Geathers staying at safety

[aaron11]

i didnt see anyone else mention this so i thought i would bring it up.  ballard likes him at the strong safety spot and there are no plans to switch him to line backer

 

i dont have anything to add, other than he seems like a safety to me and not a line backer 

 

http://www.1070thefan.com/blogs/kevins-corner/colts-coverage/clayton-geathers-not-making-position-switch-linebacker

[DaColts85]

In a 4-3 He is fine at SS.  In a 3-4 you might have the ability or luxury to bring him down as a ILB.  I am glad we are moving into the new scheme and he can easily become our Bob Sanders type.  Hopefully he stays healthy.

[Defjamz26]

The LB talk was ridiculous from the start. SS is his best position.

[Fisticuffs111]

Yeah, I remember Ballard saying this pretty matter of factly at the combine. Which makes sense. Even aside from him fitting more at SS, I wouldn't really want him playing exclusively at LB anyways after he just got that neck healthy.
 

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

FOr the best. He can’t even stay healthy at SS and people wanted him being moved to the most engaging position. Nah 

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

30 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

The LB talk was ridiculous from the start. SS is his best position.

Agree he's staying were he should!

[IndyScribe]

Yep. That's where he should stay and he'd be a solid starter at SS.

[Indy1996]

54 minutes ago, Gabriel Alexander Morillo said:

FOr the best. He can’t even stay healthy at SS and people wanted him being moved to the most engaging position. Nah 

He cant stay healthy you say he was only hurt in 2016 he was recovering in 2017 but came back in no time so what you talking about

[throwing BBZ]

Depending on who we add, he is a very likely option to get snaps as a LB in our 4-2 at some point next season.
He can cover TE's very well and get outside as needed. They will get our best players on the field.

[Yoshinator]

Good move, we need him at SS to pair with Hooker next year. He should continue to grow and be there for many years.

[coltsfansince65]

I guess this means we won't be chasing after "The Honey Badger."             

[lollygagger8]

Hooker and Geathers will be a formidable safety duo

[Scott Pennock]

Geathers will play the Kam Chancellor role I would imagine while Hooker plays CF mostly....

[PuntersArePeopleToo]

8 hours ago, DaColts85 said:

In a 4-3 He is fine at SS.  In a 3-4 you might have the ability or luxury to bring him down as a ILB.  I am glad we are moving into the new scheme and he can easily become our Bob Sanders type.  Hopefully he stays healthy.

Hopefully he becomes Bob Sanders on the field and not the Bob Sanders in the training room

[Malakai432]

Yeah it has potential to be an extremely dynamic safety duo, I was hoping we would get to see that last year.  Moving onward! Knock on wood!

 

[superrep1967]

On 3/9/2018 at 12:39 PM, Jared Cisneros said:

Good move, we need him at SS to pair with Hooker next year. He should continue to grow and be there for many years.

Yeah, I agree I like our safeties very much if they can stay healthy it will be an awesome combo. 

[superrep1967]

On 3/9/2018 at 1:16 PM, lollygagger8 said:

Hooker and Geathers will be a formidable safety duo

Yes, I don't know why Polian don't like them at least he doesn't say anything good about them. 

[RomanianColtsFan]

59 minutes ago, superrep1967 said:

Yes, I don't know why Polian don't like them at least he doesn't say anything good about them. 

 

I’m a big Polian fan and enjoy listening to him a lot, but lately he’s been annoying  me as he is very subjective when he talks about his players as opposed to current players. I even heard him saying, among other things that “there is no Cato June” on current Colts roster.

Common now, Cato June? That guy clearly had his moments but let’s not forget how frustrated the fans were with him as he was just a traffic cone in the path of Jaguars running backs.

And yes, it bothers me that he won’t even acknowledge Hooker, so much less Geathers as talented players the Colts have on their roster.

[The Peytonator]

1 hour ago, RomanianColtsFan said:

 

I’m a big Polian fan and enjoy listening to him a lot, but lately he’s been annoying  me as he is very subjective when he talks about his players as opposed to current players. I even heard him saying, among other things that “there is no Cato June” on current Colts roster.

Common now, Cato June? That guy clearly had his moments but let’s not forget how frustrated the fans were with him as he was just a traffic cone in the path of Jaguars running backs.

And yes, it bothers me that he won’t even acknowledge Hooker, so much less Geathers as talented players the Colts have on their roster.

 

Yeah we don't have a Cato June, but we've got plenty of Gilbert Gardners we can build around since he likes below average LBs. Polian must have gone off the deep end if he thinks Cato June is a measuring point for quality LB play. 

[Alex22]

On 10/03/2018 at 2:33 AM, Defjamz26 said:

The LB talk was ridiculous from the start. SS is his best position.

 

Mark barron and deone Buchanan did well as linebackers so maybe Clayton would as well. He looked a lot smaller last year though...

[Dark Superman]

If it's not broke, don't fix it.

[1959Colts]

20 hours ago, RomanianColtsFan said:

 

I’m a big Polian fan and enjoy listening to him a lot, but lately he’s been annoying  me as he is very subjective when he talks about his players as opposed to current players. I even heard him saying, among other things that “there is no Cato June” on current Colts roster.

Common now, Cato June? That guy clearly had his moments but let’s not forget how frustrated the fans were with him as he was just a traffic cone in the path of Jaguars running backs.

And yes, it bothers me that he won’t even acknowledge Hooker, so much less Geathers as talented players the Colts have on their roster.

 

Cato June? give me a break.

[Matabix]

Brian Urlacher, Tom Davis are 2 that come to mind that made the switch. That's why I'm high on the Vanderbilt guy, think his name is Oren. Started safety. Than played some DE, back to middle linebacker, and led football in pass defense for linebackers.

[lollygagger8]

On 3/10/2018 at 8:45 PM, superrep1967 said:

Yes, I don't know why Polian don't like them at least he doesn't say anything good about them. 

 

None of what Na'Polian says concerns me. I'm just glad he's not in charge anymore. 

[dgambill]

Let's just allow the kid to play his natural position and be the best at it that he can be. I'm pretty happy with our safeties. We have 3 decent players there...Hooker, Geathers, and Farley all have shown they are starting caliber players. We need to find natural LBs to fit those positions...and allow our safeties to play where they are comfortable and where they excel....we should be good in any formation or subpackage as long as we keep this group healthy. Let's go out and find a real LB instead of forcing a guy to play something he has no business playing at the highest level there is.