Jalen Thompson, not Zaven Collins, expected to make defensive playcalls

[kerouac9]

Me too I'm just saying it sounds like it may be Simmons playing further back like a safety and Budda playing closer to the LOS like a LB.

That's my take at least. Here's the link I found it and a quote from Kliff about why. I bolded the part that to me implies why they're doing it and where Simmons is going to be lining up.

Cardinals notebook: Is it time to consider Isaiah Simmons a safety?

Death, taxes and Arizona Cardinals linebacker Isaiah Simmons working with the safeties this offseason.

arizonasports.com

Despite the questions surrounding the decision to not keep Simmons fixed in one role, head coach Kliff Kingsbury says it all boils down to maximizing Simmons’ talent.

“I don’t feel like we’re stunting his growth (at inside linebacker),” the head coach said Wednesday. “I think the way we’ve adjusted our defense is going to play to his strengths.

“He’s a guy that when he sees the ball … from a little bit farther away like he did in college and just attack the football or be on the line or blitz like you saw him do against Dallas, he can play fast, not overthink it and just go,” Kingsbury added. “When he’s been in that role, he’s made big-time impact plays for us and that’s what we’re going to try to do just expand that role for him.”

I think it might actually be Thompson who's playing closer to the LOS, because Baker is the better centerfielder (or was last season until we became desperate to contain the run). Thompson actually had a lower YPC allowed (6.4) than Baker did last year (7.0) and was in more plays in both the run and the pass game.

I wonder if we'll play more Cover-3 and you trust Thompson and Simmons to force those seam players to help.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I’m alone, but I still got higher hopes in Zaven than I do Isaiah.

Alone? You are on an island saying that to a volleyball

 

[Jetstream Green]

I have become impatient with Keim's screw ups. So this is my knee jerk reaction to this news. Let's see if we can get Thompson tricked into an extension now. Trade Simmons because we already have two good safeties which is what Simmons is. Trade Collins, because I am already tired of the Reddick, Simmons routine all over again. Trade all those players for a proven guy because Keim's ability to draft is laughable in the first round... and I give him no credit for saying Kyler Murray was good when he was graced with the first pick overall after seeing what he had in Rosen, duh!

 

[QuebecCard]

I have become impatient with Keim's screw ups. So this is my knee jerk reaction to this news. Let's see if we can get Thompson tricked into an extension now. Trade Simmons because we already have two good safeties which is what Simmons is. Trade Collins, because I am already tired of the Reddick, Simmons routine all over again. Trade all those players for a proven guy because Keim's ability to draft is laughable in the first round... and I give him no credit for saying Kyler Murray was good when he was graced with the first pick overall after seeing what he had in Rosen, duh!

Vodka with a vat of Vodka!

 

[juza76]

Alone? You are on an island saying that to a volleyball

Call the name properly
Its Wilson

 

[Dayman]

Burning 2 picks in the top half of the first round on ILBs in consecutive drafts and neither of them are able to call the defense. That's Keim Time, baby!

In fairness to Keim, he did draft one of the only useful players from the supplemental draft in the last couple decades, so good on him for that.