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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
I have a suspicion that Dorsey and Reid might let Gaines take that #2 CB spot.
Just think, he's got Sean Smith's size, length, press ability, and is much faster. That's obviously really important for our press man scheme.
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Even though depth still needs desperately addressed.
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He doesn't have Smith's size.
Smith is a
powerful cat. He probably outweighs Gaines by 30 lbs. Gaines is pretty slightly built even for a DB whereas Smith has the build of a safety. Smith also loves getting physical with WRs.
It really was a war out there with Smith on the other side. I can imagine guys absolutely dreading playing against him. Gaines will never bring that kind of presence. He'll never be a guy that literally beats WRs into submission like Smith did.
Smith's gonna be missed - he was extremely unique in his skill-set and how it fit into this scheme. Given my druthers, I'd have taken him back over both Howard and Hali.
But Dorsey and crew disagreed and them's the realities of a cap league. You can't keep everybody and so we'll need to replace him.
But don't act like Gaines can do with Smith did. He might be a credible #2 CB but it will be for entirely different reasons and I do believe the character of the secondary will have to change a bit because of it.