49ers Safety Position: Baffling, To Say The Least?
by David Fucillo on Aug 8, 2011 9:32 AM PDT
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PrintWith reports pouring in that Dashon Goldson agreed to terms on a one year deal for $2 million and Reggie Smith sending out a variety of vague tweets, it's hard to tell what exactly is going on. On Saturday, Smith started practice but then according to Coach Harbaugh, "he felt something that limited him the rest of the day." The 49ers didn't have practice yesterday but it's possible Smith went in to get whatever it was looked at. Here are Reggie Smith's three most recent tweets beginning late last night:
Everything happens 4 a reason & I believe it. Just wished it wouldn't have happened right now. But with God on my side I know it will be OKless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone 
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We don't really know what any of this means at this point. The first tweet sounded ominous, but it very well could have been any piece of bad news, injury or otherwise. In looking through Dashon Goldson's tweet, he sent this one out yesterday before Reggie Smith's first tweet:
I hate physicals...well the urine sample part at leastless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Reply
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I'd imagine the physical was in relation to his 49ers contract. It doesn't tell us anything about the reasoning, but maybe we'll learn a bit more today. The 49ers beat writers are able to speak with players before and after practice, and I'd imagine they'll try and speak with Smith and/or Goldson, among others. At some point there has to be some kind of information that gets either officially from Smith or a member of the front office or via some sort of leak.
As it currently stands, the 49ers have sizable corps of safeties including Reggie Smith, Dashon Goldson, Donte Whitner, Madieu Williams, C.J. Spillman, Taylor Mays. They've also got guys like Curtis Taylor, Chris Maragos, and even Colin Jones, although Jones is expected to primarily play in a special teams role.
With all these safeties, how do they sort this mess out? Injury news would clear some of it up, so I guess we'll just have to wait for more on that.
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Last year we kept 5 safeties including ST guys
Assuming we keep 5 again — Williams, Whitner, Goldson are in.
Smith is in if he stays off IR.
The last spot that we use for ST will be filled by Spillman or Jones. I think Spillman.
Really? Is Reggie also huge?
Reggie: Height: 6-1 Weight: 200
Curtis: Height 6-2 weight 209
http://www.49ers.com/team/roster/Reggie-Smith/2c448633-c021-4ea9-a1ce-e3f3d51c2676
http://www.49ers.com/team/roster/Curtis-Taylor/3ce121dc-eb46-4777-a721-a3acddd6af80
10 pounds and 1 inch isn’t that different
I wasn't suggesting a comp between Taylor and Reggie
but Taylor and others, I take it that Reggie is a roster lock
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You said "huge"
and I took that as “physically large” and “didn’t know how big he was”.
I’m just saying that a difference of10 pounds and 1 inch don’t seem “huge.” Obviously he’s heavier, but I thought you were talking McBLT/Jamarcus levels here
just for a safety he looks huge
I was caught off-guard by his size at TC. I was thinking “who the hell is that guy”.
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Meh,
Can he play football? If we’re just going to keep a rare physical specimen then we might as well keep Mays.
Don't like either option
But if neither can play football and we’re keeping 1 based on being huge, Mays is bigger.
But I’m not saying Taylor can’t, just that he hasn’t gotten enough playing time for me to tell. I’m sure Fangio has a good idea, but I don’t.
Uh, I'm not sure if you read the question right
Although your input on Taylor v. Mays (haha) is interesting.
There’s always been talk about Mays converting to LB… what are your thoughts on that
Not so great
He takes horrible angles and while he has great straight line speed his agility and change of direction are crippled by his size. He’s alright at launching himself into receivers catching the ball but his tackling fundamentals are very poor. If he adds 10-15 pounds he’ll be the right size to play OLB, but then his speed will suffer and his already poor change of direction will get worse.
Maybe he could work as a pass rush specialist with a lot of work — I just don’t see spending a couple years on developing a 3rd down rusher when they aren’t really in short supply.
4-3 WLB is my fav. position for Mays
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That's a devastatingly high draft slot
for a special teamer. Ah well, it’s too late to go back and change it.
I assume he can
he’s been around here for like 3 years now
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Being huge for a safety is not necessarily a good thing. The two best safeties in the league are listed at 5’ 10" 200lbs ED Reid, Troy Polamalu.
by bmcrae83@yahoo.com on Aug 8, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I see
It seems that he and Reggie have always been “read to take the next step” every year and haven’t done it.
