Redskins Sign S Brandon Meriweather

[Bubba305-ST21-]

Originally Posted by 30gut

Between Doughty, Gomes and Meriweather which player would be the primary Cover 1/3 FS and which would be the in the box SS?

In Cover 1/3 I would play Meriweather at SS and Reed at Free.

i agree with meriweather at ss because of his physical play, BUT reed at free?? he cant cover any ground, hes always behind on plays and gets there late, hes a sure tackler thats about it. i was hoping for reggie nelson at free but now im not so sure maybe the draft?

[BabyLuku]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

i agree with meriweather at ss because of his physical play, BUT reed at free?? he cant cover any ground, hes always behind on plays and gets there late, hes a sure tackler thats about it. i was hoping for reggie nelson at free but now im not so sure maybe the draft?

I agree with not trusting Reed as anything but a role player....Our other options are equally as scary though.
I was hoping we would give LaRon one more chance to stay healthy

[Bubba305-ST21-]

Originally Posted by BabyLuku

I agree with not trusting Reed as anything but a role player....Our other options are equally as scary though.
I was hoping we would give LaRon one more chance to stay healthy

me too man. me too. but they wouldnt let him go without having a plan, idk what it is but i guess we shall see

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

me too man. me too. but they wouldnt let him go without having a plan, idk what it is but i guess we shall see

Word for word, that is exactly what I think just happened: they let him go, and didn't really have a plan.

Unless "have the best Redskins offense since the Norv days" counts as a plan.

[T.O.Killa]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

i agree with meriweather at ss because of his physical play, BUT reed at free?? he cant cover any ground, hes always behind on plays and gets there late, hes a sure tackler thats about it. i was hoping for reggie nelson at free but now im not so sure maybe the draft?

I still remember seeing him in his first preseason game running behind the reciever getting beat for a touchdown. Still doing the same thing. He is a best an average SS.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

i agree with meriweather at ss because of his physical play, BUT reed at free?? he cant cover any ground, hes always behind on plays and gets there late, hes a sure tackler thats about it. i was hoping for reggie nelson at free but now im not so sure maybe the draft?

Reed played a ton of snaps last year 680 out of 1056, which was the second most after Atogwe at 699.
I'm sure Reed spent some time playing both FS and SS, many people forget that Reed played FS last few games of the 2010 season when LaRon was moved to SS.

But, with that being said ideally it would be better if Meriweather could play
the Cover 1/3 FS because of his greater speed and range.
But my worry would be his lack of discipline to be the last line of defense in the run game or in the pass game.
Also, I would be concerned about his knowledge of the scheme, in many defenses the FS position is the leadership role and is reponsible for communicating the w/ the MLB for coverage audibles.

I guess we're all hoping that either another FS is brought on board or that Meriweather gets his head on straight and really takes ownership of the FS position which would allow Reed to play move SS.

Re: Draft
Which S do you like in the draft?
I like Harrision Smith, Markelle Martin, Aaron Henry and Trenton Robinson

[redskins5044]

Originally Posted by Bubba305-ST21-

yea im being hopefull that they have a plan. i wanted to give laRon one more chance.

Laron has missed like 15 games over the last 2 seasons, and didnt get the surgery recommended by the medical staff. Bye bye, I know Reed is garbage, but he has been in there the past 2 seasons a lot so what's one more season of him playing.


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[CultBrennan59]

Reed Doughty should never be playing FS.

Hell he shouldn't be doing anything but special teams.

[milellie111]

I hear Merriweather is a liability in coverage

[redskins5044]

Originally Posted by milellie111

I hear Merriweather is a liability in coverage

so was landry so its a wash.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by milellie111

I hear Merriweather is a liability in coverage

The same can be said for all of our safeties, so he'll fit right in.

[MTK]

I think the plan was, anyone but Laron at safety in 2012.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I think the plan was, anyone but Laron at safety in 2012.

I think in fairness too, they might've been counting on more of a FA market & more $ in FA before the NFL hit em w/penalty of $36 mil over 2 years.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

I think in fairness too, they might've been counting on more of a FA market & more $ in FA before the NFL hit em w/penalty of $36 mil over 2 years.

Perhaps, but they still had time to change their minds and offer him a deal. I think they made up their mind to move on from him a while ago.

[DCtoAZ]

good Luck LL .. you were great until you refused to get the damn surgery .. wtf dude .. instead of a 1 yr $4million dollar deal he likely would have had a long term deal with the Skins' if he would simply fixed his injury.