It's Time for Tony Jefferson

**Dirt1** · 09-14-2020, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Desert Raven

No thank you. He’s well regarded and likable, but last season the defense got better once he couldn’t play in it.

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**sflegend89** · 09-14-2020, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Desert Raven

No thank you. He’s well regarded and likable, but last season the defense got better once he couldn’t play in it.

Accurate. Especially paired with Earl, felt like we had two LB's playing safety. The defense improved as soon as Tony exited and that's a dynamic that I'm not really interested in exploring for a 2nd time. Tony never gelled in our system no matter where they played him. Wink even moved him down into the box so he could play closer to the LOS and that didn't work...

I think let's leave this one be. If we couldn't get him going when he was 100% healthy I have no idea why you would bring him back into the fold fresh off of a major rehab.

**Jam31** · 09-14-2020, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Shrubbs

Elliott gets hurt. What's your plan?

Not Tony Jefferson :)

**sflegend89** · 09-14-2020, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Shrubbs

Elliott gets hurt. What's your plan?

Jimmy Smith, Clinton-Dix, or Damarious Randall probably

**LukeDaniel** · 09-14-2020, 04:39 PM

Clinton Dix would cost a bit more, but is a far better safety.

**bmorebirds_24** · 09-14-2020, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Shrubbs

Elliott gets hurt. What's your plan?

Elliot and Jefferson play two different positions. Jefferson is just horrible in coverage and at times often looked lost. Let Jefferson go play somewhere else.

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**jaydee414** · 09-14-2020, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Shrubbs

Elliott gets hurt. What's your plan?

Sam Koch.

Hell, he’s not doing anything else. 😎

**Dirt1** · 09-14-2020, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by LukeDaniel

Clinton Dix would cost a bit more, but is a far better safety.

This is the guy I want the Ravens to sign, but they may need to use their available cap space to get a pass rusher.

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**edromeo** · 09-14-2020, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Shrubbs

...We're very thin at the position. Geno Stone was inactive yesterday, meaning just the 2 starters and cocap were active.

I thought Levine was active? Clark, Elliott, Smith and Levine that's not very thin to me. That's not even thin to me. And I think Geno Smith brings more to the table then Jeffers.

**QtR Nevermore** · 09-14-2020, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Desert Raven

No thank you. He’s well regarded and likable, but last season the defense got better once he couldn’t play in it.

Isn't every back up worse than the starter? We don't really have a back up strong safety (for all that we play that role) without moving Elliott. Jefferson wouldn't be the worst idea.

**Desert Raven** · 09-14-2020, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by QtR Nevermore

Isn't every back up worse than the starter? We don't really have a back up strong safety (for all that we play that role) without moving Elliott. Jefferson wouldn't be the worst idea.

Considering that they went out and got Bynes, Fort, Ward, and Ellis off the street and got better last season along with Clark getting promoted after Jefferson went down, I’m just not convinced that familiarity moves the needle at all if the player you’re familiar with is a liability in your defense. Point being I would rather explore outside options aside from Jefferson if Jimmy Smith wasn’t an option. And as another poster stated, Jefferson hasn’t played in close to a full calendar year, and he’d be coming off a major injury.

**PainServer52** · 09-14-2020, 05:31 PM

Tony is a great team guy but terrible on the field and has to be even worse post injury. LOL I remember before last season Tony tweeted an article that ranked him and Earl the best safety duo and I responded saying that it was mostly because of Earl, and he called me a bot and blocked me