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Originally Posted by kcchiefsus
Continuing on the Brandon Flowers comparison (not sure if there is a comparison or not to be honest), Flowers wasn't the biggest guy or the fastest either. Granted, that was in more of a cover 2 scheme when he excelled here.
I have no clue how Nelson will turn out by there are plenty of guys who had other attributes that made up for a lack of athleticism or the ideal height. If he has the right tenacity and can be coached up with great technique then there's no reason he can't be a solid defender. Clearly the Chiefs saw something in him.
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But the bolded is what I'm concerned about.
I don't know how Nelson will fit
everywhere, but I do know how Flowers fit here and in the press scheme, it wasn't great. Moreover, trying to compare Flowers to Nelson isn't fair either as Flowers was quite a bit more fluid than what I see from Nelson.
My point being that even if you can make a Flowers comparison - though I believe it's a reach - Flowers
still wasn't terribly good in this system precisely due to the lack of speed and size. Owens wasn't very good. Robinson wasn't very good. Undersized corners without great closing speed can work in some systems but they don't appear to work worth a damn in this one.
Obviously Nelson could prove me wrong, I'm just going by what corners have succeeded/failed in this system and what I see in the guy.