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While Rodney McCleod and even Cody Davis are getting a lot of fans attention (And both are playing well BTW: no pun), Matt Daniels returned to live game action Saturday and looked very good out there.
Upon re-watching bits and pieces of the game I keyed in on #37 Matt Daniels. He displayed good disapline on play action, coverage, wrap-up and drive tackling ability and he took away some of the QBs options this past weekend. Daniels played all over the field with the 2nd unit defense, deep single Safety, rover LB, and box safety, etc.
Very excited to see Matt the Hat continue to develop and I hope he makes the squad again. Been a fan ever since I watched his play with Duke just before and after the draft last year. The coaching staff obviously likes him, this shows because they patiently waited for his recovery from the injury and than did not hesitate to move him right back with the 2nd unit Safeties in camp.
While this Safety tandem we have is very young and raw, I see talent and potential in almost all our guys and I think the one or two who do not make the team will have no issue catching on another roster. I think McCleod is a lock because of his ability to play gunner on PR coverage and his versatility to play slot CB if needed (not to mention his solid play at both Safety spots). Davis and Hall have both impressed me during times in the first two preseason games and I think one of them will be practice squad'd while the other makes the final spot (assuming we keep 5 safeties again). Giordano has no chance and obviously im rooting for Daniels to be one of those 5 (to go along with Stew and McDonald obviously).
But yea, excited to see more of Daniels. He is a bigger cat at 215 pounds who IMO shows good movement and instincts in coverage.
Upon re-watching bits and pieces of the game I keyed in on #37 Matt Daniels. He displayed good disapline on play action, coverage, wrap-up and drive tackling ability and he took away some of the QBs options this past weekend. Daniels played all over the field with the 2nd unit defense, deep single Safety, rover LB, and box safety, etc.
Very excited to see Matt the Hat continue to develop and I hope he makes the squad again. Been a fan ever since I watched his play with Duke just before and after the draft last year. The coaching staff obviously likes him, this shows because they patiently waited for his recovery from the injury and than did not hesitate to move him right back with the 2nd unit Safeties in camp.
While this Safety tandem we have is very young and raw, I see talent and potential in almost all our guys and I think the one or two who do not make the team will have no issue catching on another roster. I think McCleod is a lock because of his ability to play gunner on PR coverage and his versatility to play slot CB if needed (not to mention his solid play at both Safety spots). Davis and Hall have both impressed me during times in the first two preseason games and I think one of them will be practice squad'd while the other makes the final spot (assuming we keep 5 safeties again). Giordano has no chance and obviously im rooting for Daniels to be one of those 5 (to go along with Stew and McDonald obviously).
But yea, excited to see more of Daniels. He is a bigger cat at 215 pounds who IMO shows good movement and instincts in coverage.
