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Who plays the slot?

Josh in the City : 4/28/2016 11:25 pm
Seems like we now have 3 starting outside CB's without anyone truly suited to play inside.
Jenkins  
Emil : 4/28/2016 11:26 pm : link
Can play the slot
Powers  
Mason : 4/28/2016 11:26 pm : link
Oh yeah... it's still going to happen.
Apple will.  
area junc : 4/28/2016 11:28 pm : link
he's in the same mold as Aaron Ross and T2. spags likes a big physical slot CB he can blitz. and play man on slot WRs

not easy to find but apple fits the mold.

that said, i hate this pick
RE: Apple will.  
Chris in Philly : 4/28/2016 11:29 pm : link
In comment 12930708 area junc said:
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he's in the same mold as Aaron Ross and T2. spags likes a big physical slot CB he can blitz. and play man on slot WRs

not easy to find but apple fits the mold.

that said, i hate this pick


Any word from the Apple camp?
RE: Apple will.  
Josh in the City : 4/28/2016 11:30 pm : link
In comment 12930708 area junc said:
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he's in the same mold as Aaron Ross and T2. spags likes a big physical slot CB he can blitz. and play man on slot WRs

not easy to find but apple fits the mold.

that said, i hate this pick


Sounds like Apple needs to work on his footwork and hand technique on the outside before he learns how to play the slot.

Also, I'd be surprised if we made Jenkins the highest paid CB in the league (at the time) to play inside. Just seems like a weird situation.
RE: RE: Apple will.  
Klaatu : 4/28/2016 11:31 pm : link
In comment 12930714 Chris in Philly said:
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In comment 12930708 area junc said:


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he's in the same mold as Aaron Ross and T2. spags likes a big physical slot CB he can blitz. and play man on slot WRs

not easy to find but apple fits the mold.

that said, i hate this pick



Any word from the Apple camp?


Yes. They all fell far from the tree.
Apple is a downgrade from Amukamara  
averagejoe : 4/28/2016 11:35 pm : link
I'm SO psyched.
josh when we took  
area junc : 4/28/2016 11:35 pm : link
ross he had never played slot CB in his life but spags saw the requisite skillset he was looking for. big, fast, aggressive, physical. also played t2 there are a rookie.

he's the #10 pick - he'll be the nickel CB by default.
Vernon Hargreaves  
jeff57 : 4/28/2016 11:36 pm : link
Oh, wait
Myles Jack  
est1986 : 4/28/2016 11:37 pm : link
Could play slot.. Shit!
RE: josh when we took  
LeonofKiev : 4/28/2016 11:38 pm : link
In comment 12930759 area junc said:
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ross he had never played slot CB in his life but spags saw the requisite skillset he was looking for. big, fast, aggressive, physical. also played t2 there are a rookie.

he's the #10 pick - he'll be the nickel CB by default.



Ross vs Austin in the 2011 game where he got burned on like 3 consecutive plays out of the slot.
Apple will get killed in the slot  
jeff57 : 4/28/2016 11:38 pm : link
They'll have to move Jenkins there on passing downs unless they pick up someone else.
RE: RE: josh when we took  
jeff57 : 4/28/2016 11:39 pm : link
In comment 12930774 LeonofKiev said:
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In comment 12930759 area junc said:


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ross he had never played slot CB in his life but spags saw the requisite skillset he was looking for. big, fast, aggressive, physical. also played t2 there are a rookie.

he's the #10 pick - he'll be the nickel CB by default.




Ross vs Austin in the 2011 game where he got burned on like 3 consecutive plays out of the slot.

Yeah, if Romo didn't overthrow him, Giants wouldn't have made the playoffs.
pre-mature question (or not)  
short lease : 4/28/2016 11:41 pm : link
We have 5 more rounds tomorrow and veteran signings in Sept. ; )
Who the hell is the FS  
LeonofKiev : 4/28/2016 11:42 pm : link
on this team?? The mystery continues.....
Powers could still be signed and he's a guy that could play the slot,  
Simms11 : 4/28/2016 11:48 pm : link
but I think they'll put Jackrabbit on the slot when the other team goes three Wide.
spags is going back to the blitz this year  
area junc : 4/28/2016 11:49 pm : link
jenkins and DRC will be covering. apple will be sprinting at the QB from the slot. book it
RE: spags is going back to the blitz this year  
OBJ_AllDay : 4/28/2016 11:53 pm : link
In comment 12930837 area junc said:
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jenkins and DRC will be covering. apple will be sprinting at the QB from the slot. book it


This
Under the best circumstances ....  
Manny in CA : 4/29/2016 12:08 am : link
He's the next Richard Sherman - Tall, fast, physical corner that cannot be outrun or out-jumped.

Sherman is 6'3" (4.56 forty), 194; Apple 6'1", 190 (4.40 forty)

No, he's not going to be playing against the slot - that requires smaller, quicker defenders that can turn on a dime.

I'm guessing when Tunsil screwed us out of Conklin, Spags said "OK, I want Floyd". When the Bears leap-frogged us, Spags said "All right then, I want the Richard Sherman look-alike."

Jenkins  
GeorgeAdams33 : 4/29/2016 11:05 am : link
should be awesome in the slot as a shorter, quicker, shiftier guy that a QB might lose track of until he jumps seemingly out of nowhere to pick off a pass and take it the other way for six.
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