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(08-23-2019, 04:32 PM)Whatever Wrote: They aren't interchangeable.  Core is 4.45 guy and Tate is a 4.68 guy.  Tate isn't fast enough to carry out the same assignments.  You can put Tate on ST's, but he has to perform roles that you'd have a LB or TE performing.  

That's fair. Tate won't get down the field as fast as Core.

What I've seen of Core on ST (when I've noticed him) was that he is one of the first people to the returner. Couldn't that role be filled by a fast LB (Jefferson runs 4.52) or DB? Brandon Wilson is faster than Core and has more experience tackling given he's played defense. Dennard runs a 4.51, as did BW Webb. Damion Willis was timed at a 4.48 at his Pro Day (typically Pro Days are a few hundredths of a second faster than what Combine clocks you at).

My point is there are other about-as-fast guys besides Core that could probably fill the speed that Core has on ST and give Tate a role blocking earlier in coverage instead.