MontanaHawk05":1mt0jch0 said:
Jerhawk":1mt0jch0 said:
Seeing TT and Hill in at safety over Blair was frustrating. Blair brings a level of speed and intensity and a bit of recklessness those two don't.
And Amadi being sidelined for Taylor for a bit of the season was aggravating.
Jaron Brown over Ursua was infuriating.
These arent red shirt freshmen Pete!
Those are pretty much the worst examples of the OP's principle. Blair was terrible schematically when he played, constantly out of position. Taylor was bad; so was Amadi. And Jaron Brown isn't necessarily the reason Ursua didn't see the field. It might have just been because Ursua is entirely remarkable and not a good candidate for ST given his size.
I want the best players out there. The desire to play rookies is easily mistaken for simple "someone else HAS to be better" syndrome.
Amadi and Blair would've provided some much needed speed to the defensive side of the ball.
And they won't improve their positioning on the bench. They were drafted for a reason. Get those guys on the field and watch them grow.
2011 season was a prime example of growing pains. Sherman got his opportunity, KJ Wright got better each game, Kam and Earl got better. The defense consistently took strides forward the more they played together.
The defense last year was awful. It held the team back. To say that those players are a bad example is mind blowing.