the fox "news" reference was from 2001 when fox would report the fox point of view as fact and would justify it by saying some say, and most believe, without stating who some and most were...
i have not read a thing that supports moving flowers to safety, though there could be something out there. i really dont understand why you would take a player that has shown an ability to play physical man to man and move him further from the point of attack or take him off of an island where he would be most beneficial to the team. he is a tough nose tackler and gives great run support, but that is in the context of CB. just seems a waste to me...
what is MMs 40 time? 4.5 is not slow especially when you are an aggressive bump coverage guy. two tenths of a second can quickly be made up when you jam the guy at the line (see MM). His playing style makes him much more valuable face to face with a wide out and not playing in space...