Matt Miller

Can he get the ball carrier on the ground?

Can he do it at a consistent rate?

Dienerman can do that.

I think ultimately when you look at Dennis Allen's defense is the ability to play both free and strong.

That gives Dennis Allen a lot of flexibility within the game plan and what he can do once the ball is snapped.

More coverage in the skies, the ability to spin late, to cover down over a slot, to cover down over a tight end, to rotate back to the post.

It does a lot of things for your defense.

So,

The scheme fit works.

The athletic traits are there.

You just drafted an immediate starter in round one.

Well, I think you're out front because everyone wants to play two deep coverage.

That's what you want to start in, Speaks, and everything builds out from there.

You know, if you watch the draft, a lot of analysts call it the shell coverage, right?

So the quarterback comes to the line of scrimmage, looks like two deeper quarters, and then everything changes post-snap.

That's when the picture changes.

And with two safeties who have interchangeable traits, it gives you an advantage because you don't know who's rolling down, who's rolling back to depth.

Both of them can play if you're bringing all-out pressure.

They can play over a slot or play over a tight end and flat-foot read and drive downhill in the football.

And more importantly, you look at Bryant in his last year, I think he had seven picks.