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Boats's avatar

I think we should leave ward alone and let him play FS. Verett would be my choice for back up nickel. He has very good man to man skills but his injury history is a major concern. Thankful k'wun will be back

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Sir Lancelot's avatar

Verrett would be a good idea but the way he looked last season scares me. Ward is the best S on the roster though.

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Boats's avatar

I would rather only lose continuity at one position then two. It really comes down to length of injury. I would be good with our current back up for 2-3 games. A great pass rush can hide some things

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Mini Niner's avatar

yeah, I think they'd go with "next man up" rather than shuffle the deck chairs—but I can imagine a contingency if/when there are multiple injuries where Ward could be moved there and sort of rotating the other available backs. But that would be in a worse-case scenario I think.

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Shanafandom's avatar

If Williams goes down, I'm probably crying. Ward proved himself at slot before. But I'm just tired of seeing him move around so much. He's versatile, and I like Moore, but FS is just so important. He played very well but not a whole lot of sample size yet. And there's Ward's own history

But the other options are so lackluster. Moseley needs to stay outside. Spoon isn't trustworthy. Verrett had a very poor showing last season. It might need to be Ward as the backup

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Sir Lancelot's avatar

yup, i would much rather have Ward at CB and Moore at FS, then Spoon/Verrett on the inside.

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RaikkFan's avatar

Verett would be the choice at Slot, as he seems to be very good at Man coverage. Need to leave Ward at FS. That said I expect Williams to be back by Week.1

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