Does this mean Wire will play FS?

[Halbert]

Pierson Prioleau, who started at free safety in 2002 and in four games last season, practiced at strong safety in minicamps. At 5-11, 188, he doesn't have great size for the position, but he's tough and physical. At strong safety, Prioleau would back up Lawyer Milloy.

http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2503534

[Jan Reimers]

...or Reese, Rashad Baker, Vincent, or someone else we might bring in. But I like Wire's attitude, work ethic, and physical tools, and hope he can develop the coverage skills to win the position.

[Ebenezer]

According to some things I've read, in this defense there isn't a SS or an FS...I would suspect the starters against Jax will be Wire and Milloy.

[mypoorfriendme]

with so much more new intricite offensive theories which thrive on making mismatches like a TE on a FS or LB on a RB, the gaps between FS and SS are closing as are the gaps between MLB and OLB. nowadays, one dimensional players have little value

[McBFLO]

Originally posted by Ebenezer
According to some things I've read, in this defense there isn't a SS or an FS...I would suspect the starters against Jax will be Wire and Milloy.

Yeah, they were saying that the 2 positions are very similar to one another. That's a plus if you're Coy Wire. That much less of an adjustment he has to make.

[TigerJ]

Yes, the Bills want to see what Wire can do at free safety, and yes as defences get more complex, and particularly as they try to disguise what they are doing in order to confuse offenses, the roles of free safety and strong safety are getting very blurry. Strong safeties are becoming more involved in coverage and free safeties in run support.

[EM Bills Fan 80]

Why do people just assume that Wire is gonna start at FS??? What does Prioleau have to do with it. Reese was our Starting FS before he was injured.

[DraftBoy]

I dont think Wire will be a good FS, he just doesnt have the cover skills. Baker, Graham, or anybody else would be somebody I would hope also get a long look there.

[B-DON]

griffey couldnt hold big mac's jock strap

[mypoorfriendme]

Originally posted by DraftBoy
I dont think Wire will be a good FS, he just doesnt have the cover skills. Baker, Graham, or anybody else would be somebody I would hope also get a long look there.

undrafted free agent over last years starters?? im going to bet reese and PP can beat them out

[DraftBoy]

Im not saying as a starter but im saying that they at least deservea long look over there. Hell we really cant get any worse than last years FS.

[Halbert]

The thing I noticed about Wire when he started was that you would see his jersey on almost every single play. And if you saw a smallish guy cream somebody near the LOS it was almost always him.

He made me cringe a couple times when trying to cover a TE, but if they fix that then they'll have another intimidating presence in center field.

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by DraftBoy
I dont think Wire will be a good FS, he just doesnt have the cover skills. Baker, Graham, or anybody else would be somebody I would hope also get a long look there.

draftboy.. you act like coverage skill is something that you are born with...

it is a learned technique.. he has every bit the speed of dawkins, reed, taylor, and williams.. check the combine numbers..

he is as smart and hard working as any player on the bills roster. he will do everything in his power to learn the spot and learn the technique requred to play the spot.. whether or not he can do that is still debatable.. but to assume that he cant because of something that he needs to work at is.. well.. and assumption.. and you know what that say about those.

wire will have to beat out reese right now. reese is the starter.. wire is the back up.. that is how it has been every camp so far.

[EM Bills Fan 80]

Originally posted by B-DON
griffey couldnt hold big mac's jock strap

That's funny, you must be dreaming, unlike Big Mac, Giffey can hit for average, play defense, and steal bases.

But that's beside the point, that has nothin to do with this thread so stay on topic next time

[ryjam282]

I agree, Wire would be ideal at the free safety spot if he can learn the coverage part of it.....He is, IMO, the best pure tackler we have on the team. Winfield was, but now he is gone. Wire can hit and tackle, what more do we want back there. I think it is a match made in heaven for us. He will light some guys up deep down the field.