Quote Originally Posted by bobblehead View Post
A high single safety is basically playing a really big zone. Savage has proven his instincts just aren't that great. Just like playing CF in baseball if you break .7 seconds later on a ball you lose 19 feet of coverage. .35 seconds you lose 8.5 feet. Thats if you run a 4.4 like savage did. So lets say Savage breaks .175 seconds later than a guy running a 4.5. He is 3 feet later getting to the point. Thats a catch. That is missing the angle on a tackle. Savage doesn't have the instincts to play that role like Earl Thomas did.
I tend to agree with you about Savage, but he is the kind of player you need to play that single high Safety - meaning fast. His instincts, though, are kinda lacking. If they conclude that instinct thing is not curable with better coaching, then we need a different speedy Safety.

I'd rather see something more like the umbrella coverage the Packers played late in the season.