Cornerback – Vernon Hargreaves
Through the off-season workouts and training camp, Vernon Hargreaves looked like he was going to take the next step in his career towards being a lock-down corner. Even throughout the pre-season Hargreaves looked the part of just what exactly the Bucs drafted him for.
With his confidence through the roof, Hargreaves looked to take that jump… until week two hit. It may have been the bye week, it may have been the weather, but Hargreaves has not shown the confidence he had early on.
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Through the first four games of the season, Hargreaves has been thrown at constantly as if he was the weakness in the secondary of the Bucs. Quite frankly, that just might be true.
The 10-yard cushion that many fans have pointed out in the comments was what we thought was a system alignment in Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith‘s defense… but it was not.
“I don’t think by design in terms of what we’re asking our players to do. We give our guys a little bit of flexibility in terms of where they fell comfortable.There’s ranges in where we would like them to line up,” said Smith.
Things need to change… and they need to change fast. Keep a watch on how Hargreaves responds to his coach’s criticism.