Francisco, on the other hand, has the ability to get to the deep balls that Griffith doesn't. And Francisco has made more impressive tackles in two games than any other player on the roster. Go watch the tapes. The tapes don't lie. Watch the lick he put on FB Heath Evans last night, with the team down 27 points.
People wonder why Antrel Rolle gives so much cushion...when a CB doesn't trust the safety help, he tends to provide a little extra cushion.
The Cardinal defense can be picked apart underneath...which is why Pendergast needs to get the DBs playing more aggressive coverage underneath, which will put more pressure on the safeties to get to the deep balls...which is why, when one looks ahead at how the opponents are going to try to exploit the Cards' weaknesses...one has to be concerned about the free safety position and what it will mean to have someone good back there.
Your disdain for younger, less heralded players, is rearing its ugly head again.
