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On Brockers: He's baby huey. He doesn't even know how he can hurt people right now. He hasn't gained any girth, and his upper body strength will come next season. The sky's the limit.
On Dunbar: Good coverage. Nickel and dime come in, and he doesn't leave the field. Fisher's going to leave him in on passing downs because he runs like a safety. He flies all over the field. He's gonna give up some stuff because he's a bit undersized though.
On Rok Watkins: Another rookie that's progressing. He's already learned the RG position, now he's getting acclimated to the LG position. He's out of Boudreau's doghouse. He knows the offense, he's now in shape. I watched him pancake a guy in that game and he just laid on him. Laid his girth on this guy. Once he gets his hands on you, it's over.
On Scott Wells: He provides that true leadership. He can bring that ability to call the protections and get everyone glued in. They're really missing him now, and it's scaring me that he's not even in today. I'm hoping he plays this week, but if he doesn't, let's hold him until he does. Robert Turner's doing a fine job, but Wells is the guy. He really is.
On the height of the secondary: I like my safeties bigger. Over 6'0", you know 207 lbs. Guys that go downhill and get you. It does bother me a little. I like the way Q plays, and Darian Stewart, they give up a little size. Craig Dahl is a little bit of a liability in coverage, and they need a 4th guy. They need a 4th safety in a bad way.
On Trumaine Johnson as a safety?: I can name a bunch of teams who have big tall safeties, but this guy's got corner cover skills. He looks like a safety, but he's got burst, acceleration and click. His drive back to the ball is a little bit slow, but that's the only thing that concerns me right now. They might match him up in the slot against a taller corner or TE, but he's a corner.
On Bradford: You know what? Let me just tell you this (laughing). He can look you off, and throw the other way, he can slide it in a window, he can do a lot of things with the ball ... Saturday was an indicator of that. Sam is Sam. He'll continue to get better with Cignetti. I thought he played well against Indy too, but they just couldn't put it in the endzone.
On Jason Smith: Better than the first game. I like the aggression in the second game. The one thing that showed me Jason Smith is back, is when there was a pass downfield, and he went down the field to pick a couple guys off the receiver, and that's when I said, [hil]"Okay, the big boy's back."[/hil] That's the attitude I was looking for.
On Richardson: This guy surprised me against Indy. The second game? Not too bad. I don't think he's the long-term answer, but right now he's ahead of Jason because of the consistency, and his familiarity with the system. If Jason surpasses him, so be it. But right now, let's get Richardson ready to play.
On Brockers: He's baby huey. He doesn't even know how he can hurt people right now. He hasn't gained any girth, and his upper body strength will come next season. The sky's the limit.
On Dunbar: Good coverage. Nickel and dime come in, and he doesn't leave the field. Fisher's going to leave him in on passing downs because he runs like a safety. He flies all over the field. He's gonna give up some stuff because he's a bit undersized though.
On Rok Watkins: Another rookie that's progressing. He's already learned the RG position, now he's getting acclimated to the LG position. He's out of Boudreau's doghouse. He knows the offense, he's now in shape. I watched him pancake a guy in that game and he just laid on him. Laid his girth on this guy. Once he gets his hands on you, it's over.
On Scott Wells: He provides that true leadership. He can bring that ability to call the protections and get everyone glued in. They're really missing him now, and it's scaring me that he's not even in today. I'm hoping he plays this week, but if he doesn't, let's hold him until he does. Robert Turner's doing a fine job, but Wells is the guy. He really is.
On the height of the secondary: I like my safeties bigger. Over 6'0", you know 207 lbs. Guys that go downhill and get you. It does bother me a little. I like the way Q plays, and Darian Stewart, they give up a little size. Craig Dahl is a little bit of a liability in coverage, and they need a 4th guy. They need a 4th safety in a bad way.
On Trumaine Johnson as a safety?: I can name a bunch of teams who have big tall safeties, but this guy's got corner cover skills. He looks like a safety, but he's got burst, acceleration and click. His drive back to the ball is a little bit slow, but that's the only thing that concerns me right now. They might match him up in the slot against a taller corner or TE, but he's a corner.
On Bradford: You know what? Let me just tell you this (laughing). He can look you off, and throw the other way, he can slide it in a window, he can do a lot of things with the ball ... Saturday was an indicator of that. Sam is Sam. He'll continue to get better with Cignetti. I thought he played well against Indy too, but they just couldn't put it in the endzone.
On Jason Smith: Better than the first game. I like the aggression in the second game. The one thing that showed me Jason Smith is back, is when there was a pass downfield, and he went down the field to pick a couple guys off the receiver, and that's when I said, [hil]"Okay, the big boy's back."[/hil] That's the attitude I was looking for.
On Richardson: This guy surprised me against Indy. The second game? Not too bad. I don't think he's the long-term answer, but right now he's ahead of Jason because of the consistency, and his familiarity with the system. If Jason surpasses him, so be it. But right now, let's get Richardson ready to play.
