3-Safety Personnel?

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(05-05-2018, 02:40 PM)samhain Wrote: That's exactly what I thought of, too.  I think Williams is a fairly ideal player for that role.  Not really a true linebacker, but not quite a safety, either.  

I'd welcome this kind of personnel shift.  This team has not been overly successful when it comes to drafting linebackers of late.  If they can utilize a defense that limits the need for more than a couple of decent ones, then that's just fine by me.

If this is what actually happens and they go with the ball-hawking JBIII in the FS spot and move Williams to that nickel backer role, not only do I think it would be incredibly successful, but I think it would be finally a sign that they are going to stop stuffing a square peg in a round hole.  They invested in Williams, and he has been solid, but his weakness is the instincts needed for an over-the-top defender.  That was exactly the opposite of what Jacksonville was trying to do with Reggie Nelson.   They wanted him in more of an in-the-box safety, and although Reggie could lay the wood, he was better suited for the FS role.

Although JBIII has some holes in his game when it comes to tackling, I hope we see him on the field sooner than later.