Fuller over Hope

Nope. Other than the one play against the Broncos he's played well.

 

I think Fuller is the wise safety we need to play his role (since he plays it so well). The one thing I could foresee is Schommer or RoJo taking over but not this year. I think the team knew Hope was on the decline (Taking a safety in the 5th is fairly high if you have a lot of faith in your safeties. We took Rusty right afterwards and obviously we're looking at one or possibly both QBs leaving in the next two years.) and they've set themselves up for a battle this offseason. I like Schommer now but who knows how RoJo progresses this offseason. The guy had the same allure to him as Verner (with the play-making ability) and he can clearly hit judging by ST.

I think if Hope goes down, Fuller is in. If it comes down to Schommer/RoJo though, this year it's Schommer, next year it's RoJo.

 

As much as Michael Griffin was talking up Robert Johnson during training camp & preseason, Robert Johnson may be the next best for the position. Fuller lacks some things to me for him to be our safety, but he's good as a nickle back. I've noticed over the past 20 games, Hope has become more and more average. He still sticks his nose in box, but once he shows he's ready for the run, he can't make up ground fast enough to stop long passes. If I had to grade him, I'd say Hope is "B" right now. I don't want him in there come the time he's a "C" grade. By then everyone will have of picked him apart.

 

Robert Johnson might be next in line but he needs to bulk up. They guy is a stringbean. Strong Safety needs to be able to support the run and I can't envision him doing that consistently at his current size.

 

I wish Myron would get better so he can have that job in the future.

 

In that order, no.
By the way Verner has been tackling lately, he can take the safety role. He's not built like Hope, but he's faster, and more likely to pick one off for six.

 

I like verner where he is now, I think they should keep him there.