Grade the Stone Signing

[The D.O.Z.]

The way I see it, if Battle is your Strong, he plays down in the box more often than not, . I imagine Dax will now too, in packages that feature him. Mike Hilton also plays close to the LoS being the starting NCB. What we needed was a rangy guy who can play single high and communicate well. So while the missed tackle numbers may be alarming, maybe Lou doesn't rotate safeties as much this year, giving Battle more opportunities at what he's good at (tackling and mid range coverage) and minimizing what Stone is weakest at, using him WAY more as THE coverage guy?

Side-thought...I hope Dax isn't disappointed with this signing. He can still get his snaps and I feel like he will be way more comfortable in a NCB / roaming safety role and much more effective!