Now that we know Sean Jones is a lock at SS in TB is he a potential top 10 in tackle heavy leagues? I think he has a better chance at cracking the top 10 than Chris Harris does in Chi!!!Jones 80 tackles 25 assist 1 sack and 3 int.
As someone who drafted Harris over Jones (who wasn't drafted in my league, which is a keeper league), I'd be very interested in a take on this too. I'm also interested in TJ Ward and Burnett - I will probably have the opportunity to pick up one of these guys and I'm pretty high on both but don't have a real sense of what their upside is and whether it could put them in the top 15-20 guys in a tackle heavy league. Most places have Burnett ranked higher and I like his situation, but Ward is on a bad team with it seems not as much competition for tackles. Even if he plays FS, I think there is plenty of value there (though I have seen him listed at SS on a couple of depth charts I've seen). How would you compare these two guys?
Sean Jones is in a totally different situation than the one in which he thrived in Cleveland. He'll see some time in the box and the tackle opportunity should be at least average, but he'll see plenty of snaps where he'll be aligned in an Cover-2, 12-15 yards off the LOS. And he's stuck behind a very good group of linebackers. He knows how to get himself around the ball, though, so there's a little added big play value for him. I don't think I'd expect much more than 70 solos with an above-average number of coverage plays. Stable DB3 with upside.TJ Ward gets more and more interesting. He looked like a big upgrade at FS to me -- not that he is a terrible fit at SS, but Mangini always seemed to like Elam (average as he may be) and then doubled up with a more traditional SS type in Larry Asante later in the same draft. But he's been seeing time at SS and the Browns were showing off some 46 in the first couple of preseason games and it was Ward that came down into the box. There's too much going on with the LBs and DBs to get a good hold on this but I think Ward is a very interesting DB3 flyer and the surrounding cast could quickly turn him into a DB1 if he ends up playing a FS/SS/Bear SS type role.Morgan Burnett is the surest option today. He's locked up the SS in an aggressive 3-4, can cover and has an ILB group that would appear to be falling apart. Hawk has always struggled to live up to the range his scouting reports suggested and now Burnett's knee has acted up. That's a great setup for a run supporting safety that can cover. I think he's a safe DB2 that could surprise with 80 solos, 3-5 INTs, double digit PDs and a sack or two.I'm cooling on Harris a bit. The Bears don't play as much Cover-2 as you'd think and it's a little odd that they're putting the thumper at FS. There's too many guys that can be had at a similar draft position (see the three above for starters) that I like better as a DB3 with upside. If you can get him as depth later in your draft, he's a reasonable pick, but I'd rather roll the dice on higher upside.
I'm teetering on picking up Milloy....he was productive in Atlanta, IIRC.