Reginald might be able to if his injury was minor
safeties seem to develop slowly, well, the later draft-picks
and no, not all of them. The learning part of playing DB, especially safety who has some LB responsibilities and some CB responsibilities, is the hardest part
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I do too
he held down the SS role for several games, even made a pick
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also, Reggie was up around 210 this summer, all muscle
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I agree with this, but C.Taylor could edge out M.Williams possibly
he’s an up-and-coming young safety with NO PS eligibility on a rebuilding team. They’d hate to lose him to another team
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see above
I didn’t know how big he was until I saw him the other day.
Harbaugh will find a QB and he will succeed.
If he can cover
Then I agree he’s got a shot. But the season roster limit is 53, and we’ve added so many pieces there are going to be some hard cuts.
Vikes fans say MW can't cover either
so why keep the 30 year old version of C.Taylor if they’re otherwise equal?
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Coaches will decide
just find it interesting MW is in on 1-year deal and competing with younger models who look to start, and also with guys who play good ST’s…which I’m guessing MW doesn’t do
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Stacked competition = better safety play this year.
I just hope Dashon Goldson is not our Free Safety this year. Otherwise be prepared for a lot of big plays by opposing offenses over his head.
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its possible he could improve…players tend to do that
Give tha guy a break...I remember losing most of our games because of mistakes by players that did not play the quarterback position.
I'm sure Norv Turner is a good judge of a good QB...even he said the guy can be good w/ quality people around him.
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better to let him play over slot some in Nickel
without completely moving him back to CB
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Which pretty much wipes out the trade market for him
if there ever was one.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
I still think a guy with his size and speed is worth a 5th round pick.
Cinci drafted Robert Sands, who is NOT a coverage guy, is like 6’5" 230lb.
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But if you know he's going to be cut
the only possible incentive to trade for him is if you’re worried he’ll get claimed off waivers, and it doesn’t take a 5th round pick to stop that from happening.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
waiver claim is a crapshoot
trade is assured
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yeah, but that holds true with a 7th rounder
which is nearly worthless.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
give me a ham sandwich at least, for crying out loud
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Maybe this reflects an overall strategy
To keep more Ss than CSs on the roster in an increasingly pass heavy league. To have versatile guys who can cover from the S position and play up in the box. Just look at Culliver, this admins first DB draft pick; a safety converted to CB.
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myeah, maybe
if they get better at CB, on the edges, they can have more SS types deep. But eventually you have to blitz and play coverage and teams will make you cover their guys. Having bunch of non-cover Safeties wouldn’t bode well for that. Reggie Smith is a cover guy, Dashon, not too much but he could look better than he has in the past in that regard. C.Taylor seems somewhat versatile but we don’t see enough of him to know for sure.
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hmm
Reggie, Taylor and Williams as “cover” Ss
Whitner and Goldson “non-cover” Ss
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FS = Coverage safety, right?
SS = less coverage safety?
Goldson was our FS last year, now you want to move him down? I guess Drew K would be happy with that
kind of the category I had in mind
but I didn’t want to apply that label because I don’t know how fixed that really is, or if its even a legit distinction
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Sorta but not really
Often your FS will have to step down and man up on a slot receiver leaving the SS with deep center-field.
Having any Safety that can’t cover is a liability in this league. With our ILBs I wouldn’t be too concerned about having a thumper SS in the box.
not just in the box
but coming up in run game after the snap too, making tackles vs. zone throws in front of them, guys who can blitz and blow up a RB…the more stout guys who can tackle.
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Rather have the coverage skills
Making tackles on short zone throws isn’t a hard skill to find.
Making highlight hits and blowing people up might be, but I don’t care about ego plays — they are the ones more likely to completely whiff on the tackle and give up the big play.
I'm saying you do need a safety who can play tough in a few areas on the field
and believe it or not, not all of them can
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I agree
I’m just saying that with the way modern offenses are putting more speed on the field, any safety who can’t cover is a liability and will be a major weakness that the dominant offenses will target again and again.
