It is being said that Metecavich and Chickillo are safe because they are key special teams players. Now let me say first that I dont have anything against either player. I actually quite like them both. However, there is some value on special teams I just think it is too high. I could eliminate kickoff tackles with just hammering the ball through the endzone every time. So that gets down to punt cover. About a third of those are fair catches. Of the remaining two thirds I'm pretty sure if you replaced both with say Gilbert and Skipper almost all of those tackles could be recovered. So what do you get in return. Well Metecavich cannot start. Even if he diagnoses the pass route correctly he is simply too small and slow to make the play. He gets beat like a drum in coverage. Chickillo looks the part, but after three years he isn't good enough to say we will forget the huge option on Dupree and start Chick. Sorry I have to go with the guy with the higher ceiling over a few special teams tackles.
The reality of the special teams player
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The Roster on the Post Gazzette is pretty good and should be pretty close, but has Gilbert making it and Skipper cut. Isn't a compromise keeping Dirty Red and cutting Chick. Honestly its Metecavich that is really the special teams maven to my mind. I think Chickillo is a better spot starter but you shouldn't need that with Ola and Skipper in there.
