2nd year UDFA Tyrone Broden switching from WR to CB

[Mistashoesta]

Seattle loves themselves a tall corner

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

Broden to CB is a low-key a great move as he probably doesnt have the hands to stick at WR. Seahawks add more competition to their boundary corner mix as well as another option to compete for the gunner role. 6’5, 194. Mid to low 4.3 speed, 78 1/4 Wing span, and a solid 7.07 3 cone that is a tad better than Woolen’s 7.10. Obviously Broden is a big project but its a good gamble on a dude that while necessary is not the freak Woolen was athletically is only a notch or two down.

 

[Smellyman]

I think this is a high key move

 

[Mistashoesta]

He's got the physical traits that Seattle seems to covet in DB's. Definitely a project, but hopefully it pays off.

 

[Floridahawk79]

Get to work Karl Scott!!

 

[flv2]

This is elite level sport, not a peewee training league. Move on and try someone else.

 

[matthikins]

This is elite level sport, not a peewee training league. Move on and try someone else.

J. R. Sweezy and Jordan Mailata disagree.

 

[HawaiiD]

Dude is a freak of nature. supposedly at 6'7" he ran a unofficial 4.22 40. He is super long and looks super fast.
Got this off of Instagram. Braahh

 

[HagFaithful]

The Pukanator!

 

[Seahawker]

Mini Harold Carmichael with speed.
The extra CB coaching should spill over to our rookie DB's.
It's a good thing however far it goes.
The guy has dealt with some personal hardships.

 

[ivotuk]

I would wager that they've been trying him out there for a while, and now they're making it official.

 

[Jville]

Get to work Karl Scott!!

Big fan of Karl Scott. The self proclaimed ZOO Keeper.

Enjoy today's interview

 

[Shane Falco]

Richard Sherman was a WR convert. Just saying.

 

[TeamoftheCentury]

Richard Sherman was a WR convert. Just saying.

Great point. Did he only play one year at CB at Stanford?
Lots of great points in this thread. I expect if Broden shows something, he will be part of the ready squad and we could eventually have some big (pun somewhat intended) there.

 

[flv2]

J. R. Sweezy and Jordan Mailata disagree.

Both of those players were brought into the NFL to play O-Line. Broden was brought in to play WR, and it didn't work out. Other teams have previously tried to convert failed WRs with superior athletic traits into DBs. I remember both the Rams, (Ron Brown), and the Dolphins failing because their athletes didn't have the instincts and experience. A successful switch would likely take years with extensive coaching. I don't see this being worth the time/effort and I don't see the Seahawks persevering with it for very long.
...but good luck to both player and coaching staff.

 

[TeamoftheCentury]

Both of those players were brought into the NFL to play O-Line. Broden was brought in to play WR, and it didn't work out. Other teams have previously tried to convert failed WRs with superior athletic traits into DBs. I remember both the Rams, (Ron Brown), and the Dolphins failing because their athletes didn't have the instincts and experience. A successful switch would likely take years with extensive coaching. I don't see this being worth the time/effort and I don't see the Seahawks persevering with it for very long.
...but good luck to both player and coaching staff.

Understand your points. Except that this could be the right place and emphasis on a team of 70, the ready squad, and development of a player with Brodens skill set could be well worth the experiment. The culture and framework with this Championship Seahawks team could accelerate player development.

 

[flv2]

Understand your points. Except that this could be the right place and emphasis on a team of 70, the ready squad, and development of a player with Brodens skill set could be well worth the experiment. The culture and framework with this Championship Seahawks team could accelerate player development.

Sure, and i'm not saying it can't work. An alternative is that if you're trying to take teach an athlete to play CB from scratch you might be better taking someone younger off a track team from outside North America. Such a player could be kept on the PS as an International Developmental player who wouldn't use up an official PS roster spot. That way you could train the player all year. This has previously been tried with multiple players with very little success.

The odds will be massively stacked against Broden. I'd rather take my chances with a young, athletic but very raw, US UDFA CB who played at a very low level US school.

 

[Shane Falco]

Dude is a freak of nature. supposedly at 6'7" he ran a unofficial 4.22 40. He is super long and looks super fast.
Got this off of Instagram. Braahh

He's 6'5"... even still he would be the tallest CB ever.

“At 6-foot-5, Broden now becomes the tallest cornerback in the league,” wrote Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith. “In fact, if he plays in a regular-season game at cornerback, he’d be the tallest in league history: According to pro-football-reference.com, no player listed at taller than 6-foot-4 has ever played cornerback in a regular-season game.”

Seahawks Set to Make History With 6-Foot-5 Cornerback

Head coach Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks are moving 6-foot-5 wide receiver Tyrone Broden to cornerback.

heavy.com

 

[SeahawkSteve80]

That would be cool if this worked out

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

Sure, and i'm not saying it can't work. An alternative is that if you're trying to take teach an athlete to play CB from scratch you might be better taking someone younger off a track team from outside North America. Such a player could be kept on the PS as an International Developmental player who wouldn't use up an official PS roster spot. That way you could train the player all year. This has previously been tried with multiple players with very little success.

The odds will be massively stacked against Broden. I'd rather take my chances with a young, athletic but very raw, US UDFA CB who played at a very low level US school.

Obviously, odds of actually developing at this level is heavily stacked against Broden.

Bo Melton is the first name that comes to mind but he had prior CB experience and im not sure if the Packers plan on continuing with drafting Cisse and Domani Jackson especially with losing some WRs.

Woolen only had 2 years of experience and 20 games of collegiate play at CB. Even 4 years into the NFL his instincts never really seemed to fully develop that of a full fledged defender.

So yeah, I get what you’re saying but Im going to disagree because of who Macdonald is.

In that Mac is becoming quite possibly the most situationally aware and prepared coach in the NFL much like Bill Bellicheck was but without all the extra BS and shady side shit.

So, ultimately while Broden might not have what it takes in the long run, I think Neal is the tallest true corner Seahawks have and he’s like 6’1 and half.

Maybe the true value isn’t in Broden being able to successfully convert to CB at all. Maybe the true value is in getting WRs reps against abnormally tall but fast AF defender (ala Woolen) so they more are prepared against that type of match-up if it happens to show up. For instance, 49ers did just draft Prysock who is closer to 6’3, 196 but has a 80+ WS and ran a 4.4.

Similar to how I feel about Milroe, he might never develop into anything more than #2 but just having his athleticism and skillset on a scout team has hidden value that most people take for granted in terms of preparation and situational football.