If you can’t find a guy that can do both like the Polamalu and Mikells of the league, suffer a bit against the run.
there's a difference between a roaming Safety and Cover Safety though
Guys like Whitner and Goldson can make plays on the ball but aren’t turning and running in man-to-man down the field with anyone. They will have to play coverage at times, but you bet on your pass-rush in those situations. It’s why blitzing is a risk. Still, they’re fast and athletic, which is better than tough-and-slow
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yes
Goldson has some range and athleticism but not great instincts and pure cover skills like fluid hips, good feet, etc. He and Whitner can make plays due to pass rush causing errant throws, etc. but they’re not good turning and running down the field with a WR
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I thought Dashon Goldson
was a CB in college.
if he was he wasn't that good
because he isn’t very good in coverage even now
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Whoops, you're right
they were both CB’s
http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/goldson_dashon00.html
I think you hit the nail on the head...
At least two teams in our division will play a lot of multiple receiver sets…Rams (with McDaniels as the new OC) and Cards.
Reggie was drafted as a CB, and then moved to S. Smith could act as a 3rd Safety on Nickel downs and Culliver will probably get into the mix as well. These are guys with S and CB experience. Considering that the 49ers will probably play a lot of Zone coverage, it may benefit them to have these free ranging Safeties on these downs.
I don’t see Mays in the picture at all…not after what went down last week.
by Thrashard340 on Aug 8, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
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3-3-5
What are the chances of the team playing a 3-3-5 Defense? We really don’t have another proven Middle Line Backer, so what about a safety moves up in the box?
The strength of the Defense is in the Linebacker position
Sticking with the 3-4 is the best way to go
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by EcERyda69 on Aug 8, 2011 10:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
dont want a corner to be responable
For tackling a back Steven Jackson size if possible.
Reggie Smith
just tweeted that he is going through a walk thru practice
WTF is going on
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probably, and the tweet about "wish it didn't happen now" was about something else
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if he tweeted that about a hamstring pull...
seems a bit much over “darn I missed half of practice with a hammy” doesn’t it?
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I had to ban him because it was too similar. I told him he was welcome if he changed his screen name but he never responded. It was kind of amusing to have that though
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Yeah I guess not
It was fun while it lasted though.
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aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh he's baaaaaaaaaaaack!
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With all these safety's & CB's.....
Does anyone know how many is on the roster? When does team have to go down to 75?
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1st question is how many players on the total roster?
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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
53 players on the final roster
Last year on defense we kept
4 DE, 2 DT, 5 OLB, 3 ILB, 6 CB, 2 FS, 3 SS.
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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
been wondering if we'll go 5CB, 6S or 5/5
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I think 5 CB 6 S
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me too due to ST's
I don’t see DG, DW, or RS playing much ST’s cause they’re too valuable on Defense. We need a few other guys like Taylor and Spillman who can play ST’s and be depth.
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yep agreed
Taylor and Spillman are ST studs, and will be used for depth as you said
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I don't doubt it just wondering if its after the first pre-season game or 2nd..
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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 8, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Dashon
Dashon probably refused to sign elsewhere because he is still loyal to the 49ers. Welcome back! Be nice with his teammates
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it is probably backward
He only had one good year. That is all.
refused to sign elsewhere?
he was offered a multi-year deal by the 49ers earlier, but turned it down because he thought he could get a better pay day elsewhere. Not the actions of a man who’s refusing to sign with other teams out of principle.
Maiocco is saying
that Rosenhaus and Goldson were looking for $7M a year. What a DB.
Maiocco said that last year too
he wanted Rolle money
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come on
Just because he wants big money doesn’t mean you have to call him names.
by David Fucillo on Aug 8, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
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Speaking of Psychology
I like that our LB coach has a PhD in Sports Psych. Could give Danny a run for his money
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lol was just about to say
until Fooch said that I was confused
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yeah, everyone knows those DB's like their fat contracts, Nate, Revis, Nnamdi
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i think if...
Goldson didn’t have Rosenhaus as his agent, he’d be better off. But then I remember the movie Jerry Maguire and it all makes sense
I dont consider the number of safeties they had last year very relevant. Different coach, different D coordinator, different players.
The question is how many will Harbaugh keep in his first year? It could be 5, but it could also be 6, or just 4, or even 7 if they keep 1-2 dedicated ST players that happen to be safeties.
How many safeties did he have at Stanford last year? That might be a better indicator of how much he values safeties, and therefore the number he will keep this year.
Problem is if you keep more than 5 safeties
You have to keep less somewhere else.
2 NT, 4 DE, 3 ILB, 5 OLB, 6 CB.
If you keep 6 you have to cut one of those down, if you keep 7 you have to cut two.
