[SamuelMcF]

Would Eboh have started ahead of Adebo and Kelly?

BC

I think that both SMF and I were saying that he left because he would not have started. He was already not starting by the end of last season. Not even sure he would have been the nickel.

-m.

Yep.

He was already not the nickel by the end of last season either, even when there was an opportunity to do so (i.e. while Adebo and Kelly were healthy and playing CB...naturally he came in for Adebo at CB post-injury). Nickel is a different position schematically than outside CB. Antoine, McGill, and Parson all played nickel in some capacity. I believe Zahran Manley worked his way in there as well towards the end of the season when both Antoine and Adebo were out.

It's actually pretty easy to name the presumed starting five DBs (we play nickel a ton anyways so 2 DL/5 DBs may as well be our base defense at this point):
CB Adebo
CB Kelly
NB McGill/Antoine
FS Antoine/McGill
SS Williamson

[SamuelMcF]

Would Eboh have started ahead of Adebo and Kelly?

BC

I think that both SMF and I were saying that he left because he would not have started. He was already not starting by the end of last season. Not even sure he would have been the nickel.

-m.

Yep.

He was already not the nickel by the end of last season either, even when there was an opportunity to do so (i.e. while Adebo and Kelly were healthy and playing CB...naturally he came in for Adebo at CB post-injury). Nickel is a different position schematically than outside CB. Antoine, McGill, and Parson all played nickel in some capacity. I believe Zahran Manley worked his way in there as well towards the end of the season when both Antoine and Adebo were out.

It's actually pretty easy to name the presumed starting five DBs (we play nickel a ton anyways so 2 DL/5 DBs may as well be our base defense at this point):
CB Adebo
CB Kelly
NB McGill/Antoine
FS Antoine/McGill
SS Williamson