Panthers Claim DB (S) Demetrious Cox

[MHS831]

10 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Southward looked like crap. Really don't understand all the love he's getting here but then again the huddle is famous for doing this 

thank you.  He was late, absorbed hits.

[MHS831]

3 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

I wish they put more emphasis on a safety that will knock a motherfuger out coming across the middle.. I miss the minter, mitchell type safeties in this defense..

They get fined for that,  Sparky, so you do not see it as much.

[WOW!!]

This defese is at it's best when one of the safeties is a come up in the box and knock dudes out type..

That's why i never agreed with making Caah a LB.. Leave him at safety and let him be your back end big hitter..

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

I wish they put more emphasis on a safety that will knock a motherfuger out coming across the middle.. I miss the minter, mitchell type safeties in this defense..

I wish we'd put an emphasis on the safety position, period. Drafting Deon Grant in the 2nd round was the last time we invested significant resources into the position. Ever since then we've been relying on mid-late round draft picks, UDFAs, low lever FAs, and over the hill vets. And we wonder why TEs have historically feasted on us...

[Metal_Sparty]

47 minutes ago, Arroz con Panther said:

as a MSU alum and fan, I'm glad to have him. I've been wanting a Spartan on this team for a long time! Also, don't know whyu I can't get this quoted text of Arroz....

[WOW!!]

3 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

They get fined for that,  Sparky, so you do not see it as much.

So.... They also put fear in ppl like Julio.. You remember when WR would short arm passes because they were looking around for the hit Mitchell would deleiver regularly...

[Millioso7]

6 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

This defese is at it's best when one of the safeties is a come up in the box and knock dudes out type..

That's why i never agreed with making Caah a LB.. Leave him at safety and let him be your back end big hitter..

Or we can just run a 4-4 lol.. but I doubt that..

[WOW!!]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I wish we'd put an emphasis on the safety position, period. Drafting Deon Grant in the 2nd round was the last time we invested significant resources into the position. Ever since then we've been relying on mid-late round draft picks, UDFAs, low lever FAs, and over the hill vets. And we wonder why TEs have historically feasted on us...

I remember when having a hunter on the back end was important..

Minter, Mcree, Michell, Chris Harris.. They use to make dudes think about coming across the middle on us..

When Minter nailed the WR from the Bucs (Mccardell)  on that deep out 2002.. He never went deep on us again without looking over his sholder...

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

I remember when having a hunter on the back end was important..

Minter, Mcree, Michell, Chris Harris.. They use to make dudes think about coming across the middle on us..

When Minter nailed the WR from the Bucs (Mccardell)  on that deep out 2002.. He never went deep on us again without looking over his sholder...

I love big hitting safeties, don't get me wrong. But I'd take an Earl Thomas style centerfielder in today's NFL over a big hitter all day everyday.

[caatfan]

Cox had starts at both S and CB at MSU. He may not amount to much, but at least they're trying to fill a significant need. 

[WOW!!]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

I love big hitting safeties, don't get me wrong. But I'd take an Earl Thomas style centerfielder in today's NFL over a big hitter all day everyday.

Earl is a knockout hitter to.. That's what makes him great.. Plus Earl plays with Kam who is the staute of what I'm talking about.. Tolbert wasn't the same after Kam blamo his ass in the playoffs that year.. After that it was less toldozing and more tip toeing...

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, WOW!! said:

Earl is a knockout hitter to.. That's what makes him great.. Plus Earl plays with Kam who is the staute of what I'm talking about.. Tolbert wasn't the same after Kam blamo his ass in the playoffs that year.. After that it was less toldozing and more tip toeing...

Thomas really isn't all that big of a hitter and having him on the back end covering the deep third if the field is what allows Chancellor to do what he does.

I mean, sure he has some big hits on his resume as just about any starting safety does, but thats not what makes him feared.

[bababoey]

So now we have a pratice Cox and an active Cox.  The more Cox the better

[WOW!!]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Thomas really isn't all that big of a hitter and having him on the back end covering the deep third if the field is what allows Chancellor to do what he does.

I mean, sure he has some big hits on his resume as just about any starting safety does, but thats not what makes him feared.

Earl can hit and his speed to come up and seperate ppl from the ball is well known.. He is a great coverage guy but he is also a guy who like to lay wood on a motherfuger.. 

Plus lets be real if that defense misses either player they are not as good..

They need each other..