It’s not very smart to leave yourself thin at one position to carry a bunch of developmental guys at another.
this is what I'm expecting for this year
Defense: 26
2NT, 4DE, 4ILB, 5OLB, 5CB, 6S
Offense: 24
3QB, 9Oline, 5WR, 3TE, 3RB, 1FB
ST: 3
definitely 3 TE's
I’d bet the farm on it
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I don't see it
I’d tend to agree, but I can’t see an offensive minded coach having just a blocking TE on the roster
Possibly,
But seeing as Delanie and Vernon will be playing a lot in 2 TE formations, a back-up TE will be included imo(not a pure blocking TE)
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which TE in camp is going to be a decent backup?
that’s why I’m thinking only 2 TEs, because I haven’t heard of any of the TEs impressing
Cloherty
build in the Dallas Clark mold, sorta, but Baalke asked him to put on weight and improve blocking. He added 15lbs. and has improved in blocking. If he can make it he would be used in goal-line situations with VD and as blocker/decoy slipping out into flat for pass occasionally
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What about this guy just signed Chris Blohm?
He will at least push everyone for the spot. http://t.co/GUOKg0p
and 8 or 9 OL
he’ll dress only 7 but he’ll want at least 1 more guy who’s starting-caliber to be the backup’s backup in case of injury.
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Who?
Starters
Staley, Iupati, Goodwin, Rachal, Davis
backup
Boone, Snyder
Boone will be the swing tackle and Snyder can backup every position on the interior. I can possibly see signing Beeler as another interior guy.
you're forgetting Kilgore
we’re not going to cut a fifth round draft pick
this
and possibly Wragge, who JH mentioned by name as someone versatile enough that he played decent at LT last year when Staley went down w/broken fibula
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Agreed
seems like they’ll carry wragge unless he gives them a reason to cut him.
I think Person and Beeler will make the PS
yeah I think this is probably more likely than Beeler making the squad
I’d totally forgotten about Kilgore.
I knew I was forgetting someone
problem with this condensed schedule is having far too many things happening at once. In a normal off year I could focus on free agency, then focus on camp bodies and who might make the roster. This year I have to focus on everything at once.
I’m having the same problem evaluating the safety position, all the articles have been about it today and I keep leaving people out.
seems safety, CB, LB, and OL are the most stacked this year...maybe WR to an extent too
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that's why safety is so hard
Clearly Whitner, Goldson, Williams and Smith are going to make the cut, but with the Mays attempted trade, Holcomb injury, Jones being drafted as an ST guy, Curtis Taylor continuing to give a good performance, Spillman a proven ST guy, I just have no idea how the position is going to shape up.
with CB, LB and OL
the roster is pretty clear, enough talented players to push the low round draft picks and UDFAs off the roster
CB is open to interpretation too
Culliver play some? Adams? Spencer a lock to start? Brock make roster and play in sub-packages?
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I wouldn't pencil in M.Williams for sure
not sure they’ll push a younger player off the roster unless Williams is just that much better.
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That's the way it is every year it seems
there’s lots of guys who could be the #2 or #3 guy in each of those positiions but few clear starters.
good point although
I think there’s more talent across the board
Really, at this point it’s about the younger guys living up to expectations
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so long as they play disciplined
Trotter said the protection in camp Saturday wasn’t good
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I noticed some breakdowns too
but they are still learning the offense and its hard to tell when they aren’t going 100%. I did notice several times the pocket collapsing quite quickly, and had they been able to get the QB about 15- 20 % of the passing plays would have never happened.
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It's a nice coincidence
that Harbs system fits very nicely into what even ScottyMac had built this line to do, then Sing with his insistence on the running game. At the same time Iupati and Davis as very athletic, maybe as much as you can have at those positions.
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Not a whole lot of room for creativity
22 starters, 3ST, 22 back-ups (3d string QB but no backup for FB) and you’re left with room for 6 extras.
There are plenty of permutations that could allow you to keep 6 safeties, especially if you just treat all of your 2nd and 3rd stringers as just DBs. That is especially likely if your CBs arent very good and your Ss are.
But that’s not the point. The question is how many will Harbaugh keep? And his past rosters are more relevant than Mike Singletary’s and Greg Manuski’s from last year.
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Wow...No one loves Dashon more than Dashon. Especialyl when he refers to himself in the 3rd person.
I think it’s more like we love our Niners and embrace the players on our team above all else. Not so much Dashon as an individual.
