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Frankie Williams Getting Looks at Safety


So in somewhat interesting news corner Frankie Williams was seeing reps this week at safety instead of corner, where he figured to be the #1 option there. One has to wonder if the decision stems from Taylor Richards two game suspension or if the team feels like Williams may be more viable further back. The reality is Purdue's safety play has been inept and the other three options at safety include Richards, Landon Feichter and Anthony Brown.

Richards, as long as he's in good standing, should hold onto the starting spot and be a passable option. Past him though there's plenty of question marks. While fans have taken a liking to former walk-on Landon Feichter, the reality is his coverage skills are below average at best and his ability to play safety against opposing Big Ten offenses is suspect at best. Anthony Brown, who brings considerably more athleticism to the table, has struggled so far in his career at Purdue and has struggled even more with picking up coverage from the safety spot.

Brown has been seeing some looks at corner so far in camp and if he ends up there it could make sense as it would allow him to utilize his athleticism more and cut down on issues with reads and dealing with zone coverage. 

Antoine Lewis, a senior, has been getting some first team reps as well so far in camp. When everything is said and done it'll be interesting to see if they keep Williams at safety or slide him back up to corner. If Williams remains at safety it means the safety unit could be anchored by Williams and Richards, with Brown and Lewis at corner. That of course would leave Feichter the odd man out. While I'm not entirely sold on him, the reality is these five guys are the best current options for Purdue and I don't see Feichter as a strong option at nickle. So if Williams stays at safety I imagine it'll mean Richards will have to be the de facto nickelback when everything is said and done. 

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