Everyone is saying Huff needs to go. I say, give him one more year to get used to his position or to be moved back to Strong Safety. This year is the perfect year for the Huff Experiment since Huff will earn a very acceptable pay, which is under 1 million dollars.
I remember two years ago, Michael Huff was decent at Strong Safety and was coming along well. He as making great tackles and was just fitting in well with the team. Last year, he got to move to Free Safety. This movement is very tough, especially for a Strong Safety. They have to go from run stopping to pass preventing. It involves a lot more responsibility and a lot more speed. It takes a couple years to master this position, evident by players like Sean Taylor, Ed Reed and Brain Dawkins. All these players struggled at first, but eventually became great.
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Also, it is a good thing Michael Huff played Strong Safety for a little while. This will better prepare him for making touchdown-saving tackles and helping out in the run game from the Free Safety position. He is still a great player. We all, deep down inside, know, he is a great player. We just need to give him some time to recover from his wounds so he can become a good player.
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The one upside to Huff is he is young and still has potential. He is a good talent, who can tackle. With the new and improved staff, there is no way of predicting how good Huff can be. I am willing to give Huff another year. Who is with me?