Are 21 and 31 over-rated?

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by 5RINGS

Safety in the NFL is a weird position. Just last year Ed Reed was supposed to be the second coming of Ronnie Lott, this year???

Everyone has been waiting for Williams to pay more attention to coverage and he seemed to be for the first few games - Two picks - but the TD vs Philly where the ball hung for hours and he had a good read on it was pretty bad.

That said he was providing help on that play and the FS was the true culprit.

I watched the Redskins play Dallas and the Vikings.
I watched some of the Jags game and much of the Texans game.

21 seems to be getting hesitant. In the early games he came in and laid the wood down.
He hit TO over and over.

Now he seems hesitant. Penaties? Tired from covering 2/3rds of the field?

I believe any game where the opposing running back is doing well puts extra pressure on the safeties to support the run at the expense of potential big plays off play action. The Giants game was a case in point -Tiki was getting 6-7 yards on most first down carries. Against Dallas and the Jags, I felt Taylor played outstanding, laying heavy wood against those venturing across the middle. He had one bad play taking a horrible angle on the Maurice Jones-Drew TD vs the Jags, but he had 4 or 5 hits in both games that sent a strong message to the opposing receivers. I maintain that if our front 7, and in particular the D-line, was even above average, ST would be the best safety in football. Even with his mistakes in coverage this season, he makes 2-3 plays per game that leave you shaking your head at his freakish skill for such a large safety.