Ryan Clark's replacement

On whom we might draft as a backup and eventual replacement? I know it’s completely the wrong season for that kind of question. Of course, I pose the question because I think I have an answer. I like Danny McCray of LSU. I think he has a lot of ability. It is said that he sucks in man, but that can be improved, if it comes to that. I think that his perceived “suckiness” will cause him to fly under the radar, and that he will become a bargain for some team.

By the way, doesn’t Clark play a lot of zone-style coverage? That type of assignment doesn’t require a candidate who was a hotshot man-coverage safety in college. Plus Ryan Clark came through the same program, undrafted, and turned out wonderfully.

Lastly, I voted for Mundy, just because he played his senior season 16 miles from my house. He was a godsend to WVU, and saved their bacon in their BCS Bowl that year. I’m a homer, but I also think that he will be a late bloomer and prove to be an able performer in time. At least a very reliable backup to Polamalu, though, in the present case, free safety is really not his bag.

He will certainly be missed, here are a few of his hits

Looks like a pretty close race between Mundy and Townsend. I had a feeling Ratliff wasn’t very popular!

For obvious reasons, I’m more concerned about how a safety performs in pass protection rather than run support.

I’ve got nothing against Mundy. He’s probably the better athlete at this point. I just feel more comfortable with a guy who can diagnose the play rather than react to it. Brady and Anthony Smith taught us what happens when a Safety bites on a play-action pass. I can see Mundy making that sort of mistake. Meanwhile, Deshea is able to recognize plays and take advantage of them… like he did against Dallas last year.