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02-24-2012 07:44 AM |
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Originally Posted by FootballCEO
(Post 380004)
Why do people believe that Harper is a Pro Bowl SS? He's played LB in Nickel situations last season and most of his big plays come when he's closest to the LOS. You can be an undersized WLB. He can also get up to 225 and he'd do just fine. As long as he is still in the back half of the defense, the Saints will ALWAYS have the same problem.
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I think most believe he's a pro-bowl SS because he was voted so by players and coaches to the Pro Bowl. We know it was as an alternate but to be selected twice is a pretty decent indicator that he doesn't suck.
Most SS's play close to the line of scrimmage, thats nothing new. Its the job of a Strong Safety.
Adding 25 lbs to a frame thats already maxed out isn't gonna work. It would be a completely unnatural 225 lbs if he could even do it.
He is what he is. He's a classic strong safety that patrols the intermediate section of the field, and does a great job of it. What he can't do is cover TE's with elite speed for very long so if there's no pass rush he'll be one of the 1st DB's to be thrown at (as would any true SS in the NFL).
Moving him to a position he has never played his entire life isn't wise. It would be like moving Robert Meachem to TE.
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