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Talk that Belichick wanted to sign Goldson and then trade Meriweather for a second or higher
Meriweather is so incredibly overrated, but a team probably would have done it
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Goldson and Whitner will start imo, FS and SS respectively
and Reggie will play a lot on Nickel and Dime formations
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You think it will be Reggie and Whitner?
I’d prefer Reggie and Whitner; but I am almost certain by the end of training camp, Dashon and Whitner will be the starters. Dashon has been the starter for the last two seasons, and I think he will start for the first few games, at least, purely because of his experience. I can see Reggie taking over if Dashon continues not to improve.
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I think Goldson started last year based on the strength of his 2009 job
new coach, new regime, new secondary coach, etc. I think he’ll find it really tough to earn that job back
No, Dashon also missed almost 2 weeks of camp
If Reggie is healthy he’ll play FS. Goldson will backup both and play in some rotation.
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No rotation. Just sit on the bench and use him in an emergency situation.
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well, like if DW get's a stinger blowing up some RB, pulls a hammy, etc.
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Remember that this is just a guy tweeting.
Heck – this is just an athlete tweeting. He’s probably not thinking about it from our perspective – eager fans ready to read into every little morsel of information.
It may mean almost nothing. When athletes tweet, you’re not getting the same level of careful management that you get with official press releasees. Teams often avoid giving comment right away precisely to avoid this type of rampant speculation and near panic.
Everybody needs to chill. This could easily be nothing but a huge overreaction after he blew something out of proportion because he wasn’t really thinking about how it would land. We don’t know enough.
I think we’re going to see vastly superior secondary play compared to last year.
Goldson or Smith will be the FS and Whitner will be the SS.
Rogers and Spencer will be the CBs.
All of them will play with more confidence and skill. On that note, I think that’s why Spencer looked so bad at times last year. It’s like he lost his confidence and played scared. I remember in 2009 he generally looked really good. The Colts game stands out in my mind because he did such a great job on Reggie Wayne.
We will be able to run nice Nickel and Dime packages on 3rd down and we’ll see more pressure sacks and coverage sacks.
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To expand on my point...
I think Singletary was such an imposing figure he had many elements of the team playing so tightly that the guys were afraid to make a mistake. You can’t play that way because you’re over-analyzing and making the game harder for yourself because you’re afraid when you make a mistake, you’re going to have Singletary screaming at you on the sidelines (which we saw way too much of).
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maybe the niners are going to keep 10 safeties this year. lol
the cuts at safety may be hard to do this year.
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Replace Shawntae with a corner, or wait for Culliver
and our secondary is sorted.
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I really am not excited about bringing Goldson back.
It’s actually kind of a downer.
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+1
At first I thought it was important to bring him back due to the lack of experience at our safety spot but after the addition of Whitner/Williams, and the positive reports of Reggie Smith…I was pretty willing to let him walk. It doesn’t help that he sounds pretty arrogant and he’s full of himself. He loves to refer to himself in the 3rd person too which is kinda annoying especially when he’s had one good year.
Plus, Reggie just seems like a better person than Goldson. Much easier to root for people like that.
by Sactown_Loyalty19 on Aug 8, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
And there is nothing about him that says "Hawk".
Maybe a hawk missing a wing…
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I'm just happy to have some depth
we know what we get with DG. He can force fumbles, get into the backfield, and occasionally make plays on the ball.
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Depth, yes
What happens if there is a major injury? What if Smith makes the PUP? Wise move, a one year contract. Whitner has had injury issues [not last year, but every other year if I remember rightly].
And Goldson is exactly the guy who will be hungry going into a contract year. And if he can’t read the writing on the wall, he’ll be gone. Seems like a complete win for the Niners.
I don't like him back either
even for $2 million. He’s going to cause problems in the locker room if he doesn’t get a starting job.
by smileyman on Aug 8, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
how do you know
I mean maybe he could, but I don’t see how that can be anything more than speculation at this point.
by David Fucillo on Aug 8, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
totally agree
I think I’m going to yell at him today. Something like “Dashon, PUT DOWN THE TWEETS” any suggestions?
Harbaugh will find a QB and he will succeed.
