Phillips next in long line of great Miami safeties? (1 Viewer)

Dan in Lafayette

Staff member
Administrator
Diamond VIP Contributor
Joined
Aug 1, 1997
Messages
69,484
Reaction score
55,311
Age
69
Location
Lafayette, LA
Offline
draft.gif


Larry Weisman / USA Today

When NFL teams assemble a defense, they generally adhere to a long-standing philosophy: build from the ball out. Get the linemen first. Linebackers and cornerbacks figure as high priorities. Then what?

Safeties. Can't forget them.

But safeties last? That's almost an affront to the University of Miami (Fla.), which tends to turn out safeties first.

"Da U" has produced a number of safeties who were first-round picks, including perennial Baltimore Ravens All-Pro Ed Reed, late Washington Redskin Sean Taylor and the New England Patriots' Brandon Meriweather. Full Story – USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-03-19-sw-kenny-phillips_N.htm
 

Create an account or login to comment

You must be a member in order to leave a comment

Create account

Create an account on our community. It's easy!

Log in

Already have an account? Log in here.

Users who are viewing this thread

    Back
    Top Bottom