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Vonn Bell could be the next young stud at S.
The Saints are often playing 3 safeties on the field at the same time. Vonn seems to play a lot close to the line from what I've seen. I'm still a bit nervous because the Saints like all 3 of their safeties, but I saw a quote where Bell is forcing the coaches to use him more because he's playing so well. The last game the Saints played (Week 4 before their Week 5 Bye) they switched up their base Safety package and started Vaccaro and Bell - swapping Bell for the usual starter in Byrd. Byrd became the 3rd safety that came in for for those sets.
Another possible knock against Byrd is that when CB Delvin Breaux returns soon, it will allow them to use 3 CBs in nickle instead of 3 safeties (like they have been). It looks like Bell has taken that starting safety position and will run with it, so Byrd should be the odd man out - not Bell.
Many of you probably know this already, but since I was scouring past games and stats looking for young Safeties these past few days, I figured I'd share a bit on the guy I targeted and eventually traded for. I'm not a Saints homer, though, so I could be off on some of my assumptions, but I feel good about Bell's future in this defense.
The Saints are often playing 3 safeties on the field at the same time. Vonn seems to play a lot close to the line from what I've seen. I'm still a bit nervous because the Saints like all 3 of their safeties, but I saw a quote where Bell is forcing the coaches to use him more because he's playing so well. The last game the Saints played (Week 4 before their Week 5 Bye) they switched up their base Safety package and started Vaccaro and Bell - swapping Bell for the usual starter in Byrd. Byrd became the 3rd safety that came in for for those sets.
Another possible knock against Byrd is that when CB Delvin Breaux returns soon, it will allow them to use 3 CBs in nickle instead of 3 safeties (like they have been). It looks like Bell has taken that starting safety position and will run with it, so Byrd should be the odd man out - not Bell.
Many of you probably know this already, but since I was scouring past games and stats looking for young Safeties these past few days, I figured I'd share a bit on the guy I targeted and eventually traded for. I'm not a Saints homer, though, so I could be off on some of my assumptions, but I feel good about Bell's future in this defense.
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