03-11-2024, 10:34 PM
(03-11-2024, 09:30 PM)CottonHill Wrote: So are we thinking/hoping he takes over for Hill? That would be bad news for Hill and may give us a little more structure and make us fundamentally more sound but it will be at the expense of speed and athleticism. I see it as a marginal upgrade at best. Def nothing to get excited about on day 1. We got worse today.
I think we gotta take a look at the strengths of these players.
1. Stone is not very athletic and is not a good tackler. But he is a great zone safety doing his specific job in his area of responsibility.
2. Hill seemed to be a pretty good physical glove and tackler in the box at Michigan. He may not be a good reader in the back end, but I remember his physical clips from college.
This move really allows a true zone free safety to be on the field and to allow Hill to be a DB in the slot up close near the box where his college highlights came from. He is good in crowded short space.
Like this move.
