Redskins trade for Free Safety Dashon Goldson

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Safety in the NFL is a a position that can have vastly different roles depending on scheme. Even subtle changes in scheme and approach can increase/decrease the effectiveness of skill-utilization at the Safety position. That's probably true of almost every position but at the Safety position when you're not getting production it means TDs. When a LB get schemed out of being effective the immediate results aren't as obvious. I am pretty sure you could take Chancellor or Thomas, put him in a different scheme with different responsibilities and make them look ordinary. All-world Safeties like Taylor and Reed who can do everything are rare.