Originally posted by theginz2004:
Third-round CB Chris Culliver will be given a chance to compete for a starting job, according to CSN Bay Area.
Nate Clements is coming off a solid season, but he may have to restructure his contract with $7.25 million due in 2011. Culliver had just seven career starts at corner in college, so it's hard to like his chances of starting right out of the gate.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6624/chris-culliver
My take:
The kid played safety most of his career, so he's very familiar with zone coverages. He's a size/speed guy and that will help him early on recovering from mistakes. I think we will play quite a bit of zone this season and use zone blitzes more often than not. That will play to his strengths, as he will be less responsible for holding a WR in check in man for long periods of time.
That said, I see him as out nickel corner this season. Fangio can use that incredible speed and size to blitz him from the slot. Could actually end up being a good pick. Hopefully he's more physical than reports have indicated. We'll just have to wait and see.... I need to do more research on him because I had no idea who he was when we picked him. Lulz.