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08-22-2019, 07:12 AM
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers safety Sean Davis thought he had finally arrived at a point of predictability in his career. In his first three seasons, Davis played nickel corner, strong safety and free safety.
Davis was welcoming a second full season as a confident free safety -- until he found himself at dime linebacker in the second preseason game, lined up against Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
"I still do it all," said Davis with a smile. "Still trying to hone that skill set."
This has become a basic tenet of the Steelers' defense: The more you can do.
This month, the hybrid-heavy Steelers have shown Davis in the linebacker role Morgan Burnett played last year, slot corner Mike Hilton dropping to safety, and Alliance of American Football pickup Kameron Kelly playing both of those roles. Cam Sutton can play slot or outside cornerback. Mark Barron became a safety-turned-linebacker years ago.
The goal is to confuse quarterbacks who want to spread them out with five wideouts.
"But not confuse our own guys," Davis said.
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https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/31118/steelers-hybrid-defenders-wants-to-confuse-qbs-but-not-each-other
Davis was welcoming a second full season as a confident free safety -- until he found himself at dime linebacker in the second preseason game, lined up against Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
"I still do it all," said Davis with a smile. "Still trying to hone that skill set."
This has become a basic tenet of the Steelers' defense: The more you can do.
This month, the hybrid-heavy Steelers have shown Davis in the linebacker role Morgan Burnett played last year, slot corner Mike Hilton dropping to safety, and Alliance of American Football pickup Kameron Kelly playing both of those roles. Cam Sutton can play slot or outside cornerback. Mark Barron became a safety-turned-linebacker years ago.
The goal is to confuse quarterbacks who want to spread them out with five wideouts.
"But not confuse our own guys," Davis said.
read more
https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/31118/steelers-hybrid-defenders-wants-to-confuse-qbs-but-not-each-other