Dax Hill moving to CB

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(04-29-2024, 12:03 AM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Did you ever think maybe its not the coaching staff, maybe the player just isnt good enough at that position?  Lou had no problem turning Jessie Bates into an All Pro.   Why is it the coaching staff's fault Hill isnt a better safety?  Maybe Hill just isnt cut out to play that position in the NFL. 

Bates started out with the previous regime, and his rookie year he started every game at FS, putting up 111 tackles, 3 INTs, and 7 PDs.
I don't think this was necessarily a case of Anarumo turning someone into a great player.
He was good from the jump.

The difference between Bates and Hill is Bates already had a ton of proven experience at the position and was available in the 2nd round because of the program he came from.
Hill was coming from CB and SS in college but had the athletic traits to fit FS well.

It's definitely possible that despite Hill's elite athletic profile, he's much better suited to CB or SS.
I applaud the team for trying him at FS, but it sucks he didn't hit it hard enough and quick enough such that the team already has chosen to pivot him after 2 years of grooming him at FS.