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Originally Posted by Coogs
I'm going to probably get flamed for this, but here it goes anyway.
If Hughes and Baker continue to have good outings, we could be pretty stacked at the corner position. Ward, Sneed, Hughes, Baker, and Fenton. If it should come to the point where the money does not work for Mathieu, would it be possible to slide Sneed into that role? He played some safety in college, and seems to be a jack of all trades type of player.
Just a thought.
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One of the best talents Matthieu provides is his coverage in the slot… which is exactly where Sneed is excelling these days. So we have that going for us.
Losing Matthieu however means you’ve lost your elite leadership in the secondary that raises everybody’s game. It’s not yet clear we have another guy on the roster who can fill that role. There are a mere handful of defenders in the NFL who can.
The math makes sense when it comes to letting Matthieu walk, but you are definitely losing something special if he does.