OD vs. Atogwe

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by popanot

I'm not sure what Wade's plan is, but I know what Kubiak/Smith's plan is... Do nothing to very little and hope Wade can work voodoo magic. They've treated both Safety positions like a runt in a puppy mill since they've been in charge. Far more important to have ~4 young TE's than 2 decent S's in this league. :/

I too have been perplexed by Smithiak's complete disregard of the safety position. I find this even more confounding because we have been such a pass-first offense the last several years. Of all people, Kubiak should understand that the NFL is a pass-first league now and the safety position is much more important than it was in 1985 (or even 1995).

I've experienced the same confusion over the tackle/nose tackle position(s). Every time we have faced a big, mauling NT, he has generally disrupted our offense all by himself (I'm thinking of Jenkins, Hampton, Ngata, etc.). You would think seeing this first hand, the light bulb might go off that having one of those guys might be beneficial. Instead, they keep saying they want tackles that can run sideline to sideline. For the life of me, I have no idea why this is a trait you would look for in a tackle.

You would think that if you are able to expose other teams with your passing game, you might sit down and think to yourself, "Now, how can I make sure that the other team doesn't turn around and do this to my defense?" Same thing with the NT, if several of them keep throwing your center into the backfield, how does Kubiak never think about getting one of those for himself?