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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The player I'd have ended up losing out of this draft is Nohl Williams.
As I play around with the draft and what I'd have likely done, I just can't see a scenario where I take Williams. It's just awfully hard to know exactly, but I kinda scratch my head whenever I hear "this is such a Spags corner" when he's lived on ball skills and zone ability.
He looks pretty rough in man. And while he's generally physical, I just worry we won't be able to risk him in press because if he doesn't jam the shit out of the guy, he doesn't have the fluidity or burst to stay with him if he frees on the release. And we don't have the athleticism at safety to really cover for that.
Honestly, as I look at Williams I see a Spags safety much more than a Spags corner.
And to be completely honest, I would LOVE him at that spot. If we decided to convert him to FS, I think he and Hicks could be a dynamite long-term pairing back there. And we talk about Watson as though losing him is a foregone conclusion but guys Cook is also a pending FA and has done a HELL of a lot less to deserve a second contract here than Watson has.
I just kinda wonder if Williams won't end up at safety when it's all said and done. And he may be a real monster there if he does.
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They're likely going to lose both Cook and Watson, the Williams pick protects that Fulton has a tendency to miss a couple games every year and Watson just missed games last year.
I think it shows how much they do not want to end up in a spot where McDuffie has to play outside and they're stuck with Nazeeh and Josh Williams again.