IMO this 'legal' shot was a deliberate set-up with probable intention of trying to taking out the QB, while refs attention was focused elsewhere. If not for this, there would be no discussion.

 

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From what I gather it was completely legal. Conner just didn't see it coming. So, why risk injury to your qb?

IMO this 'legal' shot was a deliberate set-up with probable intention of trying to taking out the QB, while refs attention was focused elsewhere. If not for this, there would be no discussion.

 

Using him at safety seemed to begin after the SK game when the D-backs got entirely too much tackling practice and the D-back corp began to experience some injuries. He was needed to improve depth and size back there. Plus he has a nose for the football and performed very well in summer passing league at the position.

 

Plus, watching Miles Simpson play back there with his size and speed certainly helped SK last year in their playoff run, so I'm sure that had been observed and the value noted.

 

The shot was legal and only as a QB is he somewhat protected but as a DB, he is fair game once the ball is snapped and that is why very, very, very few QB's play on the "D" side of the ball.

 

He just might see more of it as Ryle moves on and I for one don't see a problem with it at all! Now I am not calling for a dirty hit or play but I would have some one putting your QB as a DB on his backside on each and every play while he was on the field playing "D".

 

Good luck this week Ryle and beat the St. X!

Pee Wees he was a DE. Freshman year would be the only time he would have played safety and that would have been JV. He did not play any safety as a Soph. Now he may play safety in practice but that is different.

 

He did not play any safty as a freshmen.

He did not play any safty as a freshmen.

 

 

As I thought, this is the first year he has ever played safety.

As I thought, this is the first year he has ever played safety.

 

Which is exactly why calling him one of the best in NKY is silly. He's playing by and large only due to an injury to the starting safety, not because he brings any special skills to the position. Certainly they have other choices to fill in at that spot without risking injury or execessively tiring their starting QB?

Which is exactly why calling him one of the best in NKY is silly. He's playing by and large only due to an injury to the starting safety, not because he brings any special skills to the position. Certainly they have other choices to fill in at that spot without risking injury or execessively tiring their starting QB?

 

 

I think ability wise he, IMO, is the best player for the position regardless of injuries and I do not think it is even close.

 

Now, having said that, I would not play him on defense.