Several of them are retired or retiring (Bridgewater, Vaitai, and/or Romeo Okwara is stepping away from the game).
Of those on the list, only Jacobs appears to be getting any action.
Several of them are retired or retiring (Bridgewater, Vaitai, and/or Romeo Okwara is stepping away from the game).
Of those on the list, only Jacobs appears to be getting any action.
I suspect AG is going to try to go with a rotation of Iffy, Kerby and Branch at Safety while rotating Rake and Robertson along with Branch at Nickel, but I still think he needs another vet at Safety.
If he he doesn’t like the way it looks during OTA’s and Minicamp i think it is an easy call to bring Tracy Walker back on a cheap deal.
Walker knows the system, has the trust and respect of the coaches, is willing and able to play Special Teams and is not likely to secure a starting position he was seeking in a crowded free agent Safety market.
It might take him a minute to get back to his best, but I really thought CJ Moore had some really good snaps at S a couple of years ago. It’s strange to say about a guy who turns 29 during the season, but I actually think there’s some upside there. Plus safeties can play longer than most other positions.
I also don’t think we should write Brandon Joseph off. I know he’s only a UDFA, but we kept him all season, elevated him to the active roster a couple of times (he didn’t get much run outside of special teams, but that matters to us), and we signed him to a futures contract as soon as we could. He’s been at every possible practice - including rookie minicamp - and I keep hearing murmurs they’re very impressed. Usually second or third-hand so definitely take it with a grain of salt, but I could see it too.
I’m not writing those guys off, but I think they are slotted as Special Teams players.
It appears that the plan is to run with Moore or Joseph as the “Emergency” safety and rotate the other three.
It concerns me just as the backup center plan because Iffy, Kerby, and Branch are all Starters (just as Glasgow is backup center and starts at LG).
I have confidence in the three but DB’s are the smallest players on the field and it’s rare that they play 17 games.
There seem to be a lot of depth at Outside and Slot CB/ with 6 guys able to play with confidence.
I’m just not as comfortable at Safety.
Hopefully, Branch, Moore and Joseph make AG comfortable during OTA’s and Minicamp.
Tracy Walker retiring wouldn’t surprise me either. Those achilles tears are brutal. Essentially ended Romeo and Walker’s careers
It didn’t do much to help Okuda’s cause either.
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