DawgTalkers.net Forums The Archives 2013 NFL Season NFL Draft (2013) Browns 5th Round Pick: Larry Asante S Nebraska

Well, IMO moving someone from CB to S is much like moving a guy from LT to RT. ( so long as you have a right handed QB)

It's far more difficult to cover a man stride for stride than to cover an area. Brown has shown he can recognise and react. Plus he's a very crafty, hard hitting CB. I would think it would be far easier than trying to convert a S to CB.

But yes, I think far too many people are looking for "instant gratification" when all along they've whined about building a team for the long haul. A dynasty if you will.

The truth is, you can't have it both ways. I take the long range approach to this and I like the way they are building a team. I think eventually moving Brown to S as Haden learns the system and speed of the pro game will go a long way for the future of our secondary and our team as a whole.

jmho

Pit - I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing but it seems that we have been pretty much in sync with our thoughts on the Browns for a month or so now. Makes me question your sanity.

My thought is that Sheldon Brown will be able to give us 1-2 years of good Cb play. During that time he will stabilize our defensive backfield and the young guys will benefit tremendously from his presence - both in their short and long term development.

At some point however he will slow down and Wright and Haden will be the 2 main Cb's. At that point in time (whenever that happens to be) I see Brown moving to FS being a Darren Sharper-like Ballhawk and able to man up and shutdown any 3rd receiver in the league when needed.

My understanding is that Brown is at his best playing the nickel, so if Haden isn't starting he would still be going out as the #2 corner in that package.

So, if the players are still in the pecking order I am inventing for them, it would look like Ward and Elam at safety with Wright and Brown starting at corner. Really if Haden is as good as billed that's 3 starting caliber CBs instead of the 1 we had last year. That opens up a ton of possibilities.

JMHAssumption.

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Asante will play on ST to start, but should compete with Elam in a year or two, sooner would be nice.

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After watching the Red Zone, Browns brass a excpecting sooner as in this year, and actually, this kid can play, It wont suprise me if this kid ends up starting bye mid season, My friend is a Nebraska / Miami Dolphin fan and was praying Miami would take Asante, he loves the guy...

What does one do when u suck in specific positions or units in the NFL???

CHANGE THE PIECES...No scheme or coaching is gonna help those who LACK TALENT...

If Ward doesn't start at FS game 1...He will by game 4 or 5...FS Check...

If Asante surprises us and takes over for Elam by mid season???...SS Check...

Not one...TWO crushing safeties...This would be the ultimate for us...

Chad Johnson...Ocho-Stinko...Welcome to the "Assassin Ward" of Cleveland Clinic...

We can quibble all day long on these kids but if they have the talent the coaches have to put them in the best chances to succeed..Ward loves to pop people but he has to be taught how to use his abilities and not expose himself..same with Asante..he gambles a lot but he has to use his brain and not just brawn..
So a lot of this will fall on the coaches teaching abilities..

That's gonna be part of Ward's growing pains.

He loves to come up and pop people... to do that, you have to anticipate where things are going.
I would expect teams to try to bait him into it to get him to come up out of his area of responsibility and then try to hit a pass behind him.

Which is generally easier to do to a rookie and is the reason I think it will take extenuating circumstances for both Ward and Asante to be on the field at the same time for any extended duration.

U won't see Asante on except if they need a extra safety..otherwise he'll be on ST's for sure..Ward I expect to be on the field Day 1.