Go Back   New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com > Main > Saints

Is Malcom Jenkins overrated as a starting Free Safety?

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by FinSaint Yeah, that is the impression that I'm under as well. MLB is always the leader, but the FS is who has to analyze the offense and communicate the package and assignments right?...

Like Tree1Likes

Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-26-2012, 09:00 PM   #21
Site Donor
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Black Pearl University
Posts: 799
Originally Posted by FinSaint View Post
Yeah, that is the impression that I'm under as well.
MLB is always the leader, but the FS is who has to analyze the offense and communicate the package and assignments right?
alexonfyre is offline  
Old 04-26-2012, 09:07 PM   #22
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Alexandria, La
Posts: 11,303
Originally Posted by alexonfyre View Post
MLB is always the leader, but the FS is who has to analyze the offense and communicate the package and assignments right?
No the MLB handles all the assignments and packages; he is the only one on the defense who can listen to the coordinator from the field with the ear piece in the helmet

Last edited by |Mitch|; 04-26-2012 at 09:12 PM..
|Mitch| is offline  
Old 04-26-2012, 09:17 PM   #23
Site Donor 2015
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia
Posts: 4,955
I guess it could vary from one team to another, but you regularly see the MLB in a 4-3 being the defensive player with the mic calling out the defensive play in a given situation, and he also is the one in charge of calling audibles and line shifts, so I would have to put him as the defensive "QB" before any other defensive player - in this given situation at least.
FinSaint is offline  
Old 04-26-2012, 09:41 PM   #24
Site Donor
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Black Pearl University
Posts: 799
Originally Posted by FinSaint View Post
I guess it could vary from one team to another, but you regularly see the MLB in a 4-3 being the defensive player with the mic calling out the defensive play in a given situation, and he also is the one in charge of calling audibles and line shifts, so I would have to put him as the defensive "QB" before any other defensive player - in this given situation at least.
Hmmm, I guess the FS only has to tell the MLB what the offensive package is then, but I know they have him 15+ yards back for that reason.
alexonfyre is offline  
Old 04-26-2012, 10:01 PM   #25
Site Donor 2018
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: lafayette
Posts: 7,753
hes a darn good football player, hes been put in spots where he did'nt handle things to well but it can be corrected, way to many times he has taken the wrong angles on playing the ball, missing a great breakup or even a pick or 2. its all coachable and can be corrected. maybe there was to much on his plate in his 2nd year?
st thomas is offline  
Old 04-26-2012, 10:39 PM   #26
Who Dat Writer
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 241
Originally Posted by papz View Post
He doesn't run in the 4.3s or low 4.4s, but he has plenty of enough speed to play corner.
One of the reasons they wanted to move him to safety was the lack of speed. They were afraid he'd get beat by the quicker wide-outs. In the nickel, it wouldn't be an issue though.
BGWhoDat is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules

LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/43394-malcom-jenkins-overrated-starting-free-safety.html
Posted By For Type Date Hits
Is Malcom Jenkins overrated as a starting Free Safety? This thread Refback 04-22-2012 06:48 PM 5


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:58 AM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com
no new posts