DieHardBrownsFan Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Peppers should be selling cars or burgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin J Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 I think a lot of people here are confused that there is in fact a difference between FS and SS. Its the difference between Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiamat63 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Flyin J said: I think a lot of people here are confused that there is in fact a difference between FS and SS. Its the difference between Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. Depends on the defensive system and personnel demands. Other times the differences aren't as drastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin J Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Well lets look at SS on Greg Williams defense on the Rams....TJ McDonald, who is more of a LB than Kam Chancellor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin J Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 SS in the NFL is more often than not a LB/DB hybrid. Theres Chancellor/McDonald, Keanu Neal, Jonathan Cyprien, Harrison Smith, Reshad Jones, Landon Collins, Kenny Vaccaro, TJ Ward. A SS has to be able to play in the box, and play a 2 deep. They need to cover TEs, and maybe a RB. Theyre usually the guy on a D that will bring the big hit. A FS has to be a great center fielder and generally stick to deep zones except when theres a heavy blitz and they man up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Flyin J said: I think a lot of people here are confused that there is in fact a difference between FS and SS. Its the difference between Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. Well....that is because the positions have now likely become confused. Like in basketball.....look at LeBron say....a 6'8" versatile player. He can be a point guard, a shooting guard, a small forward, a power forward, could possibly even play the middle. And DBs these days.....sometimes they have to do the traditional cornerback role, or the SS role, or the FS role. Versatility now in being able to do all of the above is becoming the trend. Can Peppers be that versatile guy? Or must he be slotted into one of the traditional roles for him to live up to his potential and his reputation and his draft status? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 8 hours ago, Flyin J said: SS in the NFL is more often than not a LB/DB hybrid. Theres Chancellor/McDonald, Keanu Neal, Jonathan Cyprien, Harrison Smith, Reshad Jones, Landon Collins, Kenny Vaccaro, TJ Ward. A SS has to be able to play in the box, and play a 2 deep. They need to cover TEs, and maybe a RB. Theyre usually the guy on a D that will bring the big hit. A FS has to be a great center fielder and generally stick to deep zones except when theres a heavy blitz and they man up. right....versatility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin J Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 33 minutes ago, The Gipper said: Well....that is because the positions have now likely become confused. Like in basketball.....look at LeBron say....a 6'8" versatile player. He can be a point guard, a shooting guard, a small forward, a power forward, could possibly even play the middle. And DBs these days.....sometimes they have to do the traditional cornerback role, or the SS role, or the FS role. Versatility now in being able to do all of the above is becoming the trend. Can Peppers be that versatile guy? Or must he be slotted into one of the traditional roles for him to live up to his potential and his reputation and his draft status? If a guy is great at multiple rolls then thats when you see them being moved around to play what benefits the team most in certain situations. Maybe Peppers is better than our backup FS and in a cover 1 situation they could slide him over when Randalls out and play Kindred at SS. I think he'll stick to SS until he gets better at coverage, but hes a very young player in another new position. He'll get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconHound Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 11:48 PM, thenew23 said: Well, considering when he returned from injury he was immediately running with the first team at SS tells me, maybe he has flashed enough to "distinguish" himself... They brought in help in Randall and Kindred is still getting a decent amount of snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 3:29 PM, SD_Tom said: Then again, I'm just some schmuck on the interwebs Don't sell yourself short... You are an exceptional schmuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD_Tom Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, Tour2ma said: Don't sell yourself short... You are an exceptional schmuck. Ty Webb reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 peppers natural position fit is SS, why he was played at free last year is still a mystery to me. He's the guy u use near the los who can still recover depth. The steelers were smart enough to put troy at SS instead of FS.....coach williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 22 minutes ago, Clevfan4life said: peppers natural position fit is SS, why he was played at free last year is still a mystery to me. He's the guy u use near the los who can still recover depth. The steelers were smart enough to put troy at SS instead of FS.....coach williams? cause are secondary sucked balls and he had no choice as it shows with the addition of players in the back peppers will play ss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choco Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 kindred doesn't have the range peppers does, so peppers played deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Clevfan4life said: peppers natural position fit is SS, why he was played at free last year is still a mystery to me. He's the guy u use near the los who can still recover depth. The steelers were smart enough to put troy at SS instead of FS.....coach williams? Williams basically said, that while that deep safety wasn't Peps best position, he the best one at it on the roster last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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