CoachO
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What about Brandon McGee? Is he still on the roster? I thought he had a bit of talent. I had considered FS the more "need" position - or SS if TJ McDonald is to be used as our ball hawk.
McGee is still on the roster, but aside from his speed, he really didn't bring much to the table last year. Watching throughout training camp, he showed enough athleticism to earn a roster spot, but not much else. He showed enough cover skills in the 1 - on - 1 drills, but seemed to struggle in the 7 on 7 or team drills. Could be just a case of a rookie needing the year to adjust to the NFL game.
As far as CB vs. S, its not even close as to which is the more pressing need. This team has only 4 warm bodies at the CB position. So this may be the most pressing need on the entire team, offensive line included.
While most don't think the quality isn't there at the Safety position, I do believe this staff likes a couple of the young guys already on the roster. I am on record on this forum about the one guy who gets overlooked, but will most likely be given an opportunity to compete for the starters job. That is Cody Davis. He is bigger, faster, and a much better tackler than McLeod, and with the year under his belt, should be much improved once OTAs and training camp roll around.
In addition to Davis, they like McLeod, and Matt Daniels is still in the picture. I think this position is a classic case of "out of sight, out of mind" in most fans view. Since these guys didn't get a lot of playing time last year, they have been written off before one preseason snap has taken place.