So lots of people have claimed that Dwight Lowery's speed is at an NFL average and that he may not be able to play as well in man coverage. My question is knowing this, should Dwight Lowery move to safety where it is not so much Man to Man coverage or should he stay at corner. Personally I think that if Lowery entered the draft as a safety I think he probably would have gone in the third round. I think that resigning Poteat means that he is going to start and I think that Lowery is way to talented to be "package" defender. I think that putting Lowery at safety would add another extremely smart, ball skilled safety that would make our secondary one step better. Thoughts?
Wait a second... His only problem wasnt his timed speed. He played against lesser competition one and two, he does no flip his hips fluidly and struggles in coverage. Lets let him play through training camp and preseason before we annoint him.
I know no one is perfect and speed is never the only problem but knowing what you know about him, right now, strengths and weakness what do you think he is best suited as
Quote: "...So lots of people have claimed that Dwight Lowery's speed is at an NFL average..." There was a post on this Message Board when Lowery was drafted that his 40 times at the combine and at his Pro Day were during his rehab for a bad hammy. The point was that his hammy was not healed until a month after the runs. Do we really know how fast Lowery is? I watched all the YOUTUBE cuts of Lowery's INTs and plays in the Kiddie League. I only saw a ball hawk -- I didn't see a 9.2 Olympian sprinter. Football speed is situational. If you don't know what to do, if you are not aware of what is happening or has just happened, your reaction time can hardly overtake the advantage the other players have over you. Situational awareness is responsible for more plays than foot speed, or fast muscle twitch. If your mind is prepared to order the body by what it sees and recognizes then on the football field you're where you need to be more often than not. In the situations Lowery was shown he was there and he nailed the QB and the receiver. Now that's exciting. Once I was most interested in outrunning everyone else. It's a great feat. But on the football field, getting there first is what wins, and that's more mental than physical.
Very good post. From what ive watched of him...his coverage IS alittle sloppy. He takes alot of false steps, and it causes him to always look a step behind the reciever. What he DOES have is a long stride and long arms, to go along w/ some great ball awareness, that allow him to get away w/ alot. W/ that skill set can he make it in the NFL? Sure...but it's far from a slam dunk...and there is ALOT of competition among the DB's right now on this team.
