Bucky Brooks
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Running back, Jeremiah Love.
So four of the guys that have the sizzle when you watch them are non-premium positions.
And of late, we've been conditioned to devalue those positions, even though if you ask coaches...
They would say that that is changing because on defense, there's what we call positionalist ball where you have a bunch of different hybrids that are playing and moving around like the Seattle Seahawks.
So linebackers that have safety, flexibility, safeties and corners who can go interchangeably from outside to inside.
Those guys are really, really valued because guys are not changing and substituting.
They're just moving people around and everyone looks the same.
running backs that can catch the ball out the backfield while also being able to grind it 20 to 25 times that value.
Because of the way that we kind of prioritize the positions, those positions are not getting the love that he typically would get.
That's why we don't have the sizzle in the draft because the best players don't play those marquee spots that we always talk about.
Man, like, yes, I think so.
And I think we've seen that, right?
So last year, the Jaguars did a lot of three safety looks with Antonio Johnson on the field, or they ran their nickel package with Jarrion Jones on the field.
And what's interesting about those two guys is they both played the nickel role, but they played it differently.
When Jarrion Jones is on the field as the fifth DB, he's a cover corner.
He's a guy that can play in the slot, but play out wide.
You're anticipating pass.
You want to match up better with the wide receivers.
When Antonio Johnson is on the field, he's a safety that can come in the box.
He's not afraid of the smoke and dealing with the run game.