Marqui Christian to the Jets

[Merlin]

I have a nagging suspicion that Chinn is very high on the Rams' draft board.

 

[8to12]

Although Marqui, and then this year Rapp made some plays for us in that hybrid safety spot, I actually think we're better off using a guy that's more of a real linebacker, like a Travin Howard in a spot like that. When Howard started being used more on passing downs last year he made plays. I'm just big on having more bigger guys on the field than a bunch of secondary players. Teams seem to have been capitalizing on that against us for a few years...lots of plays with seeing big lineman down the field blockers our smaller defenders on big run plays.

I don't disagree about your opinion, it's just Staley says he is looking for players that are versatile. For example, he wants a CB to be able to play in the slot and on the outside, and maybe that's why they let Coleman walk. Regarding Safety, I see them using a player that can play back on usual downs and then play closer to the line of scrimmage, covering TE's and RB's in a Nickle or Dime package.
A player that I think fits this role well is K'von Wallace from Clemson. He is a Safety that makes many plays near the LOS. He has coverage skills and when he is near the LOS, he is great at getting off of blocks to make tackles.