Don Carey: The New Candidate at Safety?
by Adam Stites on Oct 12, 2010 8:29 PM EDT
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Gone unnoticed by many has been Don Carey's move to the safety position. Without any announcement or talk from the team, the player that drew the ire of many fans on BCC during the preseason has slowly been learning his new position. But how realistic is it to think that he could soon become the starter on a team that desperately needs an answer for their safety woes?
Judging by this quote from Jack Del Rio when asked if he plans on continuing to rotate safeties, it seems it could become a reality sooner than later:
"I hope not. I'd like to see it settle down. We'd like to get productive play out of that group. I think that what you saw yesterday, you know Don Carey took about 30 snaps at safety and so we're bringing Don along, and Don has done a nice job in his increased role. So we're looking to develop and we feel like we've made some strides in that area, I feel like we're closer. We still have a lot of work to do." - Jack Del Rio
Hold on a second Jack...30 snaps? That's a lot of snaps. The Bills took exactly 50 offensive snaps on Sunday. I don't have any game tape or any stats to verify what Jack said, but these are the possibilities.
A) Del Rio exaggerated the amount of snaps that Carey saw on Sunday.
B) Del Rio didn't exaggerate and Carey played in more than half of the defensive plays.
In either case, it definitely appears as though Don Carey is seeing an "increased role," in the words of his head coach. Granted this was on a game in which Sean Considine was inactive with a hamstring, but he saw these snaps with Gerald Alexander, Anthony Smith, Tyron Brackenridge and Courtney Greene all active.
This is essentially Don Carey's rookie season after spending his entire first year on injured reserve, so he's definitely still a developing player. It's very possible that he could become a starting safety for the Jaguars, but could that time come this year?
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hmmmmm
maybe this is why Gene didnt get rid of him….maybe he does see somting in him, wasnt able to watch the game, so couldnt see how he played….any thoughts from anyone?
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What would naysayers say about Gene
if Don in fact turned out to be good and this was his plan all along? I watched the game but I honestly did not pay attention to who was playing safety because I just figured that it was Smith and Alexander. Did Don play Strong or Free? Now that this has been brought to our attention I am going to watch a little more closely the next few games. Im tired of this secondary being so bad.
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GM Gene is such a beast, he took Zach Potter, a DE, off the Giants practice squad and saw TE in him.
The guy looks at ever possible scenario and maximizes value in everything. I noticed Don Carey a number of times in that game and none of them were for blowing it. A Good sign for sure.
I think most of you know how I feel. . .
But if Gene sees him fit for safety I’m willing to let it play out. I was watching this weekend and at least he was around the ball. I will be his number 1 fan if he can make plays that help our team win.
by thegoodz on Oct 12, 2010 9:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If this is so..
Carey did a serviceable job. I guess the only times you’d notice a defensive back are A) he’s elite or B) he gets burned. The fact that no one noticed is pretty remarkable and shows that Carey played well enough to not get mentioned.
I look for him to be around the ball. That’s it. They ALL get burned. I respect the CB position more then any other on the field. There is no question in my mind it’s the most difficult place to play. Yes he was serviceable. . .After one game. . . Not at corner!!! Look forward to seeing him this weekend. . .at SAFETY not CORNER!
by thegoodz on Oct 12, 2010 10:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Finally a CB to S move............
I really hope this works out!!!!!!! i saw this in the TU earlier today. But I never noticed him out there……I do remember his name being called once during the game though……..
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The only time I remember hearing his name
Was on a tackle right before halftime. He did a big dance too.
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by Adam Stites on Oct 12, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I couldn't believe he did that dance though
I was like look at Don Carey excited he got on television for the first time all year!
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He does a commercial for a Baptist Healthcare Clinic/Hospital. Marcedes Lewis and Brad Meester also have spots with them.
It has Don Carey being announced, giving low fives to other patients going up to the counter and getting slapped on the ass by an old woman. It’s actually a pretty funny spot.
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on another note
when are they gonna update that Gate commercial during the JDR Show? I’d imagine at least 3 of the participants are dead by now. Not the healthiest looking bunch.
LOL
No doubt Joe. I think I saw that sleeveless O Line blocker on the Biggest Loser last season where he turned his life around, but I think the McCardell jersey guy met an untimely demise due to asphyxiation by ponytail.
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Don Carey played 28 snaps
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28 snaps equals about 30.....
so Jack was not exaggerating, and was well aware of how long Don was on the field. This smells of a plan between JDR and GM Gene, and I would imagine both men, along with others, were watching this very closely. It was important enough to bring up in the post game interviews. If we can get safety squared away, and Cox continues at CB, we may be well on our way to a healed secondary.
No to mention
we have David Jones to play NB once he learns our system better. He was burned a lot outside, but he’s pretty good at NB; and he has tape to prove it.
Which spot did he play, free or strong?
I would assume free, but I didn’t even notice him in the game until the end of the half, and even then I thought he was in at corner.
You can't reason with unreasonable people.
What has happened to Courtney Greene?
He played great in SD game so why isn’t he seeing more snaps? On another note when I found out we re-signed Gerald Alexander I was SOOOO happy, b/c he is a better player than Considine, and I’m happy Alexander is playing at such a high level.
Totally Agree about Alexander
it’s a shame he had to get cut to get his act together but at least we got him back and playing at a higher level.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
Still think
Considine is better than Alexander, but Alexander did improve. As for Greene… Wow was he blowing assignments, and boy dd he looks lost. He’s tenacious though, so he still made some plays. But that’s not going to fly as a regular starter.
So who are the starters at saftety
Don Carey and Anthony Smith? Or Don Carey and Gerald Alexander?
Coach Crennel, if all of your Coors Lights can talk what happens when you open your fridge? There's generally "Hoopla" involved.
There seems to be a rotation
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and every third Sunday it’s Anthony Smith and Gerald Alexander.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturday nights and every third Sunday it’s Anthony Smith and Don Carey.
On Saturday mornings and every third Sunday it’s Anthony Smith and Considine.
Unless Smith is hurt, then it’s Courtney Greene and (insert free safety name here).
Every fourth week they have a WWE style battle royal officiated by Joe Cullen, where it’s been known to happen where the bad boy Hawaiian tag team of Alualu and Manuwai run in with folding chairs, beat everybody down and blow up the whole scene.
It’s pretty crazy.
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by BIBBEE on Oct 13, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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