Chiefs Rookie S Eric Berry Is A Top NFL Game Changer
by Joel Thorman on Jul 13, 2010 10:29 AM CDT
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PrintTony Moss of The Sports Network has a list of the top five game changers at defensive back. The criteria is a defensive back on a new team, whether that be via free agency or the draft.
Of course Eric Berry makes the list. From five down to one it goes: CB Joe Haden (Browns), S Antrell Rolle (Giants), S Earl Thomas (Seahawks), CB Dunta Robinson (Falcons) and....
1. Eric Berry, S, Chiefs (rookie, Tennessee)
Like [Earl] Thomas, Berry has the versatility to line up anywhere in the secondary, though he projects long-term as a playmaking safety in the Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu mold. Like Polamalu, the 5-11, 200-pound Berry is a fearsome hitter. Like Reed, Berry is a menace when he gets the ball in his hands, and could help out on returns in addition to his work on defense. Wherever new coordinator Romeo Crennel chooses to line him up, Berry is already the face of a Kansas City unit that will be looking to far surpass its 2009 rank of 30th in NFL total defense.
Strong words before he lines up but I agree he'll be a big part of the Chiefs defense in year one. The Chiefs were devoid of talent at safety so he steps in and will likely be the best of the bunch. But to suggest he'll be the number one game changer for all defensive backs might be a little much. He'll have to prove he's immediately better than Rolle or Robinson.
(H/T KC Chiefs Blog)
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Wow expectations are pretty high
Hopefully he’s better than what they’re saying.
by SoCalChief17 on Jul 13, 2010 10:42 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Too bad Rolle isn't on the Chiefs too
Rolle and Berry would make a pretty good tandem
Flowers Rolle Berry Carr
nice secondary
it’s not like we don’t have the money
Rolle a Carr into a Flower and Berry patch!
:D har har
Other Arenas wish they could be like Arrowhead Stadium and when rivals think they are going to be fine on an island of Flowers, they will get hit by what feels like a Carr. Ultimately, they will never be able to eat a Berry ever again.
Pffffttt.
I’ve been saying this since December. The season needs to start already… all this old news is boring as hell.
Disclaimer: This comment does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride. More likely than not the above comment should not be taken figuratively or literally by anyone... ever. Any result of Pantiesina Wadicus is purely coincidental and can likely be remedied by lightening up.
by Red N Gold Beast on Jul 13, 2010 10:51 AM CDT reply actions
I don't think rating him number 1 game changer
under this criteria is a little much at all. Our number one weakest position was swapped out with the best Safety prospect in a long time. Our D will make a huge leap. The whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts
With all the young talent, this could be a Top-5 defense in a couple years
Keep the players we have, add a good NT & a couple LBs, it’ll be a formidable group!
Predictions:
This year will be better
Couldn't agree any more
Like i said before there is so much bad talking about how we didn’t address our front 7 this offseason, when we add a NT and a LB or 2 next year then what else will there be left to write bad about
Yep, the team needed the players who were taken
Even if NT was the greatest need, I’d rather take the stud safety (or slot receiver, or nickle back) than take a NT prospect without huge upside potential. Always drafting strictly on greatest need is a recipe for quickly building to mediocrity, IMO.
I just hope we can keep the talent we have; Flowers, Hali, DJ & Carr are all free agents next year, I think.
Predictions:
This year will be better
I agree, jmcgoblue.
Besides, even (especially?) the high-upside NTs came with some risks involved. With that #1 pick, KC got position of need, top character, and versatility. Very little down-side risk.
"Force shites down reason's back." - Ben Franklin
I just hope Berry's middle name is not "Dingle"
Predictions:
1) Fans will feel just scads better from mid-to-end of the 2010 season.
2) During the 2021 season, Ryan Succop will become the Chiefs’ all-time leading scorer with 1469 points.
by Dove40 on Jul 13, 2010 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I've seen so many first round draft picks go on to become
average players at the NFL level that I would prefer to watch him in a few pre-season games, before I crown the guy.
My gut says he’ll live up to expectation, although his expecations are so monumental I don’t see how he can completely.
I’m hopeful, but I’m reserving judgment until he forms my opinion of him.
"If I'd written all the truth I knew for the past ten years, about 600 people - including me - would be rotting in prison cells from Rio to Seattle today. Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism."
~Hunter S. Thompson~
Lets just hope.....
He actually pans out. It just seems every year we get pumped on a player who doesnt show up or play very well his first year. Remember Dorsey, remember Croyle, remember Tyson. Im not saying he wont but, their first year, most were behind the curve. Not a head of it.
A fearsome hitter...
I’d say he’s a ‘fearLESS’ hitter!
...sporting my new Eric Berry avatar!
by chiefsfan62 on Jul 13, 2010 7:01 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I really think..
…that the Chiefs could compete pretty evenly with Denver and San Diego this coming season. (Forget the Raiders.) I think the Chiefs will surprise many people this year.
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