You nailed it with the Marcus Coleman comp. As much as I love CB Coleman, I always felt Free Safety Coleman was better.
I I don’t know what the status is with Echols but I would love to have kept him…late round pick who played well when they put him in there and seemed to come up with a bunch of picks so he has a nose for the ball
Not sure about the money either but in his defense the Ravens struggled mightily in secondary defense first half of the season and then readjusted and played better. Ravens gave up a lot of rec yards early in the season. He s an athletic player and can play a lot of positions.
I don’t get the Echols love. Outside of having a bit of a knack for being around the ball, I’m not impressed with his ability to cover. I’ve liked more what I’ve seen from Stiggers in his small samples.
Definite downgrade from DJ Reed, but I don't think he'll be directly replacing him. It seems like more of a depth move. I think the Jets have more to do at CB.
Looks like he has no ball awareness, gives up little separation but focuses on break-up at the point of catch, which is quite hard to do. Not sure if ball tracking is something that is easy to learn, but Glenn seems to believe he can coach him to do so. Still, we take a gamble, and when you do that the contract should reflect that. When you take a chance on someone, you spend a lot less than someone who realized his potential already. Instead we are paying him as if he already realized his potential when he didn't and may never do. He should have come on a much cheaper deal and save us money for other moves.
