Jpan85 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming · 4h I've been wondering all winter, and things can definitely change in camp, but it appears #Bombers defender @JJr0 has moved to free safety. This is really great news. I think its a position that fits Sears very well. Can go out and seek and destroy guys across the middle. Going across the middle is going to be a scary proposition for anyone with Kuale and Sears patrolling it. Hopefully can get a full season out of Johnny. MOBomberFan and James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOBomberFan Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Yeah, staying healthy should be the only thing keeping Sears from being the meanest, most physical safety in the league. I like this idea a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 A slight upgrade from Cauchy... Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 A young and more talented Hebert... Big fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Big fan of this, I was hoping they'd move either Sears or Washington to safety. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 So does this guarantee a NI Corner then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this move. Washington is too freaking good at Half to move to safety. I wonder who they go with if Sears struggles to stay on the field. I guess this means Donovan Alexander is starting at Corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 So does this guarantee a NI Corner then? i was just typing that i like this move and i guess this all but confirms that we will indeed be going with a non import field corner. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair GM Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this move. Washington is too freaking good at Half to move to safety. I wonder who they go with if Sears struggles to stay on the field. I guess this means Donovan Alexander is starting at Corner? I'd rather have a more intuitive, and more physical safety like Sears. An instinctive safety with a presence like Sears has can improve every position in the secondary. No offense to Alexander at all, but Sears wasn't an outstanding corner. He could well be above-average at safety, so if Alexander is even close to Sears ability at corner, that's the better use of the 2 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Can someone please enlighten me as to where the 7 NIP starters are going to lineup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAChip Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this move. Washington is too freaking good at Half to move to safety. I wonder who they go with if Sears struggles to stay on the field. I guess this means Donovan Alexander is starting at Corner? I'd rather have a more intuitive, and more physical safety like Sears. An instinctive safety with a presence like Sears has can improve every position in the secondary. No offense to Alexander at all, but Sears wasn't an outstanding corner. He could well be above-average at safety, so if Alexander is even close to Sears ability at corner, that's the better use of the 2 players. Sears was a pretty damn good corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_fanaddict Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Can someone please enlighten me as to where the 7 NIP starters are going to lineup? The sideline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Move one more notch up the excite-o-meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Still curious as to where the 7 NIPs are playing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valderan_CA Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Essentially their plan is to replace Brandon Stewart and Jovon Johnson's positions with NIP's then right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBlink Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 It was pretty clear a while ago that we were going to start an NI at corner, and that it wasn't going to be rotating. The rotating positions will likely be DT, LB and S for the 7th NI. Passing downs it will be a DT or LB. 1st down we might put the NI at safety. It's all going to be situational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Three on the OL, 2 WRs, and looks like 2 on D. If we can start 4 NI OLs then only one on D. Looks like I was wrong about a NI safety and NI DB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair GM Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this move. Washington is too freaking good at Half to move to safety. I wonder who they go with if Sears struggles to stay on the field. I guess this means Donovan Alexander is starting at Corner? I'd rather have a more intuitive, and more physical safety like Sears. An instinctive safety with a presence like Sears has can improve every position in the secondary. No offense to Alexander at all, but Sears wasn't an outstanding corner. He could well be above-average at safety, so if Alexander is even close to Sears ability at corner, that's the better use of the 2 players. Sears was a pretty damn good corner. He has the skill set to be a great corner. Great speed and physicality, but he was never looking at the ball, allowing receivers to make grabs they shouldn't have been in position to make. That skill set translates very well to be forward facing like he will be often at safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair GM Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Think our NI's will be likely be 3 on the OL, 2 at WR, one front 7 on D, and one in the secondary. If Neufeld plays like the Neufeld Walters was hot to deal for, we could start 4 on the OL and one on D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty30 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 DL should be a very interesting battle. I'm betting that's where the biggest surprise cut will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this news, if Sears can stay healthy, we'll actually have a safety that can hit for the first time in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I like this move. Washington is too freaking good at Half to move to safety. I wonder who they go with if Sears struggles to stay on the field. I guess this means Donovan Alexander is starting at Corner? I'd rather have a more intuitive, and more physical safety like Sears. An instinctive safety with a presence like Sears has can improve every position in the secondary. No offense to Alexander at all, but Sears wasn't an outstanding corner. He could well be above-average at safety, so if Alexander is even close to Sears ability at corner, that's the better use of the 2 players. Sears was a pretty damn good corner. He has the skill set to be a great corner. Great speed and physicality, but he was never looking at the ball, allowing receivers to make grabs they shouldn't have been in position to make. That skill set translates very well to be forward facing like he will be often at safety. Before he was injured that one year Im pretty sure he was top two in the league in knockdowns despite playing only a portion of the games, plus he had three picks, so I'm going to disagree on your assessment of his CB ability MinisterOfD5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBlink Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Excited to see Johnny Sears as a safety. We'll finally see some plays made from that position. Haven't seen that in a while.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holoman Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Excited to see Johnny Sears as a safety. We'll finally see some plays made from that position. Haven't seen that in a while.. HEY! whiffing on a tackle is indeed a 'play' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 It was pretty clear a while ago that we were going to start an NI at corner, and that it wasn't going to be rotating. The rotating positions will likely be DT, LB and S for the 7th NI. Passing downs it will be a DT or LB. 1st down we might put the NI at safety. It's all going to be situational. I think Thomas and Lucas will both play some, Newman and Bucknor are basically competing for a spot on D, most likely playing passing downs, taking out Thomas/Lucas, potentially swapping out an import DB or LB for another pass rusher. Sherman has an outside shot in that competition too, he wasn't bad playing D a bit last year. If we get any kind of LB play from a NI this year that would be a bonus (other than Newman maybe playing some OLB on passing downs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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