I was going to respond to his latest tweet
with something about overpaying him at $2 million, but decided I didn’t want to get into an internet argument with him.
thats why Its better if
I call him out in front of all his team mates. Maybe like “YOURE ON NOTICE”
Harbaugh will find a QB and he will succeed.
they let you heckle
at least once. That’s why you’ve got to make it count. Shoot they let this lady yell at alex right in front of his wife and newborn
Harbaugh will find a QB and he will succeed.
maybe it's a lady thing
I think it would be a bad PR stunt if the 49ers “aren’t tough enough to withstand an old lady”
totally do it
or pay some chick to do it
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sounds good
is she hot? Cause if she is she can sit with me
Harbaugh will find a QB and he will succeed.
he'll def. jump right in with you too.
he blocked me
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Hope he doesn't get hit on the field!
With skin as thin as that, that could mean some serious damage.
I just have a bad feeling about him being back...
Could be something, could be nothing… guess TWT
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Possibly,
But I think with a one year deal and the fact that the market for him was so soft this FA, he will have to be professional this season
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Harbaalke needs to reign that in
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yeah, you're probably right
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Okay, so I haven't been online much since Thursday.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
McLeod Bethol Thompson made the suggestion
and harbaugh just went with it. Here’s a link to the photo that convinced him.
http://www.ninersnation.com/2011/8/7/2349389/jeremiah-masoli-49ers-qb-3-jim-harbaugh#74074041
This is what I think it should be:
FS – Reggie Smith/ Madieu Williams
SS – Donte Whitner/ Dashon Goldson
That’s it.
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Apparently Boone
has been one of the few linemen who’s been able to handle Aldon in practice.
I wonder if Boone will ever get the chance to start for the 49ers. Seeing how the 49ers have Staley locked up, and a high investment in Anthony Davis, I don’t think Boone has a spot as a starter in the future.
you never know
Staley could get hurt and Boone step in. In fact based on recent history Staley will probably get hurt at some point.
Yeah that's the most likely way
Seems like everyone has trouble with Smith :)
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One interesting thing
Staley hasn’t been that great, granted he’s still young and has alot of room for improvement, but if not most of his salary is base and backloaded.
If we did end up trading him due to the emergence of a better player we wouldn’t take that huge a hit.
mmm
I don’t really see him doing too well at CB. It’s one of the main reasons they moved him. His skill-set is much, much better suited for safety.
But he could be in an extreme emergency situation I suppose.
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meaning he can cover better than the rest of the safeties
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I'm saying Spillman and Taylor can also make roster, or at least one
to play ST’s almost exclusively and be 3rd string.
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Probably Spillman.
If they don’t use Mays in some sort of hybrid linebacker type of position, he could be cut. The Niners made a mistake with him in terms of marketing his trade value.
I wonder if we could trade him for Jimmy Clausen or someone like that.
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Nice reply
I was just going to say Clausen sucks, or whay do we need Clausen when we could have kept Troy Smith.
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Harbaugh, Develop, Trade for draft picks.
We need to start a QB farm for draft picks. Andy Reid has been pimping all kinds of quarterbacks for picks.
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Then Clausen is a good QB to develop
since there’s almost no risk of him getting good enough to be a QB you can’t handle when you face him . . . . kind of like Kolb . . . Reid is a genius!!
Don't think Harbaugh likes Clausen
After a Notre Dame victory over Stanford three years ago, Clausen was acting like a jerk and then wanted to shake Harbaugh’s hand. Harbaugh almost gave him the hand in the form of a fist to the jaw. [I love that old NFL story of how Jim Kelly, through the media of course, gave Harbaugh some crap about not being tough , playing tough. The next time Harbaugh saw him, he walked right up and slugged Kelly in the mouth. That was the last time Kelly questioned his toughness, at least out loud.] Maybe Harbaugh is over that experience with Clausen, but I don’t believe Clausen is a Harbaugh type QB or man.
Maiocco just used the word "Surgery" in reference to Reggie
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said source close to Smith told him "surgery"
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nobody beats me to the punch
ok, that’s a lie
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doesn't necessarily mean it is too bad yet
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which really explains the Goldson signing
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hoping it's minor scope
4-6 weeks…that’s my hope
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yeah, hopefully
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All these moves at safety instead of cornerback lead me to believe the safety position
Is more important to the coaches than the cornerback position?
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
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Perhaps this was to c-block the Cards?
Nobody thought of this? Wilson may be out for the year, and they would need a safety, if for nothing else but to add depth behind Wilson. They would have looked at Goldson, and maybe the Niners thought better of letting him go the Cards.
sounds like Reggie needs surgery
This would explain why Goldson was re-signed
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I really doubt they were terrified of Dashon Goldson going to Arizona.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
Good
Goldson is back. Secondary is actually setup to be better.
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