Fernando Bryant, CB79-70: Good Starter
69-60: Average Starter
59- 50: Good Backup
Lewis Sanders, CBGrade: 70
Comment: Bryant is athletic, instinctive and experienced. He has good cover skills and plays with a lot of confidence. He has fluid hips and can turn and run with most receivers. He is at his best chasing vertical routes on the perimeter. He is efficient, wastes little motion and gives up few big plays. He is competitive and technically sound. He is a wrap-up tackler in the open field. But Bryant is small and not very physical. He struggles in run support. He has trouble with bigger receivers who push off to create separation. He won't win many physical battles, especially on jump balls. His recognition skills seem questionable. He doesn't seem to be around the ball much or make many big plays. He tends to give a cushion and doesn't close very well on the ball. His size, age and injury history make durability a concern. He lost most of 2005 to a dislocated shoulder.
Jason Webster, CBGrade: 55
Comment: Sanders has bounced around the league as a part time starter, but primarily a backup corner. He has the size, speed and quickness to play corner in the league. The issue is he can generally be in position to break up a pass but the ball tends to get through for a completion. He lacks great awareness, vision and ball skills once the ball is in the air. He is best suited for the nickel package when he can line up with the opponent's big wide receiver that is not quite as quick and nifty as the slot receivers usually are. With his size and strength he can be effective once he gets his hands on the receiver to re-route them. He is a little tight in the hips and struggles in transition. He works best when he can line up tight and run with receivers from a trail alignment. While he is willing in run support, he does not play big and is not the most sure tackler.
Tank Williams, SSGrade: 59
Comment: Webster is fluid, experienced and versatile. He gives very good effort and plays bigger than his listed size. He is athletic, has a smooth pedal and transitions well in coverage. He is more natural from a press than off position. He has decent ball skills and flashes the ability to find the ball over his shoulder and break up passes. He shows some toughness in run support. He is a willing insert player who will force from an outside-in position. He prefers to go low but is a pretty reliable open-field tackler. Still, Webster is undersized and lacks ideal speed. He gets separated from receivers on a regular basis on crossing routes. He loses a step at break points and lacks a recovery burst. He needs an extra step to get his hips aligned and break downhill when closing on underneath routes. He gives up a lot of balls in front of him.
Grade: 55
Comment: Williams is a huge strong safety who does his best work close to the formation but is a liability in coverage, and his production drops the further he is from the line of scrimmage. Williams had a solid stay in Tennessee before hurting his knee and signing with Minnesota. His season with the Vikings ended when he fractured his kneecap in August of 2006. He is a physical tackler and able to lay a big hit. He is aggressive and works hard to make plays. He can be very physical re-routing receivers. Williams is slow changing directions and has to prove he can stay healthy. He doesn't offer much as a blitzer or pass rusher and doesn't get his hands on many interceptions. He also takes false steps at times and will bite on play-action and misdirection. Williams' stock is dropping very rapidly.
Da quanto dice ESPN, abbiamo aggiunto tre buoni backup, e uno starter nella media che potrebbe giocarsi il posto con Meriwheater per giocare insieme a Hobbs. Credo che almeno Bryant e Williams facciano il roster, per gli altri non so sinceramente.
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