youre absolutely right, the upfront play left a lot to be desired but a safety, especially strong is supposed to remedy that slightly and at least be on “clean up duty”.
The last line of defense was a problem. All the jokes when we played the fish directed at poyer are even worse when you watch hamlin.
not throwing him to the wolves because he has a place in the league but he’s no decisive and waits too long to make a decision on what to do. after watching the game a total of 3 times it’s clear there’s a problem. the Lamar TD to go up 28-10 is a prime example. Damar literally diagnoses the play but doesn’t commit, allows himself to get washed to the goaline then uselessly dives at the feet of their QB.
when he was in the free role it was rough, when he slid into the strong side it was just as bad.
He needs a pairing to gloss over his play and really I don’t think there’s a safety of quality to do that for him.
Can Lewis was ok against AZ but there’s a reason the snap counts wills nosedive with Taron being back. He can’t be counted upon. If there was a “better” choice than Hamlin I think you’d see the same result.