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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 679757" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Tariq Carpenter and Juanyeh Thomas both need to move to LB...but I'm not sure we have the quality/depth yet behind them at the safety positions to do it. Both of them have average speed for safeties on this level, and they don't read the field at an elite level yet for the NFL. Great size, but the quickness, speed, and reading the game isn't all there for NFL level safeties. Remember how dominant Morgan Burnett was for us? I don't think Carpenter or Thomas either have played close to that level. Burnett was a 3rd rounder. Even Jemea Thomas played at a higher level then both of them so far...and he was a 6th rounder. </p><p></p><p>However, put them at LB, and their speed is at an elite level and they don't have to read the entire field. We need speed at LB, and Tariq I know played a Hybrid LB/Safety role last year. I think they would have a great chance at the NFL if they moved to LBs considering their skillset at DB combined with how it would translate to LB. </p><p></p><p>A poster on here said that the previous staffed envisioned Juanyeh eventually moving to LB when they recruited him. IMO, Tariq is the one with the highest upside should they move him to LB full time.</p><p></p><p>Will be interesting with Derrik Allen coming off a redshirt, and the possibility of 4 star Javier Morton signing in February what the staff does if both of these guys play to the level of their star rating (and we close on Morton). That would free us to move both our safeties to LB and get sorely needed elite speed and skillset at LB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 679757, member: 360"] Tariq Carpenter and Juanyeh Thomas both need to move to LB...but I'm not sure we have the quality/depth yet behind them at the safety positions to do it. Both of them have average speed for safeties on this level, and they don't read the field at an elite level yet for the NFL. Great size, but the quickness, speed, and reading the game isn't all there for NFL level safeties. Remember how dominant Morgan Burnett was for us? I don't think Carpenter or Thomas either have played close to that level. Burnett was a 3rd rounder. Even Jemea Thomas played at a higher level then both of them so far...and he was a 6th rounder. However, put them at LB, and their speed is at an elite level and they don't have to read the entire field. We need speed at LB, and Tariq I know played a Hybrid LB/Safety role last year. I think they would have a great chance at the NFL if they moved to LBs considering their skillset at DB combined with how it would translate to LB. A poster on here said that the previous staffed envisioned Juanyeh eventually moving to LB when they recruited him. IMO, Tariq is the one with the highest upside should they move him to LB full time. Will be interesting with Derrik Allen coming off a redshirt, and the possibility of 4 star Javier Morton signing in February what the staff does if both of these guys play to the level of their star rating (and we close on Morton). That would free us to move both our safeties to LB and get sorely needed elite speed and skillset at LB. [/QUOTE]
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