BigDavis75
Making a Comeback
I think it would be a good idea if he doesn't become the dynamic pass defender we are all expecting. It would give us possibly the best safety duo in the league and allow E. Green to start at corner. Thoughts?
ryanshaug said:If Rolle can play CB then there is no way we move him to FS. It makes no sense. A star CB is more valuable than a star FS.
Now, if Rolle struggles for TWO or more seasons at CB, then I might consider moving him...but give him a chance first
ajcardfan said:That would be like drafting a LT and playing him at G. Who in the hell would do that?
JPlay said:Didn't any of you watch football last season. The no hand checking rule has made the importance of the corner less valuable. Now the safeties and DEs are much more important...as evidenced by New England
JPlay said:Didn't any of you watch football last season. The no hand checking rule has made the importance of the corner less valuable. Now the safeties and DEs are much more important...as evidenced by New England
BigDavis75 said:I think that actually makes the CB position more important because a team that isn't zone oriented must have top flight corners. Teams seem to think corners are still very important, as evidenced by the contracts being dished out (Anthony Henry and Lucas).
JPlay said:Champ Bailey was constantly getting burned like hooker in hell last year.
spanky1 said:I deleted reference to Champ Bailey from my post.......I didn't want this to turn into a Champ Bailey thread.
I was referring to Champ Bailey simply as an example of an elite CB and did not intend readers to think I was comparing "styles". Nuf!
Russ Smith said:But with the new calling of contact, physical CB's, like Rolle, are less valuable because the refs won't allow it anymore. Which is precisely why a guy like Rolle is more likely to wind up at S at some point, because the way they call it now favors coverage guys not physical bump and run guys.
He'll play CB for 2-3 years for sure, but at some point he's very likely going to be asked to do what Mike Rumph is doing, move to S.
Rolle is a very good football player and the way we play defense it's too early to say he can't play CB, but ultimately IMHO he'll wind up at safety at some point in his Cards career.
spanky1 said:Russ,
Just my opin (and I respect yours) but I don't agree with you on this one. Rolle never was a ball hawking type CB and as a FS, I see this as a pretty important skill set to have. I do acknowledge though, that he has excellent speed and he is a terrific open field tackler......essential in a FS.
I know that size is not necessarily a "benchmark of all benchmarks", but it is interesting to see how the the optimum size for a FS, as per the TSN guide, is starting to get bigger..... 6'2"/220. Rolle can add bulk I guess but my question is why?
We have drafted other players recently that are, IMHO, even better candidates for the FS position. I think you know my feelings that I believe Leon Joe should be groomed as our replacement for Griffith).
Again,
JMHO
Russ Smith said:But with the new calling of contact, physical CB's, like Rolle, are less valuable because the refs won't allow it anymore. Which is precisely why a guy like Rolle is more likely to wind up at S at some point, because the way they call it now favors coverage guys not physical bump and run guys.
Russ Smith said:But with the new calling of contact, physical CB's, like Rolle, are less valuable because the refs won't allow it anymore. Which is precisely why a guy like Rolle is more likely to wind up at S at some point, because the way they call it now favors coverage guys not physical bump and run guys.
He'll play CB for 2-3 years for sure, but at some point he's very likely going to be asked to do what Mike Rumph is doing, move to S.
Rolle is a very good football player and the way we play defense it's too early to say he can't play CB, but ultimately IMHO he'll wind up at safety at some point in his Cards career.
spanky1 said:We have drafted other players recently that are, IMHO, even better candidates for the FS position. I think you know my feelings that I believe Leon Joe should be groomed as our replacement for Griffith).