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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Once Breeland and Ward return, this secondary will go from a perceived weakness to start the season to a position of strength, with depth that will rival the defensive line.
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It's starting to look like one of those "Titans loss" things that really seemed to suck at the time but actually helped us out a lot.
It got us Suggs by lifting us above the Ravens and Saints in the waiver order, and it clearly lit a fire under some asses.
A healthy, non-suspended secondary and I don't think Sneed is getting run right now. I almost wonder if he'd have seen the field at all - the staff spoke really highly of Hamilton and we know their affinity for Fenton. If you have Ward, Breeland, Hamilton and Fenton healthy, the #5 corner just isn't getting snaps. Not with how Spags uses Mathieu in the slot and/or Sorensen as a 3rd safety.
But he's been a revelation out there. And sure, there's gonna be some rough patches, but he's proven he can play in this league. And I think his athleticism will REALLY play in the slot if/when he ends up there on Ward/Breeland's return.
You can't just put a shifty fast guy off the line and trust that a clean release will get him into space, not with Sneed's recovery speed.
At that point you'll have to worry about him getting beat on double moves, but that's where having a fast safety like Thornhill and a savvy one like Mathieu around to cover for errors will really help.
This secondary is going to look really nice in a few weeks.