Feelings on Adam Archuleta can he cover his own shadow?

[Oakland Red]

Archuleta was given the largest contract in NFL history for a safety not to just play on running downs.

I think he is a poor fit for the system right now; not sure if it is the system itself, his learning curve, or what factors exactly. Probably he could be a good player if used in a way to bring out his abilities.

It was sad that Ryan Clark was let go because when he left, Taylor lost a needed mentor and friend, and so it was somewhat like losing Taylor too. At least Taylor's maturity as a player is being accelerated probably. And now that we have Troy Vincent, we have a still talented player with sterling leadership. So, things are on the upswing again.

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

I think you're right. From Williams quote in today's Wash Post it almost seems like Prioleau was going to be starting, or at least playing major minutes, before he got hurt. But when he got hurt it drastically altered their plans

"We need to put players in the best situations for them and Adam needs to be around the box more, and we finally have the personnel situation where I can get him around the box more," Williams said. "We blitzed several times and he was close to getting there. And we'll continue to do that. He's like that hybrid safety, hybrid linebacker and we're going to get him around the line of scrimmage as much as we can."