I wouldn't have mentioned Hardy either but he was playing outside today or at the very least he started the game playing outside. I already mentioned in another post that I didn't know what he was doing out there.
33 Alexander saw a decent amount of time. Gave up a big pass but was in coverage on several 3rd downs where we stopped them and forced the fumble that Ciarlo recovered. Not sure what the future holds for him Hollis Jr or Strong but I like that we have some young guys and honestly I didn't see anything from Dane that made me think he beats them all out. They probably just "trust" Dane more but honestly he's done nothing in the preseason worth puting on a resume.
I'd put Alexander, Strong, or Hollis Jr on the field and live with the growing pains before I'd start Dane or Hardy. I'd put Codrington the wouldn't roster group but being the KR give him some wiggle room.
Jordan and Poyer are both yes. They played CB before becoming safeties. Everyone else since are a hard nope. That's why I was so happy to see Hancock get a look at safety. He's at least played nickel and safety. I can't think of any DB's we have that are "good" at man coverage. Benford and that's it. Hairston and Hancock should help us be better in man situations and I think White can hold down the CB2 spot but if we go man we're asking for match up problems. Strong was drafted as a longer CB with press man skills but I haven't seen anything that makes me think he's going to pull a Benford and be starting as a rookie.
Honestly he was ranked higher on many draft boards than Strong and was considered a better zone defender than Strong who was considered more of a press man corner. All that said Strong was a sixth round pick so take all that for what it's worth. Alexander had a bit of injury history.
All great numbers but for reference a 10 yard of 1.46 and a 3 cone of 6.68 would be the best and 2nd best times of every single draft prospect (not just WR) in the entire 2025 field.
Just numbers but Wilkerson's 40 is decent at 4.5 but his 10 yard split (1.46) and 3 cone drill (6.68) are pretty insane. Interesting to see if he ends up on the PS squad.
For a big guy Shavers seems pretty good at getting separation. WR's get nicked up so I'm sure Shavers would see plenty of snaps behind Coleman and Palmer especially if he keeps getting open whenever he's on the field.
I'm not against Hamler over Moore. There is probably some money involved in cutting Moore but if Hamler is playing well you aren't going out and spending more money to bring in another guy.